Feds Lied About Pipeline Near NY Power Plant: Inspector General

Officials are demanding a briefing from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission about a report that found false statements and flawed science.

As reported by The Patch.

See the NRC Office of the Inspector General report, here.

Schumer, Gillibrand call for independent review of NRC analysis following report of agency's failure to properly analyze pipeline risks at Indian Point

Damning NRC Inspector General report details faulty analysis that led to approval of natural gas pipeline; Shumer, Gillibrand had originally called for independent review

Schumer, Gillibrand had opposed the Algonquin/AIM pipeline near Indian Point because of threats posed to quality of life, environment, and health and safety of residents across the Hudson Valley and New York State

Read the full press release here.

Update on March 5, 2020 by admin

Video: Following Gillibrand Questioning, NRC Will Redo Risk Analysis for Gas Pipeline near Indian Point

See more, at U.S. Senator Gillibrand's (Democrat-New York) website.

Lowey: Nuclear Reg Commission Inspector General Report Reveals Dangerous Failings by Federal Agency

See the press release by U.S. Representative Nita Lowey (Democrat-New York's 17th congressional district). It includes a link to the letter sent by U.S. Rep. Lowey to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's chairwoman, Christine Svinicki. It also contains a link to the NRC Office of Inspector General's report.

PSC Statement re: AIM Pipeline

New York's Department of Public Service (Public Service Commission) issued the following statement on 2/27/20 re: NRC's OIG report:

The NY PSC maintains its demand that the responsible federal agencies immediately conduct a rigorous and comprehensive safety and risk analysis of all of the large diameter gas pipelines in the vicinity of Indian Point, including the AIM pipeline and older Algonquin pipelines, and the risk they pose to Indian Point's workforce, nuclear power plants, densely packed spent fuel pools, and waste storage facilities. The re-analysis should be transparent and include peer-review by neutral third party risk analysts with significant experience in gas explosions and severe radiological accidents.

Trump administration still angling toward Yucca Mountain, Energy exec says

As reported by South Carolina's Aiken Standard.

This is a remarkably fast policy reversal-reversal (sic), even for the Trump administration!

Trump tweeted that the Yucca dump was dead on Feb. 6th; by Feb. 12th, Trump's nominee to become the #2 official at the U.S. Department of Energy contradicted that, essentially saying the Yucca dump "ain't dead YET!," to borrow a line from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

From pro-Yucca dump, to anti-Yucca dump, to pro-Yucca dump -- what a difference six days can make, in Trumpland!