JAPAN - Risks and Questions

"Japan's Radiation Leak: What Are Health Risks Locally, Globally?"
PBS Newshour 3/16/2011

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"Japan's Nuclear Crisis Raises Energy Questions in U.S"
PBS Newshour 3/16/2011

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"It's too risky to keep Indian Point nuclear power plant open: Gov. Cuomo" by Douglas Feiden and Brian Kates, New York Daily News 3/17/2011

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Gov. Cuomo on Wednesday called for shutting down the Indian Point nuclear power plant after a federal report branded it the most vulnerable to earthquakes in the nation.

"The suggestion is that of all the [104] power plants across the country, that the Indian Point power plant is most susceptible to an earthquake because Reactor No. 3 is on a fault [line]," Cuomo said as nuclear meltdown fears deepened in Japan.

"It should be closed. This plant in this proximity to the city was never a good risk."

Cuomo, who has long opposed the plant, spoke after new data from the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission show the Hudson River plant was the most vulnerable to a quake.

It also came about two weeks after a judge let the Indian Point nuke plant - just 24 miles north of the Bronx - cut back on meltdown prevention.

In its 40-year history, Indian Point has suffered radiation leaks, useless warning sirens, transformer explosions and oil spills.

"Spent Fuel Pools: Assessing the Threat at Damaged Nuclear Plant"
PBS Newshour 3/17/2011