Chairman Shays, distinguished members, I am Michael Slobodien, Director of Emergency Programs for Entergy Nuclear Northeast. I am honored to appear before you today and appreciate the opportunity to provide you with this testimony.

I am a board-certified health physicist with 33 years of professional experience in radiation safety, industrial hygiene, environmental programs, and emergency planning. I have responsibility for the overall program management of Entergy’s emergency response activities for the Indian Point Energy Center, James A. FitzPatrick, Pilgrim, and Vermont Yankee nuclear power plants. My offices are in White Plains, New York. I report to Michael Kansler, President of Entergy Nuclear Northeast.

Entergy is the second largest operator of nuclear power plants in the United States with 10 operating reactors. Entergy is the nation’s largest provider of nuclear power industry license renewal and decommissioning services. We managed the planning and early implementation of the decommissioning strategy for the Millstone 1 reactor in Waterford, Connecticut and currently manage the decommissioning of the Maine Yankee reactor in Wiscasset, Maine.

Today I would like to make several points regarding the Indian Point Energy Center and the implications it has for the health and safety of the citizens of New York and the adjacent states of Connecticut and New Jersey. In these remarks I rely on established science.