Vermont Yankee timeline
Vermont Yankee timeline
• Nov. 30, 1972: Vermont Yankee opens in Vernon.
• 1998: Federal government’s plan to remove on-site highly radioactive waste for safe storage is shelved.
• 2002: Eight local utilities sell Vermont Yankee to Entergy Nuclear of Mississippi for $180 million.
The sales deal included a revenue-sharing provision: If the plant continued to operate after 2012, it would share 50 cents of every dollar earned above a specified price, for 10 years.
That same year, Entergy and Vermont agree to abide by the Public Service Board’s decision on whether the nuclear plant could continue providing power after March 2012.
• May 2006: Legislature passes measure saying the Public Service Board needs lawmakers’ approval before considering extending the plant’s license for 20 years after it expires in 2012. The legislature also approves a plan to temporarily store spent (but still radioactive) fuel rods on-site, in concrete casks.
• Aug. 21, 2007: A cooling tower structure at Vermont Yankee partially collapses, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the structure and causing Entergy to reduce power output by 50 percent until repairs are carried out.
• 2008: Vermont Yankee runs out of indoor storage space for spent fuel rods...
The timeline is a column to the left of the main article-
Reversing course, Entergy to close Vermont Yankee in 2014
Gov. Shumlin calls move 'the right decision for Vermont.'
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20130827/NEWS07/308270007/Entergy-closing-Vermont-Yankee-2014-promises-safe-decommissioning?nclick_check=1
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