Entergy Corporation, the parent company of the Indian Point nuclear power plants in Buchanan, today released a statement about the recent events in Japan.

The NRC today issued its final environmental impact statement for the renewal application of the Indian Point Nuclear Power plant.  As part of its environmental review, the NRC held public hearings near the plant to discuss the review process, garnering more than 2,200 pages of public comments from members of the public, local officials, and repres

The drill was held and monitored by Federal officials at the County's emergency operations center in Hawthorne, where dozens of  local, state and federal agencies are taking part in a drill simulating what would transpire should there be an emergency at the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plants.

Emergency response plans were reviewed for Westchester, Putnam, Orange and Rockland Counties as well as the plant's licensee, Entergy.