Vermont files suit against the NRC for relicensing Yankee

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State sues NRC over water permit
By JOSH STILTS / Reformer Staff
Posted: 05/24/2011 03:00:00 AM EDT
Updated: 05/24/2011 08:27:31 AM EDT


Tuesday May 24, 2011

BRATTLEBORO -- The Department of Public Service and the New England Coalition filed suit Friday against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission citing that the relicensing of Vermont Yankee is a violation of the Clean Water Act.

In March, when the NRC approved the new 20-year license of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon, it did so without the plant obtaining either a water quality certificate or a waiver from the state of Vermont for the license.

"A precondition of licensing is receipt of a state certification that any discharges into navigable waters will comply with sections 301-303 and 306-307 of the Clean Water Act," documents filed by NEC state.

Deb Markowitz, secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources, said that although the petitions are based on a very narrow issue, it's still an extremely important topic.

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Vermont may lose this one- it's up against the feds and Entergy but it won't be because or top government officials didn't fight in every possible way to shut down the damn plant.