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Douglas likely to veto decommissioning bill
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It looks likely that Governor Jim Douglas will veto a bill relating to the decommissioning of Vermont Yankee. The bill says that if Vermont Yankee is transferred to a new limited liability company, the new company has to prove it can cover the full cost of dismantling the plant.VPR News
Nuke plant’s owners want to dip into decommissioning fund
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Vermont Yankee’s owners want to use money from its decommissioning fund to pay for spent fuel storage instead, and that plans is drawing criticism from lawmakers.VPR News
PSB hears from public about nuclear spinoff
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Residents from Vermont, Massachusetts and New Hampshire are urging Vermont’s Public Service Board to use caution as it considers Entergy Nuclear’s proposal to spin off its five nuclear plants in the Northeast into a separate company.VPR News
Vermont Yankee tells NRC it will cost $728 million to dismantle plant in 2012
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Vermont Yankee has told federal regulators that it will cost 728 million dollars to dismantle the reactor if its shuts down in 2012. Yankee says if the plant continues to operate past that date, the decommissioning costs will go down slightly. VPR’s John Dillon reports.VPR News
Midday Newscast: February 14, 2007
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Senator John McCain is rallying Vermont Republicans to his presidential campaign; more…VPR News
Legislature to investigate Entergy’s corporate structure
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The legislature has hired a consultant to investigate the corporate structure of Entergy, the company that owns Vermont Yankee. Entergy wants to set up a new company that would own some of its nuclear power plants, including Vermont Yankee.VPR News