Nuclear Free Vermont by 2012
POB 6325
Brattleboro, Vermont 05302
Ed Anthes
802-257-0012
ema@svcable.net
July 14, 2010
Our organization began in 2002. We sponsored Town Meeting Resolutions in Vermont
towns within the Emergency Response Zone on closing Vermont Yankee, as scheduled.
In 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009 and 2010, overwhelmingly, voters have said ENVY should
close by March 2012.
After Sept. 11, we began working with Selectboards and Emergency Management
Directors to improve Emergency Response Plans around Vermont Yankee. Following the
Hurricane Katrina debacle, it was clear that requiring sheltering and radiation monitoring
after a release for only 20% of the population is irresponsible. In 2006, our resolution
focused on the inadequacies of the Emergency Response Plans for Entergy Nuclear. In
that vote, 84% of Brattleboro voters agreed with us that major improvements are still
needed.
In 2008, the Vermont Legislature enacted a law requiring an inspection of Entergy
Nuclear Vermont Yankee, to help ensure that legislators could make a responsible,
informed choice when deciding if Vermont will switch to renewable energy sources, or
allow Entergy Nuclear to operate their reactor in Vernon for twenty years past its design
life.
A summary of the NSA inspectors’ evaluation is Appendix B, Vermont Yankee
Benchmark Report. The Benchmark Report compares Entergy Nuclear Vermont
Yankee to all other reactors in the US. ENVY ranks in the worst group of reactors in half
of the benchmark measures compared. These include:
Plant Overall Performance
Production Cost
Recordable Injuries
Number of Systems Supervised by each System Manager
Industry Equipment Reliability Performance
ENVY vs. Sister Plants Equipment Reliability Performance
ENVY ranks 10th worst of 12 similar reactors
ENVY vs. Entergy Fleet Equipment Reliability Performance
ENVY ranks 11th worst of 12 Entergy reactors
Equipment Reliability Index
The NSA report states