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Caught on tape: Nan Hayworth admits Indian Point poses risks for residents…but she’s okay with that.

Rep. Nan Hayworth just can’t help putting her foot in her mouth when it comes to talking about the Indian Point nuclear reactors. In the video, Hayworth says, “it would be very difficult to evacuate a substantial number of people from this area,” a… [...]

NRC waives enforcement of fire rules at nuclear plants

by John Sullivan, Special to ProPublica Editor's Note on Our Investigation Into Fire Risks at Nuclear Power Plants The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is routinely waiving fire rule violations at nearly half the nation's 104 commercial reactors… [...]

NRC waives enforcement of fire rules at nuclear plants

by John Sullivan, Special to ProPublica Editor's Note on Our Investigation Into Fire Risks at Nuclear Power Plants The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is routinely waiving fire rule violations at nearly half the nation's 104 commercial reactors… [...]

NRC waives enforcement of fire rules at nuclear plants

by John Sullivan, Special to ProPublica Editor’s Note on Our Investigation Into Fire Risks at Nuclear Power Plants [1] The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is routinely waiving fire rule violations at nearly half the nation's 104 commercial react… [...]

NRC waives enforcement of fire rules at nuclear plants

by John Sullivan, Special to ProPublica Editor’s Note on Our Investigation Into Fire Risks at Nuclear Power Plants [1] The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is routinely waiving fire rule violations at nearly half the nation's 104 commercial react… [...]

NRC waives enforcement of fire rules at nuclear plants

by John Sullivan, Special to ProPublica Editor’s Note on Our Investigation Into Fire Risks at Nuclear Power Plants [1] The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is routinely waiving fire rule violations at nearly half the nation's 104 commercial react… [...]

News That Matters – Wednesday, May 11, 2011

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The Journal News reports that a disarmed drone missile on its way to a museum in West Virginia was stopped in Ossining by local police, no doubt out of jealousy. But the article also says it was picked up in Putnam Valley! If anyone knows what this is about, how a missile got to Putnam Valley and who had it please let me know. [...]

News That Matters – Friday, April 22, 2011 – Things To Do Edition

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Hey! Yeah you! No one in the Valley has an events listing like PlanPutnam/News That Matters, so pass this on to people you know who are not regular readers. You’ll sleep better at night, it’ll clear up your acne, your dog will have fewer fleas and the fates will smile upon your every step. [...]

U.S. nuclear regulator lets industry help with the fine print

by John Sullivan, Special to ProPublica In the fall of 2001, inspectors with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission were so concerned about possible corrosion at Ohio’s Davis Besse Nuclear Power Station [1] that they prepared an emergency order to shut i… [...]

State Senators to hold Indian Point hearing in Stony Point on May 12

Three State Senators, including Sen. David Carlucci, will host a hearing on May 12 in Stony Point regarding the public's worries about Indian Point's nuclear reactors in light of the recent disaster at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan… [...]