Post by Logan on Jun 26, 2016 7:43:18 GMT -6
NRC denies state’s appeals on Vermont Yankee emergency planning
VERNON — The state has lost a long-running battle over emergency planning at Vermont Yankee.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday denied Vermont’s appeals of federal rulings that had allowed the shut-down plant’s emergency operations to shrink dramatically as of mid-April.
But regardless of federal action, state officials may have found their own way to continue enhanced emergency operations in the towns around the Vernon plant, having announced last month their intention to bill plant owner Entergy for such activities.
Thursday’s rulings again show that federal regulators won’t force Entergy to reinstate more rigorous emergency standards at Vermont Yankee. NRC commissioners also reiterated that federal scrutiny of the plant continues.
Read more: vtdigger.org/2016/06/23/nrc-denies-states-appeals-on-yankee-emergency-planning/
VERNON — The state has lost a long-running battle over emergency planning at Vermont Yankee.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday denied Vermont’s appeals of federal rulings that had allowed the shut-down plant’s emergency operations to shrink dramatically as of mid-April.
But regardless of federal action, state officials may have found their own way to continue enhanced emergency operations in the towns around the Vernon plant, having announced last month their intention to bill plant owner Entergy for such activities.
Thursday’s rulings again show that federal regulators won’t force Entergy to reinstate more rigorous emergency standards at Vermont Yankee. NRC commissioners also reiterated that federal scrutiny of the plant continues.
Read more: vtdigger.org/2016/06/23/nrc-denies-states-appeals-on-yankee-emergency-planning/