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Indian Point

On September 20, 2005, the NRC initiated a special inspection into leakage from the spent fuel pool area at the Indian Point 2 nuclear power plant. The leakage, which was discovered in early September at the Buchanan, NY facility, is minimal and does not pose any immediate health or safety concerns for members of the public or plant workers. The NRC has received questions and concerns about the leak. This Web page provides information to the public on the status of the leak and the NRC's response. New information will be added to this web page, periodically.

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• Ongoing Activities
• Correspondence
• Frequently Asked Questions
• First Siren Order dated January 31, 2006
• Siren Order Extension Request dated January 11, 2007
• Siren Order Extension Approval dated January 23, 2007
• Siren Order Extension Request dated April 13, 2007
• Siren Order Extension Denial dated April 13, 2007
• Notice of Violation of Siren Order dated April 23, 2007
• Response to Notice of Violation dated May 23, 2007
• Second Siren Order dated July 30, 2007
• Siren Order Status Letter dated August 23, 2007
• Notice of Violation of Siren Order dated August 30, 2007
• FEMA Letter on Sirens to NYS dated September 12, 2007
• NRC Letter to FEMA on Sirens dated September 14, 2007
• Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty - $650,000 of Siren Order dated January 24, 2008

For additional information, see our Reactor Oversight Process and plant performance Web pages for Indian Point Unit 2 and Indian Point Unit 3. See also Groundwater Contamination (Tritium) at Nuclear Plants and our Facility Info Finder web pages for Indian Point 2 and Indian Point 3.

The Indian Point Energy Center is located 24 miles north of New York City on about 239 acres of land on the east bank of the Hudson River in upper Westchester County, New York. There are three reactors at the site, Indian Point units 1, 2 and 3. Unit 1 was permanently shut down in 1974. Units 2 and 3 are still in operation. The operating license for Unit 2 was issued in September 1973 and expires in September 2013. The operating license for Unit 3 was issued in December 1975 and expires in December 2015. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., a subsidiary of Entergy, operates the facility.

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