Appeals court: Public input a must for Indian Point safety exemptions
Photo credit: AP | At the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, some 2,300 spent nuclear fuel rods are kept on site. They await transfer to permanent storage. (Photo, April 20, 2007)
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Public opinion almost always must be factored in when federal regulators consider granting safety exemptions to nuclear power plants like Indian Point, an appeals court has ruled.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday threw out part of a district court ruling involving an exemption to fire safety rules.
The exemption, granted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2007, allowed...
