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Irradiated fish found near Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant

Vermont finds contaminated fish as nuclear debate rages | Reuters, by Scott DiSavino  Aug 2, 2011  NEW YORK   – Vermont health regulators said on Tuesday they found a fish containing radioactive material in the Connecticut River near Entergy’s Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant which could be another setback for Entergy to keep it running.

The state said it needs to do more testing to determine the source of the Strontium-90, which can cause bone cancer and leukemia.Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin wants the 620 megawatts reactor shut in March 2012 when its original operating license was to expire.

“Today’s troubling news from the Vermont Department of Health is another example of Entergy Louisiana putting their shareholders’ profits above the welfare of Vermonters,” Shumlin said in a statement….
Entergy filed a complaint in federal court to block the state from shutting the reactor next year…..
Vermont is the only state in the nation with a say on whether a nuclear plant within its borders can operate. The state gained that right, which Entergy is now challenging in federal court, when it agreed to allow Entergy to buy the plant in 2002…..
Vermont finds contaminated fish as nuclear debate rages | Reuters

August 5, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, USA