Plea to Block Dismantling of A-Plant Denied
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request by proponents of New York’s Shoreham nuclear power plant to block dismantling of the reactor by the Long Island Lighting Co.
The court issued a one-line order turning down the request. Plant supporters had sought to block what is known as a possession-only license, which would allow LILCO to start taking the plant apart.
Seeking help from the high court were Scientists and Engineers for Secure Energy and the Shoreham-Wading River School District. They said there has never been an environmental study into the effects of dismantling Shoreham.
The school district derives nearly all of its revenue from taxes on the plant. The district and the energy group argued that the plant would be safe, economical and environmentally cleaner than burning fossil fuels.
The plant was completed in 1983 but never operated beyond the testing stage. State and local officials said the area around the plant could not be evacuated safely in case of a nuclear accident.
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