INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

New York Democratic Congress members Nita Lowey, John Hall, Eliot Engel and Maurice Hinchey introduced legislation today that would enable the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue a no-fly zone over the Indian Point nuclear plants.

A proposed FAA airspace redesign does not explicitly prohibit such flights and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission hasn’t addressed the issue, prompting today’s legislative action, the delegation said.

“Air traffic around Indian Point is absolutely a security risk,” said Lowey, who serves on the House Homeland Security Committee.

“Indian Point operates in the nation’s most densely populated corridor with very heavy air travel,” said Hall, a member of the House Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation.

“Giving the Department of Homeland Security the authority to issue a no-fly zone is a common sense solution to prevent a potential disaster, especially since no other Federal agency has taken up this responsibility.”

FURTHER READING & CONTACTS

• Nuclear Policy
• North American Aerospace Defense Command
• Nuclear Policy Research Institute
• Bridge the Gap (LA Based Nuclear Watchdog group)
• Entergy Nuclear Northeast (owners of Indian Point)
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• US Nuclear Regulatory Commission