Indian Point Energy Center, Nuclear power plant in Buchanan, New York, US
Indian Point Energy Center is a decommissioned nuclear power plant in Buchanan on the east bank of the Hudson River in New York State. The facility comprises three inactive reactor units on a site roughly 36 miles north of Manhattan.
The first reactor began operations in 1962, with two additional units coming online in the mid-1970s. After decades of service, the entire facility was permanently shut down in 2021.
The name refers to a prominent point of land along the Hudson River used by early inhabitants for navigation. The facility became a symbol of the debate over energy supply and environmental protection in the densely populated New York City region.
The site is not open to the public as decommissioning and dismantling work is currently underway. Visitors wishing to view the facility from outside can best do so from the opposite west bank of the Hudson River.
One of the reactor units set a world record for continuous operation of a commercial light water reactor. The plant ran without interruption for more than two years before being shut down as scheduled.
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