“The issue is a perennial one: Will there be enough money to tear down, clean up and decontaminate the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant site in Vernon? And if the money runs out? What will happen?” The Brattleboro Reformer covered … Continue reading
The VT Public Utility Commission (Formerly the Public Service Board) will hold its second public hearing on the sale of Vermont Yankee (“transfer of ownership”) from Entergy to NorthStar on Thursday, January 18th at Brattleboro Union High School (Multipurpose Room, … Continue reading
There is a new chair of the Public Service Board (PSB), and the appointment is good news for those concerned about Vermont Yankee. Tony Roisman knows nuclear power regulatory issues, and we need someone of his experience and intellect while … Continue reading
The Public Service Board (PSB) has scheduled a public hearing on the sale of Vermont Yankee by Entergy to NorthStar Group Services LLC. Entergy and NorthStar are asking the PSB to grant a Certificate of Public Good for the sale … Continue reading
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
Sandy Levine of the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) has a long history of working to protect the public and environment from Vermont Yankee before the Public Service Board. She has four suggestions you can make at the April 6 PSB … Continue reading
The Public Service Board announced that it will hold two public hearings, rather than the usual one, on the Certificate of Public Good for the sale of Vermont Yankee by Entergy to NorthStar Group Services LLC. The first session (April … Continue reading
On Election Day (11.8.16) 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 here: vtdigger.org/2016/11/08/ … Continue reading
Dear Friends of the Safe & Green Campaign, The 5th anniversary of the beginning of the Fukushima melt-downs, evacuations, contaminations and deaths is approaching, March 11. On Saturday, March 12, we will host a vigil at Pliny Park in Brattleboro. … Continue reading
Happy Anniversary! And Congratulations! It has been one year since Vermont Yankee stopped producing highly radioactive waste. It has been a busy year since VY shut down on December 29, 2014, although the “action” has been in meeting rooms rather … Continue reading