Another article that has been REDUCED, REWRITTEN and REEDITED for the WEB!!
And you wonder where the anger comes from, huh?
I wanted to post this because Vermont Yankee is JUST ACROSS the STATE LINE from WHERE I LIVE!!!
"Panel reviews relicensing of nuclear plant" by John Curran, Associated Press | July 22, 2008
NEWFANE, Vt. - A federal panel convened yesterday to weigh an antinuclear group's challenge to the relicensing of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, promising an independent review of three technical issues the group contends are serious enough to warrant rejection of the 20-year extension.
In a trial-style proceeding, a three-member Atomic Safety and Licensing Board panel will take testimony and question specialists from plant owner Entergy Nuclear and the New England Coalition, a citizens' group.
The judges will then report to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which will decide whether the plant can operate beyond the expiration of its license in 2012.
The 36-year-old nuclear power plant has recently had problems with its towers, including a collapse, but issues related to that will not be considered at the evidentiary hearing. The meeting was called in response to the New England Coalition challenge filed in May 2006.
The hearing, which is expected to last until Thursday, drew a small but vocal group of antinuclear protesters outside who stood in the rain outside the Windham County Superior Courthouse holding signs - and umbrellas.
"Profits for Entergy, Waste for Vermonters," read one of them.--MORE--"
So WHY the CUT, Globe?!
WHY the CENSORSHIP, huh?
The state of Vermont has joined with New England Coalition in the challenges.
Gee, WHY would the Globe pull that down?!
Doesn't want us to know it is also a STATE that is WITH THE PEOPLE, huh?!
I can understand that, considering that the shit Globe here is supportive of the crap government in this state. Wouldn't want to give any Massachusetts residents any ideas, would you (as well as make the state government look bad)?
A leak in a cooling tower of the Vernon plant was recently discovered, as well as other structural problems involving new brackets revealed almost a year after the collapse of the tower.
Yeah, NO NEED you should KNOW THAT, Mass. citizen -- especially from an agenda-pushing, corporate piece of crap like the Boston Globe here!
Especially when you LIVE HERE!!!!!
After all, the nuke plant isn't right across THEIR STATE LINE!!!!
"I want to let the NRC know that we are very, very concerned about the health of our friends, neighbors, children because of the continued operation of this demonstrably old, leaky, poorly made atomic reactor, and we want it shut down," said Sally Shaw, 52, of Gill, Mass."
Hey, that is the town RIGHT NEXT DOOR!!!!
See, we are GOOD PEOPLE OUT HERE, world!!!
That's WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS, folks -- not the SHIT PART of the state, which is EAST of 495!!!!!!!!
Now, WHY WOULD the Boston Globe want to CUT ALL THAT, huh?!
I guess WE DON'T EXIST OUT HERE, unless it is to push some racist rube shit!!!
Well, FUCK YOU, BOSTON GLOBE!!!!!!!!!
They want to DISRESPECT US, well then, THEY DESERVE MY SCORN, the fucking shit-sheet agenda-pushing crap-fucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
