Tag Archives: Entergy

NEC to keep watchful eye on dry cask proposal via Brattleboro Reformer

Posted on 2014/07/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BRATTLEBORO — A group that has opposed the operation of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon for more than 40 years says it will stay involved in the power plant’s future, including a recent proposal by Entergy, the plant’s … Continue reading →

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State Involvement Key for Decommissioning Old Nuclear Plants via Oil Price.com

Posted on 2014/01/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The beginning of 2014 marks the final year of operation for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, ending a contentious battle between the state and the plant’s owner. On December 23, Entergy and the state of Vermont announced a deal … Continue reading →

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Nuclear power plays a diminishing role in mix via The Boston Globe

Posted on 2013/09/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The pending closure of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station is the latest in a string of planned plant retirements that many industry analysts say forecast a shrinking role for nuclear in the nation’s energy mix. Vermont Yankee, which began … Continue reading →

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Just say no to nuclear power – from Fukushima to Vermont via The Guardian

Posted on 2013/08/30 by norma field

Amy Goodman Welcome to the nuclear renaissance. Entergy Corp, one of the largest nuclear-power producers in the US, issued a surprise press release Tuesday, saying it plans “to close and decommission its Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station in Vernon, Vermont. … Continue reading →

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The intolerable costs of nuclear power and benefits of saying no via rabble.ca

Posted on 2013/08/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Welcome to the nuclear renaissance. Entergy Corp, one of the largest nuclear-power producers in the U.S., issued a surprise press release Tuesday, saying it plans “to close and decommission its Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station in Vernon, Vermont. The station … Continue reading →

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Indian Point agenda pushed by Entergy ‘front’ groups, political money, report charges via Newsday

Posted on 2013/05/30 by norma field

Entergy Corp. has showered political donations on friendly Westchester County politicians and used two “front” groups staffed by affiliated executives, consultants and lobbyists in an effort to muster support for the license renewal of the two working reactors at its … Continue reading →

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Fred Upton: Michigan Nuclear Plant Situation Is ‘Unacceptable’ via Huffington Post

Posted on 2013/05/09 by norma field

COVERT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A southwestern Michigan congressman says the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant should remain offline until operators permanently fix a persistent water leak that triggered a weekend shutdown. Entergy Corp. shut the plant Sunday, one day after … Continue reading →

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Radioactive water was released into Lake Michigan before Palisades nuclear plant shutdown Sunday Print via MLive

Posted on 2013/05/07 by norma field

Before Sunday’s shutdown of Palisades Nuclear Power Plant, about 79 gallons of diluted radioactive water were released into Lake Michigan, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Monday, May 6. But by the time the water reached the lake, the level of … Continue reading →

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Unlawful Nuclear Power in Vermont via Reader Supported News

Posted on 2013/01/17 by norma field

or the better part of a year, Vermont’s only nuclear power plant, owned by the Entergy Corporation of Louisiana, has operated unlawfully, without the necessary “certificate of public good” it needs from the state’s Public Service Board (PSB). […] The … Continue reading →

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Fire breaks out at FitzPatrick Nuclear Station via News 9

Posted on 2012/11/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

LYCOMING, NY (WSYR-TV) – An “unusual event” was declared at the FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Oswego County after a transformer fire Sunday morning. The fire broke out in a main transformer and was put out by 6:30 a.m. The … Continue reading →

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