The nuclear power plant, Indian Point, formerly owned by Louisiana-based Entergy, and since acquired by Holtec International, is presently being decommissioned. How that process is going and what, exactly, it might lead to are points of contention as the Trump administration aggressively pushes a rebirth for America’s nuclear industry.
That debate has become particularly fraught in New York’s 17th Congressional District, where the plant’s future could become an issue in one of the most closely contested House races this November.
“We’re all getting behind Cait [Conley] because even if she didn’t come out against Indian Point reopening, even if it was still up in the air, Mike Lawler has said he wants to reopen it. It’s a no-brainer,” said Nancy Vann, NY-17 activist opposed to the plant’s reopening.
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