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By Anne Galloway on February 25, 2010
Shumlin orchestrated the procedural move that pushed the historic vote forward and caught some senators off guard.
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Posted in Energy and the Environment, Yankee | Tagged Ann Cummings, Brian Dubie, Entergy, Ginny Lyons, Jim Douglas, Peter Shumlin, relicensure, Susan Bartlett, Vermont Senate, Vermont Yankee
By Anne Galloway on February 25, 2010
Sen. John Campbell: Yankee supporters' complaints about the legislative process are a "sideshow."
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Posted in Energy and the Environment, Yankee | Tagged Entergy, John Campbell, Peter Shumlin, Vermont Senate, Vermont Yankee
By Anne Galloway on February 25, 2010
Entergy: The effort to win a 20-year renewal of Vermont Yankee's operating license is far from over. We remain determined to prove our case.
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Posted in Energy and the Environment, Yankee | Tagged Bernie Sanders, Entergy, Jim Douglas, Progressive party, relicensure, Susan Bartlett, Vermont Yankee
By Anne Galloway on February 24, 2010
The commissioner said he was not aware of the incident because he said the state nuclear engineer deemed it too minor to bring to his attention.
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Posted in Energy and the Environment, Yankee | Tagged 2005 leak, David O'Brien, Department of Public Service, Entergy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, tritium investigation, tritium leak, Vermont Yankee
By Anne Galloway on February 18, 2010
An unnamed Vermont Yankee employee has alleged there was a radioactive steam leak at Vermont Yankee two years ago.
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Posted in Energy and the Environment, Yankee | Tagged Arnie Gundersen, employee allegation, radioactive pipes, Vermont Public Service Board, Vermont Yankee
By Anne Galloway on February 18, 2010
"From time to time building codes are amended as civil engineers see areas that can be improved. This may be the time to take that step in the nuclear field."
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Posted in Energy and the Environment, Yankee | Tagged Entergy, Gregory Jaczko, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, tritium leak, Vermont Yankee
By Anne Galloway on February 17, 2010
Senate President Peter Shumlin: “It was designed to run 40 years, and the 40 years is up.”
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Posted in Energy and the Environment, Yankee | Tagged Act 160, Enexus, Entergy, Gov. Jim Douglas, Peter Shumlin, Vermont legislature, Vermont Senate, Vermont Yankee
By Anne Galloway on February 16, 2010
Douglas doesn’t know if state has the authority to shut down Yankee; he says lawmakers are allowing emotions to color the facts about the plant.
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Posted in Energy and the Environment, Yankee | Tagged Enexus, Entergy, Jim Douglas, tritium leak, Vermont Department of Health, Vermont Department of Public Service, Vermont Yankee
By Anne Galloway on February 10, 2010
Irwin: Tritium readings of Connecticut River water have never exceeded 500 picocuries per liter, the lowest level at which it can be easily measured.
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Posted in Energy and the Environment, Yankee | Tagged Bill Irwin, Entergy, Gov. James Douglas, Uldis Vanags, Vermont Department of Health, Vermont legislature, Vermont Yankee, Wendy Davis
By Anne Galloway on February 4, 2010
Curt Hébert, a past chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, will lead a team of Entergy specialists addressing Vermont Yankee matters.
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Posted in Energy and the Environment, Yankee | Tagged Curt Hebert, Entergy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Vermont Yankee
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