[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12706]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              SAFETY AT INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

  (Mrs. KELLY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. KELLY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to call on this House to pass 
legislation of major importance to my constituents in New York's Hudson 
Valley. The Indian Point nuclear power plants are located within 35 
miles of New York City, making it the largest population in the country 
that lives within the vicinity of a nuclear power plant.
  I visited the plants on January 30 with a nuclear safety engineer 
from the Union of Concerned Scientists. Afterward, I requested that the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission authorize an independent safety 
assessment at Indian Point.
  As I saw on my visit, there are many people working at Indian Point 
who are fully dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure plant. They 
deserve our sincere appreciation. But Indian Point is an aging plant 
with a history of problems, and an ISA is the best way to identify 
areas of weakness before they become serious issues.
  My Hudson Valley colleagues and I have introduced legislation to call 
on the NRC to commit an ISA at Indian Point. Additional colleagues here 
in Congress have joined me in this. This would ensure the utmost safety 
at Indian Point for our surrounding communities.
  The NRC needs to put the safety of the residents of New York's Hudson 
Valley first, and I urge the House to promptly consider and approve our 
legislation.

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