Mark Kelly: “I wish to bring to the gentleman's attention some serious concerns I have regarding the Indian Point 2 nuclear power…”

“I wish to bring to the gentleman's attention some serious concerns I have regarding the Indian Point 2 nuclear power facility in my district. This plant was shut down in February after a steam generator started leaking radioactive material into the atmosphere. It goes without saying that this was a distressing situation for my community. What merits mentioning, and what brings me to the floor today, however, are the string of revelations in the months following this incident which have fundamentally undermined the community's confidence in the safety of the plant. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission itself admitted in March that previous inspections of the plant were "weak and incomplete." The NRC determined in May that operational deficiencies at the plant were serious enough to place it on the agency's watch list. Then we learned that the conduct of the NRC staff responsible for plant safety is now the subject of an investigation by the Inspector General.”