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Vermont Yankee is Not Fukushima

April 5, 2012 by Meredith Angwin
with 202 views

Vermont Yankee is not Fukushima On March 11, 2011, a massive earthquake and tsunami struck Japan. Schools collapsed, villages were swept out to sea, and an estimated 20,000 people died. Five nuclear stations containing fifteen reactors were affected by the tsunami. All the reactors survived the earthquake, but transmission... [read more]

Law School Professor Explains Why the State Never Really Had a Case Against Vermont Yankee

March 25, 2012 by Meredith Angwin
with 377 views

Cheryl Hanna of Vermont Law School spoke on WCAX about the court case about Vermont Yankee. The state of Vermont never had much of a case to start with. I have tried to embed the clip of her interview. If I have not succeeded, here's the link to the three minute video on WCAX. Meanwhile, Tony Klein, head of the Vermont... [read more]

More on Vermont Yankee and the Public Service Board

March 5, 2012 by Meredith Angwin
with 246 views

Everyone Appeals the RulingAfter Judge Murtha's ruling on Vermont Yankee, the State decided to appeal to the Circuit Court. Entergy did not appeal the ruling, but instead prepared to go before the Public Service Board (PSB) for a Certificate of Public Good. Originally, Entergy had wanted the judge to rule that the PSB docket was tainted... [read more]

"We don’t say safety when we’re talking Vermont Yankee."

February 10, 2012 by Joseph Koblich
with 357 views

Entergy’s Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant’s operating license would have expired on March 21, 2012, but the Nuclear Regulatory Commission extended the license to 2032. Vermont’s legislature and a vocal part of the state’s population don’t like the idea of Vermont Yankee’s continued operation. So, when confronted with an... [read more]

Back to the Public Service Board: Next Steps for Vermont Yankee

February 4, 2012 by Meredith Angwin
with 258 views

The court ruled in favor of Entergy in the recent court case. In consequence, Entergy applied to the Public Service Board for a Certificate of Public Good for Vermont Yankee.Judge Murtha's ruling in the case is over 100 pages long. At one level, however, it can be summarized as follows:The State of Vermont tried to alter a contract... [read more]

Vermont Yankee Lives to Power Another Day

January 20, 2012 by Steve Skutnik
with 505 views

The Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, supplier of 73% of Vermont's emission-free electricity (and approximately one-third of the state's total electricity), won its day in federal court today, thus granting it the right to keep the doors open and the lights on (for the rest of the state). Vermont resident Meredith Angwin has been... [read more]

Enlightenment and Renaissance: Which Should Come First for Nuclear

January 13, 2012 by Meredith Angwin
with 246 views

Several months ago I blogged about an engineering presentation at Dartmouth. Dr. Swartz presented a talk with the provocative title: If Vermont Yankee Had an Accident Like Fukushima.Swartz concluded that the "worried well" would be the major problem after any type of nuclear accident. Civilians would not receive radiation at a dose... [read more]

Effective vs. Ineffective Nuclear Advocacy

October 31, 2011 by Steve Skutnik
with 542 views

Recently, there's been a push among supporters of nuclear energy to try and promote nuclear energy-related petitions in the White House's recent propaganda stunt online citizen petition initiative, "We the People". Some of these petition topics included advocacy of specific nuclear prototype projects (such as the integral fast reactor [... [read more]

If Vermont Yankee had an Accident Like Fukushima

October 11, 2011 by Meredith Angwin
with 961 views

On Friday, October 7, I attended a Jones Seminar at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. The Jones Seminars are open to the public, but mostly attended by engineering students.This seminar, but Harold Swartz of Dartmouth Medical School, had the provocative title: If Vermont Yankee had an incident like Fukushima, What... [read more]

Broken Windows and Nuclear Plants

September 5, 2011 by Meredith Angwin
with 518 views

The governor of Vermont is wrong: Decommissioning nuclear plants does not create jobs. [read more]

Vermont Gov. Shumlin Seeks To Close Nuclear Plant AND Reduce GHGs- Illogical!

August 30, 2011 by Rod Adams
with 437 views

Yesterday, Vermont Governor Peter Shumulin appeared on Democracy Now to talk about the effect of Hurricane Irene on his Green Mountain State. Twice in the interview, he used the words irrational, but throughout the interview he and his interviewer were remarkably illogical.Though many parts of his state were being... [read more]

Slide Show on Vermont's Energy Future

August 11, 2011 by Meredith Angwin
with 335 views

I recently recorded a 45 minute slide show about Vermont's Energy Future. I had been meaning to do this for a long time. I want to thank the people at CATV studio of White River Junction for their work and patience in recording this, and Cavan Stone for his thoughtful editing. I hope you enjoy it!The show covers Vermont Yankee issues... [read more]

Entergy to Refuel Vermont Yankee

July 27, 2011 by Dan Yurman
with 398 views

The utility places a $100 million bet despite a hostile political environment The future of the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor got a bit brighter this week as its owner and operator the Entergy Corp. (NYSE:ETR) announced its board of directors had approved the fabrication of fuel and the refueling of the Vermont Yankee reactor in October... [read more]

The Nuclear Safety Paradox

June 29, 2011 by Meredith Angwin
with 975 views

Over the past several months, a thought has been at the back of my mind about nuclear safety. I feel is important to enter this issue into the ongoing discussion about Nuclear Power in our country. [read more]

Entergy Files Suit To Keep Vermont Yankee Open

April 18, 2011 by Meredith Angwin
with 195 views

This morning, Entergy filed suit to keep the Vermont Yankee plant open by requiring Vermont to honor its signed contracts. The State of Vermont signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Entergy in 2002. The State has attempted to amend that contract on a one-sided basis. Entergy's lawsuit was described in a Burlington Free Press... [read more]