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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Entergy Appeals Ruling Preventing State Shutdown of Vermont Yankee

Blog Post: Entergy Appeals Ruling Preventing State Shutdown of Vermont Yankee

Entergy is appealing a federal court ruling preventing state shutdown of its Vernon-based Vermont Yankee after the Vermont Public Service Board said in a memo that the state can still deny a license based on the amount of spent nuclear fuel stored.

The Vernon-based nuclear plant has been fighting to stay open after state lawmakers opted to let their license expire. Last month, they appeared to have succeeded in securing that extension last month when U.S. District Judge J. Garvin Murtha ruled that federal law in this case pre-empts state law when it comes to matters of nuclear power regulations and safety concerns. Then, last week, Vermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell appealed the decision, putting the future of the plant back into question.
Entergy is now looking to get the original decision amended, which did not previously include the stored nuclear fuel factor, to again prevent possible state shutdown. 

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