Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant: work-history and asbestos evidence
For a family that remembers Indian Point, the useful questions quickly become specific: which unit, which contractor, what trade, what years and what equipment or insulation work was nearby?
What the public record tells us
Units 2 and 3 in Buchanan
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission identifies Indian Point Units 2 and 3 in Buchanan, upper Westchester County. Unit 2 permanently shut down in 2020 and Unit 3 in 2021.
Insulator work across Units 2 and 3
In Kittelstad, the court summarized testimony that Robert Kittelstad performed insulation work at Unit 2 beginning in 1968 and similar work at Unit 3 from 1972 to 1975.
Valves, gaskets and maintenance
The same decision summarizes testimony about insulation on valves, steamfitters cutting and fitting valve gaskets, and maintenance work involving insulation, gaskets and valve repair. Those details can help a family identify the right work area and time period to investigate.
How to use these records
Public records can narrow a work-history investigation when they are connected to the person who was actually there. The most useful next details are usually the worker's years, employer or contractor, department, trade, daily tasks, nearby crews, equipment and remembered materials.
Which unit and contractor?
Unit 1, 2 or 3, the employer or contractor, and approximate dates can sharply narrow the record search.
What trade or crew?
Insulator, steamfitter, electrician, boilermaker, maintenance and other trades appear in historical records and may point toward different work areas.
What equipment was nearby?
Valves, piping, gaskets, insulation and related maintenance tasks are useful remembered details when tied to a unit and year.
Primary and authoritative sources
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