Vermont Yankee - No delays. No Do-overs.

January 28, 2010

Governor Jim Douglas called for a “timeout” on whether the legislature should vote to grant Vermont Yankee a license to continue to operate. This is dangerous. The process needs to go on as scheduled - no delays or do-overs.

We know the plant is too old to be reliable or safe. Delaying a vote won't change that fact. We just can't trust the out-of-state utility executives to tell us the truth about the reactor's safety or reliability. Delaying a vote won't change that fact either

Delaying a vote won't fix the problems at the reactor or stop the radioactive leak, but it would allow Entergy Vermont Yankee to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on PR and lobbyists to try and keep the old reactor running past its retirement date in 2012.

We have a responsibility to pass on a positive legacy to future generations and closing Vermont Yankee as scheduled is the safe and responsible thing to do. Delaying a vote will only slow our transition to a better energy future.

In case you missed it here is some recent news:

Burlington Free Press - Douglas fed up with Vermont Yankee - click here

Time Argus - Douglas wants lawmakers to put off vote on Yankee - click here

New York Times - Radiation Levels Cloud Vermont Reactor’s Fate - click here