So you've got yourself a troubled nuclear power plant 35 miles from one of the biggest metropolitan areas in the world. The Governor of the state and many more want to shut down the plant but you want to renew your licenses. Who ya' gonna call? Why, The Mayor of 9/11 Town himself! Yup, starting next week Entergy, which runs the Indian Point power plant is going to start running ads touting the plant's safety starring one Rudolph W. Giuliani. more ›

A nuclear power plant located 27 miles from the epicenter of today's earthquake in Mineral, Virginia has been shut down. Reuters reports that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission pulled the plug after the 5.8 magnitude earthquake, but another nuclear plant in Surry, Virginia, 103 miles from Mineral, remains operational. Indian Point, the nuclear power plant located 35 miles from New York City, "is operating normally" following today's earthquake, Entergy spokesman Jim Steets tells us. more ›

The NY State Department of Environmental Conservation denied a water permit for Indian Point, the nuclear power plant in Buchanan, NY, noting that two of the plant's cooling units "do not and will not comply with existing New York State water quality standards." (PDF of letter.) The permit is required for the plant to extend its federal license by 20 years. Entergy, which owns the plant, vows to appeal the ruling and points out the DEC's action is only a draft but environmental advocacy group Riverkeeper says, "This is a huge victory for citizens of the tri-state area, and a devastating blow for Entergy." more ›

If the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Westchester is sold, New York City residents could see their electricity costs increase. And if the deal goes through, the new owner of the aging facility might be able to avoid paying for the eventual decommission of the plant, forcing taxpayers to cover the hundreds of millions of dollars of decontamination costs. more ›

The Department of Environmental Conservation says the Indian Point nuclear plant kills hundreds of thousands--if not millions--of fish and eggs each year. According to the Post, the fish are "sucked to their death by the cooling system." The plant's owner, Entergy, had previously claimed the fish populations were fine. Related: Entergy has agreed to pay NY State $72 million a year through 2014. There are concerns the company's spin-off plans could end up costing tax-payers, but Attorney General Cuomo seems okay with the plan so far, "I'm pleased that in this period of economic belt tightening, my office's vigilance saved the State from being ripped off by Entergy." more ›