Efforts to Prevent Radioactive Waste Dump in Hudson River Continue to Gain Momentum

M.C. Millman 

Eight Westchester Assembly members have joined the ranks of those working to save the Hudson in the push to halt the controversial dump of nuclear waste into the Hudson River by Holtec International.

The group authored a letter to Governor Hochul, urging her to pass the "Save the Hudson" bill to prevent the disposal of radioactive wastewater into the Hudson River during the decommissioning of the nuclear power plant. The elected officials join community activists working towards the same goal, as reported by Rockland Daily here. 

Environmental activists sprang into action when Holtec International, the company responsible for decommissioning Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, announced its plans last February to dump the wastewater into the river. Holtec claims that the radioactive content in the wastewater will be within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) allowed levels. Holtec's plan was halted in April when the state senate and assembly passed the Save the Hudson bill to stop nuclear wastewater release, as Rockland Daily reported here.

Elected officials from over 30 municipalities have endorsed the legislation and the Senate version of the bill, which has already been approved.

Holtec officials argue that the radioactive content in the discharged water will remain well below the limits stipulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.