I live so close to Indian Point that if there weren't trees in the way I could see it. After 9/11 there was a huge debate about whether it should be closed, and put a gas fired plant there. BUT, the pipeline project has been blocked, so how are they going to get the gas there??

(A little off track, sorry.)

I saw a special not long ago where the Russian and Ukrainian governments have released information on the accident. It made a cautionary tale on the human element of any safety program. They were overdue for a preventive maintenance (PM). But some bigwigs were coming, and there was a conflict in orders whether to do the PM (at a quarter power) or run the plant on full. They decided to do the PM. There is a delay when they change the control rods, and what happens in the reactor. It's not just on or off like a light switch.

The power dropped below 1/4 and the reactor "stalled". They pulled the rods out a bit; the reactor seemed like it wasn't doing anything. They let them out some more; then the reactor ran away, causing the meltdown. Some of the people doing the PM were not very well trained.