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Tag Archives: NDCAP
Who’s Sacrifice?
On May 6, Safe & Green Campaign co-sponsored an event on nuclear waste. Lissa Weinmann wrote an excellent background piece based on interviews and research, Vermont Yankee-Expert says faster reuse unrealistic amid national waste dilemma and VtDigger covered the May … Continue reading
NRC Returns to VT
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is returning to Brattleboro on May 25th. They want to hear citizens’ thoughts on the license transfer (sale of Vermont Yankee to NorthStar), and will also take comments on NorthStar’s Post Shut Down Activities Report (PSDAR). … Continue reading
NDCAP Notes 03.23.17
My personal, rough notes from the 03.23. 17 meeting of the Nuclear Decommissioning Citizen Advisory Panel are posted here. News articles on the meeting have been posted on the Decommissioning Resources page. — Leslie Sullivan Sachs My highlights of the … Continue reading
Notes on Nuclear Decomm 1.26.17
These note are my own and I can’t claim to any accuracy. My personal comments are in italics & I am subject to bursts of sarcasm. Minutes will be posted on the NDCAP website, hopefully before the next meeting. Most … Continue reading
NRC & New State Commissioner at NDCAP 01.26.17
NRC meets with NorthStar, Entergy, Areva, and the rest about transferring the license on January 24th (for a presubmittal conference). 10-11:30 am at NRC HQ in Maryland. You can listen in and public comments will be taken at the end. For … Continue reading
NDCAP: Special Meeting on Sale of VT Yankee
On Election Day (November 8, 2016) Entergy announced plans to sell Vermont Yankee to a consortium of four companies, led by NorthStar Group. The sale must be approved by the Public Service Board and Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Press coverage is … Continue reading
VT Yankee: Regenerations & Power Struggle
The documentary Robbie Leppzer has been working on since 2010, entitled “Power Struggle,” will premiere this fall. Mark your calendars: Sunday 2pm on 10/23 at the Academy of Music in Northampton, and it will open Brattleboro’s Film Festival on Thursday, … Continue reading
May 26 NDCAP Meeting
There were a few pleasant surprises at the May NDCAP meeting. Emergency Planning & Paying for Oversight The state of Vermont is resurrecting the EPZ! The state will take on responsibility for emergency planning beginning this July. It hopes … Continue reading
PSR: 10,000 new cancers from Fukushima
Yesterday, Physicians for Social Responsibility released its research on the health impacts of Fukushima. PSR estimates 10,000 excess cancers due to Fukushima. Access the report or read highlights here. Howard Schaeffer, long-time cheerleader for VT Yankee and the nuclear industry, … Continue reading
Independent Monitoring Needed
Dr. Bill Irwin, Radiological & Toxicological Sciences Chief at the VT Dept. of Health (VDH), is fighting for Vermont’s ability to retain its independent monitoring of radiation at Vermont Yankee. He writes: The citizens of Vermont have relied on the … Continue reading
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