Spills · oil
On may 10, 2015, noaa was notified by the uscg sector new york that after a fire and explosion at the indian…
Indian Point Energy Center; Buchanan, Ny · Buchanan, Ny · NOAAORR-8929
- issued
- 2015-05-10 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2015-05-24 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2015-05-24 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 41.271, -73.954
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Indian Point Energy Center; Buchanan, NY. Buchanan, NY. 1. On May 10, 2015, NOAA was notified by the USCG Sector New York that after a fire and explosion at the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant in Buchanan, NY (along the eastern shore of the Hudson River) approximately 17,000 gallons of transformer oil had been released into a diked area. Initially no oil was reported in the Hudson River, but later a sheen was observed and the USCG requested trajectory support. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: TRANSFORMER OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 17000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 41.271N 073.954W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8929: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8929
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Timeline · 4 messages since 2015-05-03 · closed 2015-06-30
- Eastern long island sound2015-05-03 → 2015-05-17
- On may 10, 2015, noaa was notified by the uscg sector new york that after a fire and explosion at the indian… this message2015-05-10 → 2015-05-24
- Harlem river, new york, ny2015-06-03 → 2015-06-17
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