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Indian Point could be replaced cheaply, green groups say

Originally published: October 12, 2012 11:40 AM
Updated: October 12, 2012 1:05 PM
By NEWSDAY.COM

Indian Point nuclear facility in Buchanan. (May 9,

Photo credit: Faye Murman | Indian Point nuclear facility in Buchanan. (May 9, 2012)

The power generated by the Indian Point nuclear facility can be replaced cost-effectively and with no disruption of the region's energy supply, claims a study released Friday by two environmental groups.

The report, put together for Riverkeeper and the Natural Resources Defense Council by the Massachusetts-based consulting firm Synapse Energy Economics Inc., comes as a panel of federal judges...

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