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Entergy Corporation announced that it will permanently shut-down and decommission the single unit boiling water reactor at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station at the end of its current fuel cycle.
Read MoreIn the end, it wasn't the attorney general's federal lawsuit, the Vermont Legislature, the Public Service Board or any of those pesky enviros nitpicking about underground tritium leaks and collapsed cooling towers that shut down Vermont Yankee.
Read MoreArnie discusses the breaking news that Entergy decided to shut down the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant.
Read MoreA company-wide downsizing at Entergy will lead to 30 lay-offs at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. Entergy officials announced the restructuring on Tuesday in the face o fdisappointing earnings. The company plans to cut about 800 of its 15,000 jobs in a move that’s supposed to save up to $250 million by 2016.
Read MoreThe Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant will see about 30 jobs cut by the end of the year, plant owner Entergy Corp. announced Tuesday. The cuts represent about a 4 percent reduction from the Vernon plant, Entergy spokesman Terry Young said. The layoffs are part of about 800 layoffs throughout Entergy Corp. nationally, he said.
Read MoreFour times since mid-June, monitors have recorded “spurious spikes” in radiation levels inside the Vermont Yankee plan
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