Vermont Yankee

By John Stang The Vermont Public Utility Commission (PUC) this week postponed a status conference on talks over the sale of the retired Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant to Feb. 5 because negotiations are still unresolved. The PUC had scheduled the status conference for Thursday with representatives from plant owner Entergy, prospective buyer NorthStar Group […]

The Vermont Public Utility Commission (PUC) on Tuesday canceled a public hearing and set of evidentiary hearings in its review of the proposed sale of the retired Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. The move is intended to give the various parties to the process time to review and discuss a revised financial assurance proposal for […]

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued an environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact for a request from power company Entergy for exemptions related to storage of spent fuel at the shuttered Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. Following the Jan. 11 finding, the last step in the process is completion of a NRC […]

The Vermont Public Utility Commission on Tuesday canceled a public hearing and set of evidentiary hearings in its review of the proposed sale of the retired Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. The move is intended to give the various parties to the process time to review and discuss a revised financial assurance proposal for the […]

The owner and prospective buyer of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant have revised their financial assurance plan to address concerns about the sale they hope to complete in 2018. The update was noted in a Jan. 5 letter from Stephanie Hoffman, special counsel for the Vermont Public Service Department, to Judith Whitney, clerk for […]

The owner and prospective buyer of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant have revised their financial assurance plan to address concerns about the sale. The update was noted in a Jan. 5 letter from Stephanie Hoffman, special counsel for the Vermont Public Service Department, to Judith Whitney, clerk for the Vermont Public Utility Commission. Hoffman […]

The Vermont Public Utility Commission on Friday rescheduled to Jan. 18 its second public hearing on the proposed sale of the shuttered Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. The hearing had been scheduled for last Thursday, but was interrupted by the massive winter storm that hit the East Coast at midweek. The session is now due […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has given final authorization for power company Entergy to use the decommissioning trust fund for the retired Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant for management of the site’s spent reactor fuel. The regulator announced publication of its environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) on the exemption to federal rules […]

A public hearing scheduled for today on the planned sale of the retired Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant was canceled Wednesday in the face of the oncoming “bomb cyclone” storm. The storm was expected to deliver snow, ice, strong winds, and frigid temperatures across the East Coast starting Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has given final authorization for power company Entergy to use the decommissioning trust for the retired Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant for management of the site’s irradiated fuel. The regulator announced publication of its environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) on the exemption in a Dec. 26 Federal […]

A second round of state depositions has been scheduled for January on the proposed sale of the retired Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. Depositions were previously held in October as the Vermont Public Utility Commission considers whether to authorize transfer of ownership of Vermont Yankee from power company Entergy to nuclear decommissioning specialist NorthStar Group […]

A second round of state depositions has been scheduled for January on the proposed sale of the retired Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. Depositions were previously held in October as the Vermont Public Utility Commission considers whether to authorize transfer of ownership of Vermont Yankee from power company Entergy to nuclear decommissioning specialist NorthStar Group […]

The current and prospective owner of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant believe they can count on additional legal wins against the Department of Energy to help finance decommissioning of the shuttered facility. Power company Entergy and nuclear decommissioning specialist NorthStar Group Services also say they should not need a new Nuclear Regulatory Commission exemption […]

Power company Entergy last month notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of plans for a new $4 million disbursement from its decommissioning trust for the shuttered Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. “The disbursement request is expected to include, among other things, site-specific decommissioning costs related to licensing/emergency planning contractor costs, insurance and property tax,” according to […]

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has requested additional data from power provider Entergy regarding the application to transfer the operations and spent fuel storage licenses for its Vermont Yankee nuclear plant to planned facility buyer NorthStar Group Services. Entergy closed Vermont Yankee in 2014, and in February joined the New York City-based nuclear decommissioning specialist […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has requested additional data from Entergy regarding the application to transfer the operations and spent fuel storage licenses for its shuttered Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant to planned facility buyer NorthStar Group Services. The companies filed the application in February with the federal regulator, with the aim of completing the sale […]

Thomas Gardiner The transfer of spent fuel at the shuttered Vermont Yankee nuclear plant is proceeding as planned, a manager for owner Entergy said last week during a meeting of the state’s Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel. “We are transferring an average of one canister per week,” according to Joseph Lynch, the power company’s senior […]

The transfer of spent fuel at the shuttered Vermont Yankee nuclear plant is proceeding as planned, a manager for owner Entergy said Thursday during a meeting of the state’s Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel. “We are transferring an average of one canister per week,” Joseph Lynch, Entergy senior manager for government affairs, said during an […]

Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee reiterated their support for a major nuclear-waste policy bill Tuesday, despite misgivings that the measure might delay the day spent reactor fuel is moved away from the power plants that generated it. If the the 45-page Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017 became law, it would […]

An AREVA Nuclear Materials-NorthStar Group Services joint venture no longer expects to seal the deal in 2017 on its first acquisitions of nuclear plants for decommissioning, an executive said this week. The two companies in February announced the formation of Accelerated Decommissioning Partners, which would buy closed nuclear plants and take charge of decommissioning, site […]

The Vermont Public Service Department has scheduled a number of depositions as part of the state’s ongoing review of the sale of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. The sale of the shuttered facility from power company Entergy to NorthStar Group Services for decommissioning requires approval both from the Vermont Public Utility Commission and the […]

The Vermont Public Service Department has scheduled a number of depositions as part of the state’s ongoing review of the sale of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. The sale of the shuttered facility from power company Entergy to NorthStar Group Services for decommissioning requires approval both from the Vermont Public Utility Commission and the […]

Power company Entergy has notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of its plan to withdraw up to $4.5 million from the trust fund for decommissioning of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant. The disbursement from Bank of New York Mellon would occur 30 days after the date of the Aug. 15 letter from Entergy, which was posted […]

Entergy has notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of its plan to withdraw up to $4.5 million from the trust fund for decommissioning of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. The disbursement from Bank of New York Mellon would occur 30 days after the date of the Aug. 15 letter from Entergy, which was posted Tuesday […]

The Vermont Public Utility Commission is giving extra time to the town where the now-retired Vermont Yankee nuclear plant is located to file testimony on the station’s proposed sale from Entergy to NorthStar Group Services. The PUC on Tuesday agreed to the request from the town of Vernon’s Planning and Development Commission for two additional […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Aug. 16 that it has completed its inspection of the dry cask storage facilities at Entergy’s retired Vermont Yankee nuclear plant and found no significant safety concerns. The NRC in May and June inspected work on the second independent spent fuel storage installation being built at the plant. Inspectors observed […]

By Wayne Barber Entergy’s efforts to sell the retired Vermont Yankee nuclear plant after its retirement could set a pattern for the nuclear power plant operator, Chairman and CEO Leo Denault said Wednesday. “As we move toward the complete wind-down of our merchant operations we will continue to look for opportunities to divest our nuclear […]

The Vermont Public Utility Commission this week issued a new schedule that extends by several months its review of the planned sale of the shuttered Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station from owner Entergy to decommissioning specialist NorthStar Group Services. The schedule updates specific dates for document filings and hearings through the week of Jan. 29, […]

The Vermont Public Utility Commission on Monday issued a new schedule for its review of the planned sale of the shuttered Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station from owner Entergy to decommissioning specialist NorthStar Group Services. The schedule updates dates for document filings and hearings through the week of Jan. 29, 2018. However, some activities by […]

NorthStar Group Services is filling out its team for decommissioning of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, even as it faces continued questions about its capacity to carry off the project. The New York City-based decommissioning specialist hopes by the first quarter of 2018 to secure state and federal regulatory approval to acquire the plant that […]