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RADIOACTIVE WASTE Indian Point has one of the largest stockpiles of spent fuel in the U.S. Approximately 1,500 tons of radioactive waste is stored in densely packed pools at Indian Point. No containment structures exist over the spent fuel pools, leaving them vulnerable to sabotage. If Indian Point is relicensed, an additional 1,000 tons of highly radioactive waste will be produced and stored at the site indefinitely. Since the 1990’s, radioactive contaminants, including highly toxic Strontium-90 and Cesium-137, as well as tritium have been leaking from Indian Point’s spent fuel pools into the groundwater and the Hudson River. Entergy has no realistic plan to prevent future radioactive leaks from ever-aging and degraded plant components. Decades of accidental leaks have resulted in two large plumes of contamination at the site, which Entergy refuses to remediate; instead, these toxic radionuclides will continue to leach into the environment and contaminate the Hudson River for decades.
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