A notable milestone: The sale of Vermont Yankee isn’t the end of the story, but it’s significant
Since Entergy Nuclear announced in 2013 it would shutter the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant in Vernon, Vt., which it deemed no longer an economic asset, debate has centered around three issues: what to do with the high-level nuclear waste stored on-site; whether the decommissioning fund is adequate for restoring the site to a usable state; and how to deal with the loss of what has, over the years, been one of the region’s largest economic engines.
About The Author
Jim Hamilton
Jim Hamilton is the Executive Director of The Nuclear Decommissioning Collaborative. Jim has over twenty-years of experience managing the entire life-cycle (siting, design, permitting, construction, closure, decommissioning, remediation and redevelopment) of large-scale manufacturing, energy and infrastructure facilities throughout North, Central and South America.