Indian Point nuclear power plant on th eHudson River just north of New York City, NRC file photoThe Indian Point (IP) Unit 3 atomic reactor on the Hudson River near New York City (photo, left) will permanently close by April 30! The good news is that once the irradiated nuclear fuel is removed, a reactor core meltdown is no longer possible. Also, no more radioactive waste will be generated. But plenty of radioactive waste already exists, and the site is severely radioactively contaminated.