Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has pledged to make reviewing Indian Point power plant's safety a top priority, following a meeting with state officials earlier in the day.

The NRC is reviewing the seismic risk at 27 nuclear plants throughout the country in the wake of the meltdown at a Japanese nuclear plant after the nation's massive earthquake.

Cuomo says that as a result of the meeting between Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy and Director of State Operations Howard Glaser and NRC officials in Maryland, the commission has agreed to share federal data of the assessment with state technical experts and include state experts as part of the on-site inspection team.

"It is essential that the NRC move quickly to answer the significant and long-standing safety questions surrounding Indian Point," Cuomo said in a statement. "We appreciate the NRC agreeing to move swiftly and we look forward to working closely with them on this issue to protect the health and safety of New Yorkers."

The plant, which is located about 25 miles from the city in Westchester County, provides about 30 percent of the electricity to New York City and Westchester and employs about 1,700 people.

Entergy Corp – which runs the plant – says in a statement that it welcomes Cuomo's call for a review and is willing to assist the NRC.

The company also says the review will help the public realize that the plant can withstand a magnitude 6.0 earthquake. Indian Point sits on a fault line, but quakes along that fault are rare.

NRC officials say the odds of there being an earthquake that could endanger the facility and surrounding area is one in 13,000.

Entergy also says the plant's back-up generators are on high ground, which are safe from a tsunami that could swell the Hudson River.

Entergy took out a full page advertisement in the New York Times today, saying it welcomes the governor's call for a review of the plant. The company says, "We strongly believe knowing the facts will answer the public's questions and will also clearly demonstrate that the facility is safe."

New Yorkers who we spoke to about the plant were split about its dangers.

"I think we're all in a heightened sensitivity about the issue and, yes, it has been concerning me more recently because of the recent events," said one New Yorker.

"Nuclear power is the safest power there is," said another. "The fears of radiation are ridiculous. You're radioactive; I'm radioactive. Tiny doses of radioactivity are really helpful they've discovered."

Indian Point is one of six nuclear plants in the state.