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State Sues Over Nuclear Waste

State Sues Over Nuclear Waste

3WCASX-TV NEWS Montpelier, Vermont – May 5, 2009

The state of Vermont is suing the federal government over nuclear waste at Vermont Yankee.

Highly-radioactive spent fuel from the reactor is stored at the nuclear plant in Vernon. The safety of spent fuel is governed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but it is not one of the factors the NRC will review as it considers whether to grant Vermont Yankee a license extension. The state wants to change that and is joining a federal lawsuit to force the NRC to consider spent fuel safety in the relicensing process.

State Sues Over Nuclear Waste – WCAX.COM Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports-

May 6, 2009 - Posted by | politics, USA | , , , ,

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