Tag Archives: Vermont

Leahy: New effort for nuclear waste site offers no quick solution via VT Digger

Posted on 2015/07/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BRATTLEBORO — Vermont’s senior U.S. senator says the long-term storage of radioactive waste in Vernon and at other former nuclear plant sites nationwide is unacceptable. Democrat Patrick Leahy, in a new letter to the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel, … Continue reading →

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Holtec President says HI-STORM dry storage casks can last 300 years via enformable

Posted on 2015/06/28 by norma field

Holtec International President Kris Singh told the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel on Friday that the HI-STORM (Holtec International Storage Module) spent nuclear fuel storage casks constructed by his company can withstand cold weather and even being flooded. Singh … Continue reading →

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Yankee shutdown will save lives via Vermont Today

Posted on 2013/09/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Aug. 27, the day the Entergy Corp. announced it would permanently shut the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor next year, marks one of the great public health advances in state history. The reactor core will cease to be a fiery hot … 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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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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Appeals Court Blocks Attempt by Vermont to Close a Nuclear Plant via The New York Times

Posted on 2013/08/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

WASHINGTON — States cannot shut down nuclear plants over safety worries, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled on Wednesday, upholding a lower court’s decision that allowed the Vermont Yankee plant to keep running despite a … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 2013/05/25 by norma field

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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Vt. begins shipping radioactive waste to Lone Star state via Brattleboro Reformer

Posted on 2012/09/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

MONTPELIER — Nearly 20 years after the Vermont and Texas Legislatures first agreed to have Vermont ship low-level radioactive waste to the Lone Star State, the first shipments of waste have been made. A 30-gallon drum containing wastes from the … Continue reading →

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As Nuclear Reactors Age, Funds to Close Them Lag via The New York Times

Posted on 2012/03/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

… Bills that once seemed far into the future may be coming due. The license for Vermont Yankee in Vernon, Vt., at 40 the nation’s oldest reactor, expires on Wednesday, for example. And while the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted … Continue reading →

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People gather to show support for nuclear plant employees via Brattleboro Reformer

Posted on 2011/10/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Monday October 24, 2011 VERNON — Supporters of Vermont Yankee spent several hours Sunday holding signs outside of the main entrance of the nuclear power plant to thank employees, whose jobs could be in jeopardy. The plant is in the … Continue reading →

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