9/14/2011 Entergy nuke plant trial in Vermont wraps up

Source: Associated Press
Date: 9/14/2011
by: Dave Gram


BRATTLEBORO, Vt.—An Entergy Corp. lawyer argued Wednesday in the court battle over Vermont's refusal to extend the life of a nuclear power plant that state lawmakers wrongly considered safety in blocking an extension.
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Editor's Note:  This is the nuclear plant which the state of Vermont wanted to block from license renewal but Entergy, the utility that runs the plant, challenged the state's veto law in federal court.  Bernie Sanders is one of the outspoken Vermont senators who opposes this plant due to safety issues.  See "Leas: Entergy’s case to keep operating Vermont Yankee falls of its own weight" for a good summary of the court case and its implications/importance.
 
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