Indian Point Nuclear Evacuation Plan ‘Impossible’ Lawmakers Say – BusinessWeek

14 Jun

Shut it down:

Entergy, the second-largest operator of U.S. nuclear power plants after Chicago-based Exelon Corp., is seeking 20-year extensions of licenses that expire in 2013 and 2015 for two reactors at the site. The renewals would be rejected if New Orleans-based Entergy had to submit an evacuation plan that includes residents of Manhattan, 35 miles (56 kilometers) away, said Representative Nita Lowey, a New York Democrat.

via Indian Point Nuclear Evacuation Plan ‘Impossible’ Lawmakers Say – BusinessWeek.

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