Dive Summary:
- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has updated its 2010 study on the environmental impact of Entergy's Indian Point nuclear plant but says it still sees no reason to shut it down.
- Armed with new data, the NRC found there was an impact on endangered sturgeon in the Hudson River, but also found the estimated amount of creatures being siphoned into the plant to be on the decline while finding warm-water discharge would have no discernable impact on the ecosystem of the river.
- The study concluded there was not enough of a harmful impact to deny Indian Point's renewal of its 20-year license.
From the article:
Federal regulators have updated an environmental study of Entergy Corp.'s Indian Point nuclear plant and still conclude there's no reason to shut the plant down.
[...] License hearings continue, and opponents can challenge the findings.