Lawsuit: NY's Indian Point nuke plant unsecure

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By The Associated Press on September 13, 2012

BUCHANAN, N.Y. (AP) — A security lieutenant at New York's Indian Point nuclear power complex has filed a lawsuit claiming the plant is unsecure, and that staffers regularly watch DVDs, play video games and sleep on the job.

The $1.5 billion lawsuit was filed Tuesday in state Supreme Court by Clifton Travis Jr. It names as defendants the plant owner, Entergy, and three managers. Travis still works at the plant, but says he's been marginalized over his security criticism.

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