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federal review panel says Entergy Vermont Yankee should not be allowed to operate
after 2012 unless it conducts a more detailed analysis of aging metal
components. The
decision marks the first time that the three-judge panel has ruled against a
company’s application for a license extension. But
Yankee says it’s already doing the studies that the panel has called for.
The Nuclear
Regulatory Commission says there’s no indication there were any problems with
parts that were not inspected properly before being sent to the Vermont Yankee
nuclear plant in Vernon.