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Indian Point shuts down, but nuclear power debate continues


By
Susan Arbetter
City of Albany
UPDATED 7:41 PM ET Apr. 30, 2021
PUBLISHED 6:29 PM ET Apr. 30, 2021
PUBLISHED 6:29 PM EDT Apr. 30, 2021
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The last Indian Point nuclear reactor, located 25 miles north of midtown Manhattan, will stop making nuclear power at 11 p.m. Friday.
At the height of its capacity, the 60-year-old Westchester County plant provided about 25 percent of New York City’s power. But its age, proximity to a population center, reduced revenues and political pressure forced Indian Point’s owner, Entergy, to enter into a negotiated agreement to close the facility with New York state and the environmental group Riverkeeper.
Under the 2017 agreement, Unit 2 was shut down last year. Unit 3 is legally obligated to shut down Friday. ....

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