Board Rejects Proposed Contract With Vermont Yankee Nuke Plant

[flamingdem]

http://www.wptz.com/news/27676663/detail.html

VEC Board Rejects Proposed Contract With Vermont Yankee
Board Voted 9-1 To Not Purchase Power from Vernon Nuclear Plant

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JOHNSON, Vt. -- The Board of Directors at Vermont Electric Co-op, Vermont's third largest electric utility, voted 9 to 1 to reject the proposed contract to buy power from the beleaguered Vermont Yankee nuclear plant.

The state's Legislature and governor appear convinced the Vernon reactor is "not reliable" and ought to close when the original 40-year operating license expires in March, 2012. Gov. Peter Shumlin has repeatedly focused on a series of VY management and maintenance missteps, which have included leaking pipes that spewed radioactive fluids into the ground last year.

The state's leaders have refused to allow the Vermont Public Service Board to consider a new permit application sought by VY 's owner, Entergy Nuclear, which prompted Entergy to file a federal lawsuit against Vermont last week.

The suit claims Vermont's position interferes with federal law and interstate power markets. MORE AT LINK

[Vincardog]

1. federal law and interstate power markets? What about the majik market hand?

[flamingdem]

2. Exactly nt

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3. Doesn't work when provincial ignorance gets in the way. nt

[flamingdem]

4. This is just the beginning of a huge push against nuclear

might as well get used to it and refrain from calling nuclear experts like Arnie Gundersen provincial, he was a part of that group.

I'm sure you are not an expert, why not take the lead from one like Gundersen, you might learn something!

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5. Because thousands of smarter people disagree with Arnie.

It's a shame you can only trot out a handful of media-savvy "experts" like Math teacher Arnie, unemployed from the nuclear industry since 1990 and probably for good reason.

Good luck with your "huge push", it doesn't seem to be bearing much fruit.

[flamingdem]

6. He was a whistleblower who worked at nuke plants for 20 years nt

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7. Conservative crackpots hate whistleblowers and math teachers

They think they are insulting someone by calling them a math teacher.
They hate math teachers because they hate math and science.

[kristopher]

8. Entergy wants to avoid the bottom line hit for decomissioning costs...

[flamingdem]

9. Aha, here's a paper from Fairewinds about decommissioning VT Yankee

http://www.fairewinds.com/content/decommissioning-vermont-yankee-nuclear-power-plant-and-storing-its-radioactive-waste