Katz: A big deal
Entergy says it’s no big deal; but what’s so great about having tritium leaking into the ground water? What’s so great about finding tritium in the Connecticut River or a fish with strontium in it? What’s so great about Vermont Yankee dumping hot water into the Connecticut River undermining the shad population?
Tritium in CT River: Not a “SMALL AMOUNT”
Depending on the volume of discharge, river flow rate, and other factors, this sample could have been diluted several orders of magnitude, so concentrations at the point of discharge could well be in the hundreds of thousands of picocuries per liter.
Trace amount of tritium found in water sample in Connecticut River near Vermont Yankee plant
As part of its ongoing tritium sampling program, Vermont Yankee learned yesterday that a small amount of tritium, 1230 picocuries per liter, was found in a water sample taken from the Connecticut River adjacent to the plant site on November 3rd. This reading is significantly below the EPA drinking water limit of 20,000 picocuries per liter and has no impact on drinking water supplies.
NRC: Vermont Yankee exits “deviation memorandum” for groundwater issues
The NRC has now devoted 1,959 additional hours (above and beyond our normal inspections) to groundwater issues at the site since tritium contamination was first identified there early last year.
State officials say tritium from Vermont Yankee has reached the Connecticut River; Entergy disputes lab results
The DOH has “always described” the contaminated ground water at VY from the tritium leak, tests first revealed in November 2009, as “moving slowly to the river.”
Tritium detected for first time at Connecticut River shoreline
Tritium has been detected for the first time in water taken at the shoreline of the Connecticut River.
Hebert introduces bill to remove Legislature’s power to vote on VY’s Certificate of Public Good
Rep. Mike Hebert said it’s “improper” for the Legislature to have the power to decide Vermont Yankee’s fate and that the decision should be left to the NRC and the VPSB.
Engineers delay testing of deep water well at Vermont Yankee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2011 CONTACT: Laurence Smith Manager of Communications Vermont Yankee 802-258-4118 lsmit14@entergy.com Entergy Vermont Yankee engineers and technicians have encountered a delay in the preparations for sampling the COB Well. The make-up rate of the well was not high enough to support purging and sampling. This is likely due to the [...]
Investigation into tritium contamination at Vermont Yankee, Feb 14 update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 14, 2011 CONTACT: Vermont Department of Health Hydrogeological Briefing Held on Feb. 10 Geologists and health physicists from Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts attended a hydrogeological briefing at Vermont Yankee on Feb. 10. Although Vermont Yankee’s hydrogeological contractor did not attend as had been expected, plant officials provided some important new [...]
Rydjeski: Vermont Yankee and Republican values
In February 2010 the Vermont Senate voted 26 to 4 to prohibit our Public Service Board from proceeding with their docket regarding Entergy’s request for a 20-year license extension for VY. In that exemplary bi-partisan effort, most of our Republican Senators voted with the majority. That responsible Republican stance enhanced the party’s credibility and demonstrated adherence to the traditional Republican values of independent mindedness, fiscal conservatism, conservation, and states rights.
