Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant
Coverage of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant in the Nexus archive.
- ‘Broken’ trust: Energy site redevelopment company seeks input from Vernon community on uses for former Vermont Yankee plant
PowerTransitions, a Texas-based energy company, is seeking input from Vernon's community on redevelopment plans for the former Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. Vernon Selectboard members expressed concerns about being excluded from planning processes, citing broken trust, while PowerTransitions emphasized preliminary stages of plans including battery storage, a small nuclear reactor, and a data center.
- Spent fuel is the nuclear elephant in the room
The article discusses the unresolved issue of spent fuel from the decommissioned Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, which remains stored along the Connecticut River in Vernon. Howard Dean criticizes nuclear power advocates for ignoring the risk of high-level nuclear waste rupturing and contaminating towns in Vermont and Connecticut.
- Don’t buy the nuclear sales pitch
The article criticizes the nuclear industry's 'new and improved nukes' sales pitch, highlighting Vermont's 58 nuclear waste storage casks along the Connecticut River and the long-term management challenges. It notes the Vernon site's $300 million cost to monitor 1.2 million kilograms of spent nuclear fuel until 2052, arguing that current policies prioritize corporate profits over resolving waste issues.