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Vermont May Revoke Nuclear Plant License

mdsolar writes "Following the Vermont Senate's 26-to-4 vote not to approve a 20-year license extension for the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, the Vermont Public Service Board will consider revoking its operating license as well. Meanwhile, the plant continues to operate without its Director of Nuclear Safety Assurance, who has been placed on administrative leave; the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has merely issued a Demand for Information rather than shutting down a plant that is lacking a full complement of safety personnel. It may be that the NRC is not capable of doing what is needed with regard to Entergy, the plant owner, which is also facing prosecution by the Mississippi Attorney General."

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  1. Oh, my God. Oh, God, no! by StarDrifter · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh, this can 't be happening! You're operating without a T-437, Vermont!
    Sweet mother of mercy!

    1. Re:Oh, my God. Oh, God, no! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      We should burn your sorry corpse for warmth and electricity then.

  2. who owns the place mr burns? by Joe+The+Dragon · · Score: 2, Funny

    who owns the place mr burns?

  3. Re:Hard to Replace by lorenlal · · Score: 3, Funny

    The region currently has a power-generation surplus of 4,000-5,000 megawatts, meaning it could lose up to 16 percent of its generation and not face a power deficit.

    The article seems to take very lightly that the region has enough spare capacity to power only 3-4 Deloreans...

  4. Re:The hell? by JustOK · · Score: 3, Funny

    huh...thought it had something to do with walking trees

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  5. Re:Did they really lie? by sincewhen · · Score: 3, Funny

    "I did not have sexual relations with that tritium."

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  6. Re:The hell? by Daniel+Dvorkin · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think perhaps GPP was a comment on the absurdity of corporate naming schemes. "We can't just be 'the power company,' we need a name that proactively maximizes stakeholder value by black-belt leveraging of core mission parameters ... I know! Entergy! It's like 'energy' but with a 't' for extra six-sigma network impact!"

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  7. Fine. Ban nukes. by Ralph+Spoilsport · · Score: 4, Funny

    Freeze in the dark for all I care you fucking hippies.

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  8. Re:The hell? by FatdogHaiku · · Score: 2, Funny

    A concatenation of Entropy and Energy. It will cost a lot, slowly fall apart, and in the end go broke and leave you to clean up the mess.

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