Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant

01/11/2019

Entergy today completed the sale of Vermont Yankee to subsidiaries of NorthStar Group Services, which will decommission the site. The sale completion is a major step toward the safe, timely, and efficient decommissioning of Vermont Yankee. Learn more:

Entergy Corporation today completed the sale of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee to subsidiaries of NorthStar Group Services, which will decommission the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station site.

10/18/2018

The NRC on Oct. 12 approved the application to transfer Vermont Yankee's licenses to NorthStar – a significant milestone toward the timely decommissioning of Vermont Yankee. The Vermont Public Utility Commission also needs to approve the sale, which is targeted to close by Dec. 31st. Learn more:

09/25/2018

Entergy will provide updates on Vermont Yankee's decommissioning plans at the meeting of the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel on Thursday, Sept. 27, beginning at 6 pm. The location and agenda have been posted: http://enter.gy/6180D2iAm

The 19 member Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (NDCAP) was established by Act 178 of the 2014 Vermont legislative session to replace the seven-member Vermont State Nuclear Advisory Panel (VSNAP) that had been in place since the sale of Vermont Yankee to Entergy in 2002. NDCAP includes...

09/19/2018

Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel meeting is set for Thursday, Sept. 27. Entergy will provide an update on VY decommissioning. http://enter.gy/6182DFggm

09/19/2018

Proposed sale of VY to NorthStar has had thorough review.

The Aug. 29 letter to the editor, "Yankee sale bad precedent," offers unnecessary concerns that the Vermont Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has treated the sale of Vermont Yankee to NorthStar as a "done deal." Nothing about Vermont Yankee has ever been a "done deal," and this sale is no exception....

09/05/2018

Letter: Vermont Yankee/NorthStar agreement has transparent history.

A recent letter to the editor (Yankee sale bad precedent, Aug. 29) suggests that the Vermont Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has treated its review of the sale of Vermont Yankee to NorthStar as a done deal without input from concerned Vermonters. The writer also asserts that Entergy will have no f...

08/13/2018

Letter: Writer hopes that sale is approved and Vernon can benefit from restored site and new economic opportunities.

Vermont Yankee

08/02/2018

This is video of the vertical cask transporter moving the final cask ( #58) in the final spent fuel storage campaign at Vermont Yankee. The transporter placed the cask on the spent fuel storage facility on August 1, 2018. The dedicated VY team completed the campaign safely and efficiently.

08/02/2018

VY completes final spent fuel storage campaign, safely, efficiently and on budget.

08/01/2018

Entergy Agrees to Post-Shutdown Sale of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, Palisades Power Plant to Holtec International for Decommissioning:

Entergy Agrees to Post-Shutdown Sale of Pilgrim, Palisades Nuclear Power Plants to Holtec International for Decommissioning

08/01/2018

Entergy agrees to post-shutdown sale of Pilgrim, Palisades nuclear power plants to Holtec International for decommissioning.

Entergy Corp. (NYSE: ETR) has agreed to sell the subsidiaries that own the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and the Palisades Power Plant in Covert, Michigan, after their shutdowns and reactor defuelings, to a Holtec International subsidiary for accelerated decommissioning.....

07/27/2018

Letter: Getting the sale right and approving the project are what matters most, even if it takes a little extra time.

Regulatory delays, while frustrating to developers and other interested parties, sometimes signify that the process is working correctly. Such is likely the case with the regulatory timeline for the approval of the sale of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant to NorthStar ("State will postpone decisio...