[ RadSafe ] Federal judge: Vt. nuclear plant can remain open - Federal law trumps State initiative

[Stewart Farber]

Interesting decision just reported about State of VT's attempt to block
relicensing of Vermont Yankee [url below] which was overturned by Federal
judge :

Full article at:

http://tinyurl.com/7p3a8r4

 

 

Intro to AP news story:

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Federal judge: Vt. nuclear plant can remain open

By DAVE GRAM, Associated Press - 17 hours ago 

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont's only nuclear plant can remain open beyond
its originally scheduled shutdown date this year, despite the state's
efforts to close the 40-year-old reactor, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge J. Garvan Murtha in Brattleboro is a win
for the Vermont Yankee plant's owner, New Orleans-based Entergy Corp., which
had argued during a three-day trial in September that the state's efforts to
close the plant were pre-empted by federal law....

 

 

Stewart Farber, MSPH

Bridgeport, CT 06604

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