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Consumer group charges Vermont Yankee with using deceptive advertising
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VPIRG says the owners of the nuclear power plant have used deceptive advertising in their campaign to operate the reactor for another 20 years.VPR News
Morning Newscast: July 29, 2008
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Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission has given the green light for Entergy Corp. to spin off Vermont Yankee and four other nuclear plants to a newly created company; Green Mountain Power says it ultimately wants to rely more on environmentally friendly power – and less on nuclear; The wood harvesting program that state officials plan to expand is a multiyear initiative to help Vermonters heat their homes…VPR News
NRC OKs Entergy spinning off five nuclear plants
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The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission has given the green light for Entergy Corp. to spin off Vermont Yankee and four other nuclear plants to a newly created company.VPR News
Nuclear watchdog group hopes its role may help
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A longtime activist with the New England Coalition says the nuclear watchdog group may not block the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant from winning a 20-year license extension.VPR News
Public Service officials predict higher power prices in Vermont
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In the years ahead, Vermont is not expected to be as reliant on nuclear power from Vermont Yankee. And officials predict the power won’t be as cheap as it is now. VPR’s Susan Keese has more.VPR News
Entergy’s stance on decommissioning fund appears to change
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Vermont Yankee owner Entergy Nuclear says only its subsidiary, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, is responsible to pay the costs of decommissioning the plant when it eventually shuts down.VPR News
Douglas administration raises questions about Entergy’s corporate restructuring
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The Douglas Administration is raising questions about the financial stability of the new owners of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant. The administration says the new company will be financially weak because it will have to borrow billions of dollars. But the new questions are prompting critics to ask why the governor vetoed a recent Vermont Yankee bill. The bill would have required the new owners to guarantee it has enough money set aside to decommission the plant.VPR News
Morning Newscast May 30, 2008
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Governor Douglas criticizes a plan by Entergy Nuclear to spin off 5 of its facilities into a separate company that would start deep in debt. The legislature previously supported a bill that would have required Yankee to show it had adequate funding for decommissioning, but Douglas vetoed it; more…VPR News