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New York Times: Unless a court intervenes, the clock is winding down on the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor. Its initial license expires next March, and the state of Vermont is blocking a permit that it needs to run beyond then.
But its owner, Entergy, which is suing the state in federal court over the permit, announced on Monday that it would order a new load of fuel for the plant, essentially betting that the legal proceedings will come out in its favor.
Fuel for reactors is ordered in batches, and at Vermont......
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Biting the Bullet, Vermont Yankee Orders Fuel
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on July 25th, 2011
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