09/25/2024
⚛ With the Microsoft deal to reopen Three Mile Island, it is not unexpected that we would see calls for opening other nuclear power sites.
⚛ NY State Republicans sponsored legislation to form a commission to reopen the Indian Point Nuclear Plant and conduct a feasibility study on nuclear modular reactors.
⚛ Indian Point's reactors have been partially dismantled so reopening the plant faces many technical challenges as well as other legal challenges.
Editor’s Note: This story, reported and written by Eric Harvey, was made possible by funding provided by New York Community Trust – Westchester. Indian Point was shut down in 2021 but recent legislation sponsored by six Republican state senators seeks to reopen the defunct energy center. If pass...