Seeing Cuomo’s hand, or not, in a state move on Indian Point
Scott Waldman
ALBANY—Andrew Cuomo has long been on the record as an opponent of the continued operation of the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, less than 50 miles from New York City.
But if a state proposal to shutter Indian Point for three months a year is part of larger plot to close the nuclear power plant permanently, as the owner contends, the governor isn’t saying so.
As Capital first reported, the state Department of Environmental Conservation quietly posted a plan on its website this month that would involve closing the plant for up to 100 days in the spring and summer in order to mitigate damage to Hudson River fish populations during breeding season.
Such extended seasonal closures would certainly cut into the plant’s profits—according to Entergy, the plant’s operator, they would cost billions of dollars annually—and if they were put in place over the long term, could mean the end of Indian Point as a going concern.
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