Hudson River Lovers Fight to Shutter Aging Nuclear Power Plant

[jpak]

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=a.Y7MW1H7PTM&refer=muse

The Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, New York is showing its age. Patches of rust scar its gray concrete domes, and a derelict smokestack looms over the decades-old facility, which still commands a choice view of the Hudson River.

“There are very toxic, highly irradiated tanks partially buried on site,” says attorney Phillip Musegaas, who serves as Hudson River Program Director for Riverkeeper, the nonprofit guardian of the Hudson River and protector of 2,000 square miles of watershed that feed New York City’s water supply.

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Then there’s the plant’s cooling system, which uses river water as a coolant -- to the peril of millions of fish, fish eggs and larvae that get sucked into the system.

“They use 2.2 billion gallons of water a day,” says Riverkeeper’s boat captain John Lipscomb. “All the life in that water gets cooked. It’s a massive impact.”

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[Captain Hilts]

1. Two more...

FDR: It ruins the view!
ER: Franklin, it's just not safe!

[One_Life_To_Give]

2. Build the alternative generation and then shut down the un-needed plant

With luck it will only get half the Stroking Cape Wind has gotten.

Alternatively we could impose Rolling Blackouts on NYC?