Indian Point nuclear plant fire leaves oil slick on Hudson River

A transformer fire that has shuttered the Indian Point nuclear power plant 30 miles from New York City has also left its own ugly carbon footprint -- an oil slick on the Hudson River. The fire caused a shutdown of the nuclear plant which could remain closed for several weeks according to its owner, Entergy. New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, said that even after the blaze on the nonnuclear side of the plant was quickly doused, the heat reignited the fire that was again extinguished. Fire is considered the number one risk for catastrophe at nuclear plants yet few precautions are taken to prevent them and are left to voluntary initiatives by plant owners rather than enforcement by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This short video taken by Riverkeeper shows the oil in the Hudson discharged during the nuclear plant fire.