Reactor Licensing & Regulation

NRC Denies State Appeals Over Emergency Planning Zone at Vermont Yankee

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday denied two appeals from the state of Vermont, where officials have argued the federal agency wrongly approved emergency planning zone exemptions at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station without allowing state input.
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