Eleven residents living near the Indian Point nuclear power plant pleaded guilty Tuesday in Buchanan Village Court to charges stemming from a demonstration.

Calling themselves the Indian Point 11, the group pleaded guilty to civil disobedience, saying they are proud to plead guilty if it means getting their message across. That message is that they want the plant to shut down.

The protesters were arrested last December, when the 11 protested outside the plant by blocking its entrance with caution tape. The residents say they were there that day because of multiple plant malfunctions in 2015, as well as reactor shutdowns. They say they believe the aging structure poses a real danger to the roughly 20 million people living within 50 miles of the plant.

Despite the guilty pleas, the group's attorney says they will continue their fight. The plea will most likely result in a sentence of time served for the 11.

In response to the incidents protested by the group, Indian Point officials have told News 12 that they believe the plant is safe. The response comes as the plant tries to get relicensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.