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Vermont town contracts with Entergy over closure of Vermont Yankee nuclear plant

Town of closing Vt nuclear plant signs agreement News Times, Tuesday, January 7, 2014 VERNON, Vt. (AP) — The select board in the Vermont town of Vernon has signed a contract with the owner of the closing Vermont Yankee nuclear plant that will stabilize the town’s tax base through March 2015.

The deal sets the value of the plant at $280 million for the fiscal year while the current assessment is $300 million, Vermont Public Radio reported (http://bit.ly/1ddx7sQ).

The agreement is good for the town because the plant will stop selling power in December, halfway through the contract, officials said. Entergy announced in August of 2013 that it would shut down Vermont Yankee at the end of 2014.

“We negotiated a fantastic one-year contract for the town that really gives us some breathing space…..The town is planning a public meeting on Jan. 20 to discuss budget cuts. The board will meet with Entergy again after town meeting to figure out a five- or ten-year tax agreement, O’Donnell said. http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Town-of-closing-Vt-nuclear-plant-signs-agreement-5121649.php

January 8, 2014 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | Leave a comment

Indian point nuclear workers ready to strike

Indian Point workers authorize strike if pact not reached, Lohud.com 7 Jan 14,  Members of Indian Point’s largest union have voted to authorize a strike against nuclear power plant owner Entergy if a new labor agreement can’t be reached by Jan. 17.

The contract between Utility Workers Union of America, Local 1-2, and Entergy expires at midnight that day. The union announced the strike-authorization vote Monday night…….

The union plans to hold a practice picket Thursday afternoon outside the plant. http://www.lohud.com/article/20140106/NEWS/301060063/Indian-Point-workers-authorize-strike-pact-not-reached?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CNews

January 8, 2014 Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | Leave a comment