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Shrinking role for nuclear power in US energy mix
2013-09-02 14:36:37| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Boston Globe: The pending closure of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station is the latest in a string of planned plant retirements that many industry analysts say forecast a shrinking role for nuclear in the nations energy mix. Vermont Yankee, which began operating in 1972, is the fifth reactor in the country to be scheduled for closure over the past year, dealing another blow to industry hopes of a nuclear renaissance. While four new reactors are scheduled to come online over the next several years, analysts...
AREVA completes decontamination at Chooz A nuclear power plant in France
2013-08-30 01:00:00| Power Technology
AREVA has completed decontamination of primary loop elements at the Chooz A nuclear power plant located in Northern France.
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant to Close in 2014
2013-08-28 14:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Burlington Free Press: In the end, the price of power and the quirks of the energy market not a protracted legal battle with the state is forcing the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant to close down. Plant owner Entergy Corp. announced Tuesday it will shut the 41-year-old Vernon plant at the end of 2014, a move cheered by critics and mourned by employees and supporters. This decision was based on economic performance, Bill Mohl, Entergys wholesale commodities president, said at a Brattleboro news conference...
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Entergy to Close Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant
2013-08-27 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: Entergy Corporation today said it plans to close and decommission its Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station in Vernon, Vermont. The station is expected to cease power production after its current fuel cycle and move to safe shutdown in the fourth quarter of 2014. Anti-nuclear activists greeted the news with delight. After years of protests, conferences and lawsuits, the nuclear plant that has worried them will be shuttered. The nonprofit group Beyond Nuclear commented, "The State of the Vermont,...
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Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant to close by end of 2014
2013-08-27 17:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated press: Vermont's only nuclear power plant will shut down by the end of next year, ending a nasty legal battle over the future of the 4-decade-old plant, Entergy Corporation announced Tuesday. The Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station is expected to cease power production after its current fuel cycle and will begin being decommissioned in the fourth quarter of 2014, the company said. The station will remain under the oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission throughout the decommissioning process....
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