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Since February, Vermont Yankee has shipped away nearly 400,000 gallons of polluted water via tanker truck.
But those trucks aren't departing from the shut-down Vernon nuclear plant nearly as often as they had been earlier this year.
That's because plant administrators say they've continued to attack a stubborn water-intrusion problem in the facility's turbine building. In fact, they say the most recent water-control measure reduced flows by about half.
“That's a success, and we continue to look at other areas that we can seal up or repair to continue to minimize that intrusion water,” said Joe Lynch, government affairs senior manager for plant owner Entergy.
John Gannon had no opponent in this year's campaign for the Windham 6 House District. Nevertheless, the Wilmington Democrat estimates that he knocked on more than 2,000 doors and talked to more than 700 people throughout the summer and fall. He says the issues he heard about repeatedly -
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit to block a merger involving one of the key players in the proposed sale of Vermont Yankee. Federal officials say Salt Lake City-based EnergySolutions shouldn't be allowed to acquire Texas-based Waste Control Specialists because the deal would create a...
Brandon Lee's crusade to improve police-community relations is fueled in part by his experiences as a young black man in the Bay area of California. But it's also a product of his years at the SIT Graduate Institute in Brattleboro - a place that played a key role in his transformation from “agitator” to advocate, and in the eventual founding of a company promoting a new program of “community conscious policing.” “This was a place where, not only could I...
Officials say Windham County's foster care population has jumped more than 50 percent in the past year, leading to increased pressures on families, social agencies, and schools. At a recent Brattleboro meeting that included social workers, educators, legislators, and others, the problem was summed up in four words - “a system under stress.” There were suggestions for improvements and discussions of bright spots, including an innovative outreach program at one Brattleboro elementary school. But there was no getting around the...
A Bristol, Vermont-based education technology company will use a $350,000 state loan to establish a presence in Windham County - and to expand its reach far beyond Vermont's borders. SchoolHack Solutions landed the funding via the Windham County Economic Development Program, a pot of cash established by a 2013 shutdown settlement agreement between the state and Entergy Vermont Yankee. SchoolHack will hire an unspecified number of staffers and establish a physical presence in the Brattleboro area, said David Lipkin, chief...
The Nov. 8 Stiles Brook Wind vote - pitting the small towns of Windham and Grafton against a multinational turbine developer - attracted attention throughout Vermont and beyond. But if another developer sets its sights on Stiles Brook Forest, that vote won't matter much. The two towns' rejection of Iberdrola Renewables' 24-turbine project was specific to that proposal - so much so that the company's name was included in the ballot question. While Iberdrola immediately pledged to stop work at...
In some respects, Entergy is breaking new ground in its proposal to sell Vermont Yankee to a company that will fast-track decommissioning. But officials also are looking 780 miles west to Illinois, and the town of Zion, for clues as to how things might go in Vernon. On the shore of Lake Michigan, a contractor has been working for six years to clean up the former Zion nuclear plant. There are key differences between what's happening at Zion and what's...
