A technical discussion about how to predict corrosion dominated the first day of hearings on new licenses for a nuclear plant in the New York suburbs. More from WAMC’s Dave Lucas…
Talk of "wall thinning" and "slow modeling" seemed to be boring many in the crowd of about 100 people on Monday. Most had come to show support or opposition to new 20-year licenses for the Indian Point plant. About 17 million people live within 50 miles of the plant. Blocking the licenses has long been the focus of environmentalists and politicians who have campaigned against the plant 35 miles north of Manhattan.
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