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On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 4:38 PM, Sandra Galef wrote: From NEWS
Assemblywoman 95th Assembly District
Assemblywoman 95th Assembly District
SANDY GALEF
District Office:
2 Church Street, Ossining, NY 10562
albany office:
Room 641,
Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
For Immediate Release
Contact: Sandy Galef
(518) 455-5348
(914) 450-4086
Galef: NRC Must Shut Down Approval of Spectra's
District Office:
2 Church Street, Ossining, NY 10562
albany office:
Room 641,
Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
For Immediate Release
Contact: Sandy Galef
(518) 455-5348
(914) 450-4086
Galef: NRC Must Shut Down Approval of Spectra's
AIM Pipeline Siting at Indian Point
Assemblywoman Calls for NRC to Require an Independent,
Assemblywoman Calls for NRC to Require an Independent,
In-Depth Safety Analysis
(February 25, 2015) In a catastrophic failure scenario, how quickly can a
42-inch high-pressure natural gas line in Buchanan, New York be shut down
from a remote access location in Texas? The Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC), responsible for the safety of all nuclear power plants in the U.S.,
believes that failsafe shutdown could occur in only three minutes.
Entergy, the operator of the Indian Point nuclear power plants, conducted a
safety assessment of the proposed gas line siting, and came up with the
three-minute gas pipeline shutdown estimate, which was then accepted by the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). When asked by the Assemblywoman for
verification of the estimate, the NRC said that Entergy based its estimate
on information provided in documents submitted by Spectra Energy to the
Federal Regulatory Energy Commission (FERC).
Spectra Energy has filed its Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) project
application with the federal agency responsible for approving siting of
pipelines. The AIM project calls for installing a high pressure and high
volume natural gas pipeline that will pass less than two hundred feet from
vital structures at Indian Point.
New York State Assemblywoman Galef, who represents Buchanan, New York, has
raised concern about the three-minute shutdown claim. She believes the NRC
needs to require a full and complete independent analysis of the safety of
the AIM project in relation to Indian Point, in which assumptions are
properly validated. "It is irresponsible to take a recommendation from a
company like Spectra that wants their business to be here, and not
independently validate it. The safety of the people in the Hudson Valley
region should take precedence over the interests of two energy production
companies. There is no other place in this country where a gas pipeline
comes as close to a nuclear power plant as there is here, so it requires
above and beyond oversight and analysis," Galef said.
The NRC actions violate its own regulatory obligations to require verifiable
safety testing methodology and results for systems related to Indian Point.
The NRC accepted Entergy's estimate for a safe shutdown of the natural gas
pipeline in a catastrophic failure and explosion - the information is little
more than an unsubstantiated claim of Spectra Energy buried in its paperwork
submission to FERC. To compound the failure of these agencies, FERC then
accepted the NRC's explanation.
Upon a detailed review, pipeline expert Rick Kuprewicz and nuclear expert
Paul Blanch have concluded that the estimated timeframe is inaccurate and
defies the law of thermodynamics should an explosion occur. In spite of
requests from members of the U.S. House and Senate as well as Assemblywoman
Galef, Westchester County legislators, and local elected officials, the NRC
and FERC have refused to require Entergy or Spectra to have their claims
verified by an independent analysis.
"We must do a better job analyzing these potential threats and should not be
rushing to any conclusions," Galef stated. "The safety of this region is at
stake."
(February 25, 2015) In a catastrophic failure scenario, how quickly can a
42-inch high-pressure natural gas line in Buchanan, New York be shut down
from a remote access location in Texas? The Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC), responsible for the safety of all nuclear power plants in the U.S.,
believes that failsafe shutdown could occur in only three minutes.
Entergy, the operator of the Indian Point nuclear power plants, conducted a
safety assessment of the proposed gas line siting, and came up with the
three-minute gas pipeline shutdown estimate, which was then accepted by the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). When asked by the Assemblywoman for
verification of the estimate, the NRC said that Entergy based its estimate
on information provided in documents submitted by Spectra Energy to the
Federal Regulatory Energy Commission (FERC).
Spectra Energy has filed its Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) project
application with the federal agency responsible for approving siting of
pipelines. The AIM project calls for installing a high pressure and high
volume natural gas pipeline that will pass less than two hundred feet from
vital structures at Indian Point.
New York State Assemblywoman Galef, who represents Buchanan, New York, has
raised concern about the three-minute shutdown claim. She believes the NRC
needs to require a full and complete independent analysis of the safety of
the AIM project in relation to Indian Point, in which assumptions are
properly validated. "It is irresponsible to take a recommendation from a
company like Spectra that wants their business to be here, and not
independently validate it. The safety of the people in the Hudson Valley
region should take precedence over the interests of two energy production
companies. There is no other place in this country where a gas pipeline
comes as close to a nuclear power plant as there is here, so it requires
above and beyond oversight and analysis," Galef said.
The NRC actions violate its own regulatory obligations to require verifiable
safety testing methodology and results for systems related to Indian Point.
The NRC accepted Entergy's estimate for a safe shutdown of the natural gas
pipeline in a catastrophic failure and explosion - the information is little
more than an unsubstantiated claim of Spectra Energy buried in its paperwork
submission to FERC. To compound the failure of these agencies, FERC then
accepted the NRC's explanation.
Upon a detailed review, pipeline expert Rick Kuprewicz and nuclear expert
Paul Blanch have concluded that the estimated timeframe is inaccurate and
defies the law of thermodynamics should an explosion occur. In spite of
requests from members of the U.S. House and Senate as well as Assemblywoman
Galef, Westchester County legislators, and local elected officials, the NRC
and FERC have refused to require Entergy or Spectra to have their claims
verified by an independent analysis.
"We must do a better job analyzing these potential threats and should not be
rushing to any conclusions," Galef stated. "The safety of this region is at
stake."
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February 26, 2015
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NYGOP to Cuomo: Release book contract
Party calls for transparency after bombshell report that Cuomo helped publisher before signing contract
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: David Laska
dlaska@nygop.org
518.462.2601
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ALBANY... The NYGOP today called on Andrew Cuomo to release the full text of his book deal with HarperCollins. Yesterday, the International Business Times reported that in the lead-up to the contract signing, Cuomo personally backed several state initiatives that directly benefited News Corporation, HarperCollins' parent company.
At a press conference yesterday, Cuomo denied any knowledge of lobbying efforts on News Corporation's behalf and - stunningly - even denied knowledge of some of the policy initiatives in question. Of one particular tax break, Cuomo said, "I don't even know what that is, by the way." "This report raises serious questions and New Yorkers deserve answers," said NYGOP spokesman David Laska. "If Andrew Cuomo is serious about ending corruption in Albany, let him start with transparency in his own office by releasing the full text of his contract with HarperCollins. What does the Governor have to hide?" Cuomo's contract with HarperCollins is expected to pay him as much as $700,000. The book was released last fall and has sold only 3,000 copies, earning HarperCollins only a small fraction of its initial investment. |
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On Thursday, February 26, 2015 11:54 AM, Senator Terrence Murphy wrote:

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On Thursday, February 26, 2015 12:53 PM, Assemblyman Steve Katz wrote:

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