Thom Hartmann: Unexplained Explosion at the Nuclear Power Plant Near NYC

Kevin Kamps, Beyond Nuclear joins Thom. Parts of the Indian Point Power Planet in Buchanan - New York were shut down again today the wake of a weekend fire at one of its transformers. While there is no threat of meltdown - the blaze did cause an estimated 15,000 gallons of oil to leak from the plant into Hudson River. Cleanup is expected to take a few days - but New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has said that it's unlikely that this incident will cause any long term damage to the Hudson ecosystem. For Indian Point - though - this was just another incident in a long list of accidents - mishaps - and near misses.

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