New York Personal Injury Attorneys BlogDoes the recent surge in radiation at New York Indian Point nuclear power plant pose a threat of injury to the public?
A recent accident at the New York Nuclear power plant Indian Point has nearby residents worried about their health and the safety of their water. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has ordered an investigation after a tritium-tainted water leak from the plant resulted in an increase of 65,000% of radioactivity in the ground. The New York nuclear plant is located in Buchanan, Westchester, 45 miles away from Manhattan in a densely populated area. According to Entergy, the plant owner, the radiation hasn’t migrated off-site and doesn’t pose a safety threat. However Governor Cuomo said in a statement that this last incident was unacceptable and that “This failure continues to demonstrate that Indian Point cannot continue to operate in a manner that is not protective of public health and the environment.”
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