Community Forum on Indian Point Planned In Wake of Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
When: Monday, April 11, Press Conference 6:30, Event Starts at 7PM
Informational meeting sponsored by the Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition on Indian Point and what Fukushima teaches us as we stand in solidarity with the people of Japan during this catastrophe..
Where: Greenburgh Town Hall, 179 Hillside Avenue, Greenburgh, NY
Who: John Armbruster, Lamont Doherty Institute, will speak on earthquakes and Indian Point. Paul Blanch, nuclear expert and consultant to the State of New York, will talk about the similarities in fuel pool design between Fukushima and Indian Point. Steering committee members of the Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition who live in communities surrounding the plant will also be available for comments. Andy Kantor, Head of the New York Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility, will speak on the effects of radiation.
With the disaster in Japan and the reactors in Fukushima leaking radiation at dangerous levels into the air and water, and no end in sight, the Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition (IPSEC) will host a Community Forum on the lessons we can learn from Fukushima and how they apply to Indian Point.
According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the design basis for the plant is geared to a 5.2 earthquake while seismologists estimate that a 7.0 earthquake is a possibility. The NRC has identified Indian Point as the nuclear reactor with the highest risk of catastrophic failure due to an earthquake out of all the 104 nuclear reactors in the United States.
