NY senators demand more Indian Point hearings after audio woes
March 12, 2008
New York’s two senators and four other members of Congress are demanding a do-over of an Indian Point nuclear power plant hearing that was nearly inaudible to the public.
The first several hours of a hearing Monday on new licenses for Indian Point were conducted without microphones for most of the participants, and the presiding judge threatened to evict anyone who complained. Additional microphones were installed later.
In a letter sent Tuesday to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s chief administrative judge, Sens. Charles Schumer and Hillary Clinton and Reps. Nita Lowey, John Hall, Maurice Hinchey and Eliot Engel say Monday’s events cast doubt on the commitment to an open process. They want another day of hearings.
The NRC says it will review the letter before responding.
Source: Metro NY
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