http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/abc/20011107/ts/doe_netsecurity011106_1.html The Energy Department stopped access to some of its Web sites containing nuclear site information, citing concern over unusually heavy traffic. The Department of Energy (news - web sites) has shut down access to some of its public Web sites, citing concern over unusually heavy traffic to online information about U.S. nuclear sites. Federal officials shut down the sites on Monday to try to protect information that had been available to the public but could be used by terrorists to launch an attack on U.S. nuclear facilities. <snip> Funny, location info is still up; check out your state at http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/page/at_a_glance/reactors/states.html The Indian Point plant has two units in Buchanan, New York, Westchester County. The plant is located on 239 acres in the east bank of the Hudson River, 24 miles north of the New York City boundary. Consolidated Edison was one of the first utilities to purchase their own simulator for training the reactor operators and supervisors licensed by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Unit 2 Operator: Consolidated Edison Co. Owner: Consolidated Edison Company of New York (100.0%) Reactor Supplier: Westinghouse Corporation Capacity: 941 net MWe Reactor Type: Pressurized water reactor Date of Operation: September 1973 License Expiration date: 09/28/2013 Electricity Produced in 2000: 1.00 billion kWh 2000 Average Capacity Factor: 12.05% Unit 3 Operator: New York Power Authority Owner: New York Power Authority (100.0%) Reactor Supplier: Westinghouse Corporation Capacity: 970 net MWe Reactor Type: Pressurized water reactor Date of Operation: April 1976 License Expiration date: 12/15/2015 Electricity Produced in 2000: 8.41 billion kWh 2000 Average Capacity Factor: 98.66% I think people have not quite gotten their hands around the speed at which information can be disseminated online. -Monica Lewinsky