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Request for criminal probe into U.S. nuclear power company

Trouble mounts for Louisiana’s Entergy following radioactive leaks at Vermont nuclear plant. Facing South 3 March 2010, New Orleans-based power giant Entergy is in hot water following revelations that its Vermont Yankee nuclear plant has leaked radioactive contamination to the environment — and its trouble isn’t limited to Vermont.

The Mississippi State Attorney General is also taking aim at the company, questioning Entergy’s recent transfer of more than $1 billion from its parent company that oversees its Mississippi operations to its troubled nuclear division.

…..Two of Vermont’s leading environmental organizations have asked U.S. Attorney General Eric  Holder to launch a criminal probe into Entergy’s provision of false information under oath and carelessly disregard of obligations to maintain critical power plant systems, while the governor in neighboring New Hampshire has called for an NRC investigation.

ISS – Trouble mounts for Louisiana’s Entergy following radioactive leaks at Vermont nuclear plant

March 3, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA