"MONTPELIER, Vt. — In an unusual state foray into nuclear regulation, the Vermont Senate voted 26 to 4 Wednesday to block operation of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant after 2012, citing radioactive leaks, misstatements in testimony by plant officials and other problems.
Unless the chamber reverses itself, it will be the first time in more than 20 years that the public or its representatives has decided to close a reactor.
The vote came just more than a week after President Obama declared a new era of rebirth for the nation’s nuclear industry, announcing federal loan guarantees of $8.3 billion to assure the construction of a twin-reactor plant near Augusta, Ga."
Vermont Senate Votes to Close Nuclear Plant - NYTimes.com
Just because it may be time to shut Vermont Yankee down, it doesn't mean doom for the nuclear industry. It's simply time to build new cleaner, more efficient and safer new facilities that pass the tougher environmental standards. For starters, stop building these huge ticking time bombs close to heavily populated areas. Who came up with these ideas? Hmmmm.....Long Island seems like a good place to build a huge reactor.
There have been a lot of technical advances in green energy, but you can't count out ideas like smaller scale operations. There are plans for home reactors that run on trace amounts of commercial grade plutonium and phone booth size reactors that are self-contained. The latter can be used to power small rural communities that now rely on diesel generators for electricity. We shouldn't let politics pollute the "green revolution". We all benefit from it.
Just because it may be time to shut Vermont Yankee down, it doesn't mean doom for the nuclear industry. It's simply time to build new cleaner, more efficient and safer new facilities that pass the tougher environmental standards. For starters, stop building these huge ticking time bombs close to heavily populated areas. Who came up with these ideas? Hmmmm.....Long Island seems like a good place to build a huge reactor.
There have been a lot of technical advances in green energy, but you can't count out ideas like smaller scale operations. There are plans for home reactors that run on trace amounts of commercial grade plutonium and phone booth size reactors that are self-contained. The latter can be used to power small rural communities that now rely on diesel generators for electricity. We shouldn't let politics pollute the "green revolution". We all benefit from it.
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