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Sorrell, attorney generals from New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts petition Nuclear Regulatory Commission via VTDigger.org

Vermont and three other states have petitioned the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to re-evaluate the environmental impacts of long-term storage of spent radioactive fuel on nuclear plant sites. Vermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell and the Department of Public Service joined attorney … Continue reading

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Extreme Heat, Drought Show Vulnerability of Nuclear Power Plants via inside climate news

Reactor shutdown in Connecticut is latest sign that nuclear energy would face challenges from climate change. Will 2012 go down as the year that left the idea of nuclear energy expansion in the hot, dry dust? Nuclear energy might be … Continue reading

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