Holtec International

Holtec’s announcement that it would move up the discharge of more than a million gallons of treated radioactive water from the Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan, New York, from August to May was met with swift condemnation and public outcry. Now, the company is backing off those plans.

The body charged with overseeing the closure and decommissioning of the Indian Point nuclear power plant in New York’s Westchester County says May’s planned releases of spent fuel pools will be paused.

WAMC's David Guistina speaks with Ivan Lajara, Senior Editor of The Daily Freeman, about Holtec's plan to start its discharge of tritiated water from the Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan on May 5, months ahead of schedule.

When nuclear power plants reach the end of their lifespan, they must be decommissioned, which involves removing spent fuel rods and safely disposing of radioactive materials. In Buchanan, New York, Governor Kathy Hochul and Holtec Inc. are garnering local opposition over a plan to discharge more than a million gallons of radioactive wastewater from Indian Point Energy Center into the Hudson River.

The New York state Public Service Commission held two virtual public hearings Tuesday on the proposed license transfer for the Indian Point nuclear power…

New York congressional lawmakers are calling on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to hold a public hearing on a proposed license transfer for Indian Point…

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is reviewing an application from Entergy Nuclear Operations to transfer Indian Point licenses to another company for…

Less than a year from now, one of two reactors at New York’s Indian Point nuclear power plant will be permanently shut down. The second is slated for…

With the New York state legislative session ending in June, two state lawmakers from the Hudson Valley are pushing bills related to the closure of the…

The Indian Point nuclear power plant in New York is a year away from permanently closing one of its two operating reactors. After the plant shuts down, it…