Entergy Chooses SAFSTOR for Decommissioning of Vermont Yankee

摘要

Entergy Vermont Yankee announced that as a result of its site assessment study for the decommissioning of the nuclear power plant in Vernon, it has selected the SAFSTOR remediation option authorized by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. According to NRC regulations, Entergy could take up to 60 years to clean up the site, which has been home to the nuclear power plant since 1972. It is also home to a spent fuel storage facility, at which is stored the nuclear waste produced in its 42 years of operation. The site assessment study also revealed cost for cleaning up the site is more than expected, at $1.24 billion.