BUCHANAN – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public comment on a draft supplement to the environmental impact statement on the proposed license renewal of the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan.
In April 2007, Entergy Nuclear Operations submitted its license renewal application for its Indian Point units two and three facilities. The NRC issued its final environmental impact statement in December 2010.
This is the second supplement to the Indian Point environmental impact statement. It incorporates information obtained by the NRC since the first supplement was published in June 2013 and includes the staff’s evaluation of revised cost estimates for severe accident mitigation alternatives, new information on the plant’s impact on aquatic life in the Hudson River, and other environmental issues.
It also includes findings of the NRC’s generic environmental impact statement for continued storage of spent nuclear fuel, published in September 2014. It also describes new consultations under the Endangered Species Act regarding the northern long-eared bat and provides an update on the status of the operating licenses of the two operating units.
