In a case closely followed by nuclear power advocates and opponents, a federal judge has ruled in favor of the nuclear industry, over-ruling the Vermont legislature’s attempt to shut a troubled nuclear power plant because of safety concerns.
Routine tests on fish taken from the Connecticut River near the Vt. Yankee nuclear plant are showing the presence of Strontium-90, a powerful radioactive isotope.
A federal judge in Vermont yesterday refused to grant an injunction that would have allowed the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant to operate beyond its scheduled closing date of March 2012.
A year ago, officials at Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant were trying to find the source of a radioactive tritium leak. Eventually the source was found, and the cleanup continues. Meanwhile, new leaks have sprung up, including two more just last month.
