A group representing 13 employees at the shuttered Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant has filed a motion to intervene in the Vermont Public Service Board’s review of Entergy’s pending sale of the facility to decommissioning specialist NorthStar Group Services.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 300 (IBEW) filed the motion on Monday with the Vermont Public Service Board. It’s unclear from the filing if the 13 employees support or oppose the potential sale, which Entergy agreed to in order to consolidate and expedite decommissioning of the plant. Vermont Yankee closed in 2014, and decommissioning under North Star is projected to be completed in the 2030s.
“This proceeding is the only opportunity for the IBEW Local 300 to provide input regarding these matters and how they affect the interests of the IBEW Local 300 members,” the filing states.
Monday’s filing states that the IBEW is an advocate for the safety and well-being of the member employees at the plant, as well as electrical trade personnel working for construction contractors hired by Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee to conduct maintenance and preliminary decommissioning activities.
Entergy agreed in November to sell the plant to New York-based NorthStar. The deal must be approved by both the Public Service Board and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The PSB plans to conduct public proceedings on the matter through October.
