CALCULATIONS OF
REACTOR ACCIDENT CONSEQUENCES STUDY (CRAC-2)
This study was commissioned by the NRC in 1982 to evaluate the consequences
of meltdowns at all working US reactors.
The study deemed a 17.5 mile radius around Indian Point as a "Peak
Fatality Zone," and a 50 mile radius as a "Peak Injury Zone." (Nearly
21 million people live within this zone in NY, PA, NJ and CT)
A meltdown at Indian Point-2 would result in 46,000 near-term deaths and
141,000 near-term injuries.
A meltdown at Indian Point-3 would result in 50,000 near-term deaths and
167,000 near-term injuries.
A meltdown at either reactor would cause $500.5 billion worth of property
damage in Westchester ALONE! Homeowner's insurance policies do not cover nuclear
damage.
1997 BROOKHAVEN
NATIONAL LAB STUDY
A disaster at the spent fuel facility could cause anywhere from 1,500 to
143,000 cancer deaths.
A spent fuel disaster could cause from $800 million to $560 billion in
damage.
A spent fuel disaster could render as much as 2,700 square miles around
the plant uninhabitable.