August 27, 2013
After Decades of Protests, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant to Close
The plant has been the site of scores of anti-nuclear protests since its opening in 1971. In April Ellen Graves, Hattie Nestel, and Frances Crowe were arrested Thursday for blocking the driveway at Entergy’s Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant.
In a statement the women said:
We are here today to shut down the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in keeping with the words of Gregory Jaczko, recent former chairman of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Chairman Jaczko says, All 104 nuclear power reactors now in operation in the United States have a safety problem that cannot be fixed and they should be replaced with newer technology. ... Continuing to put Band-Aid on Band-Aid is not going to fix the problem.
Inspired by Chairman Jaczko, we are here during the week commemorating the 50th anniversary of the letter from Birmingham jail, the statement of Martin Luther King, Jr. invoking the necessity of repeated resistance to the evils surrounding him.Here are some highlights of past Democracy Now! coverage on Vermont Yankee:
As Radiation Continues to Leak from Japan Nuke Plant, Owners of Vermont Yankee Plant Sue to Stay Open [April 19, 2011]
Vermont Gov. Fights to Close Vermont Yankee, One of 23 U.S. Nuclear Power Facilities Nearly Identical to Failed Japanese Plant [March 15, 2011]
In Historic Vote, Vermont Poised to Shut Down Lone Nuclear Reactor [February 24, 2010]
http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2013/8/27/after_decades_of_protest_vermont_yankee_nuclear_plant_to_close
PREVIOUSLY POSTED ARTICLES:
Nuclear Industry Welfare
Unlawful Nuclear Power in Vermont
How safe is the Pilgrim Nuclear Station in Plymouth?
Pilgrim, Vermont Yankee and the Fukishima Daiichi plants were all built within a year of each other, nearly 40 years ago. General Electric Mark I boiling water reactors were installed. The design was by Bechtel, the company that built the Big Dig highway complex in Boston.
Vermont Yankee Tritium in Connecticut River
Beacon Hill: Short-sighted as usual
Solutions sought to eliminate "stockpiling" of spent nuclear fuel at Plymouth
Electricity customers pay millions for the nuclear
storage
Electricity customers have been footing the
bill for storing spent fuel and waste, including at decommissioned plants, and
power companies have successfully sued for relief, with Vermont Yankee securing
nearly $160 million for the benefit of ratepayers.
Electricity customers pay millions for the nuclear
storage
Electricity customers have been footing the bill for storing spent fuel and waste, including at decommissioned plants, and power companies have successfully sued for relief, with Vermont Yankee securing nearly $160 million for the benefit of ratepayers.
Electricity customers have been footing the bill for storing spent fuel and waste, including at decommissioned plants, and power companies have successfully sued for relief, with Vermont Yankee securing nearly $160 million for the benefit of ratepayers.
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