Vernon News

Asah Cramer of Guilford, Vt., has been named to the dean's list for the first, second and third quarter at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Entergy Nuclear said Thursday it had fixed a stubborn leak in its condenser and completed other emergency repairs, which would allow the Vernon reactor to return to full power by today.

Vermont lawmakers said Thursday they are worried that President Obama's health care reform plans are falling apart in Washington, D.C., as they urged Congress to make major changes to the industry this year.

VERNON, Vt. - The companies that own almost half the nation's nuclear reactors are not setting aside enough money to dismantle them, and many may sit idle for decades and pose safety and security risks as a result, an Associated Press investigation has found.

This June 9 2009, photo shows the control room at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant in Vernon, Vt .

The Federal Emergency Management Agency Radiological Assistance Committee gave Vermont Yankee officials and participants in the plant's evacuation exercise high scores for their work in and around the nuclear power station last Wednesday.

The companies that own almost half the nation's nuclear reactors are not setting aside enough money to dismantle them, and many may sit idle for decades and pose safety and security risks as a result, an Associated Press investigation has found.

Report turns up heat on climate change June 16: The Obama administration on Tuesday released a 190-page assessment of documented and expected effects of climate change across the United States, warning that global warming is already being felt.

High school seniors all over the country will be listening to commencement speakers this month at their graduation ceremonies.

In court on June 9, Pinette pleaded not guilty to three counts of violating his conditions of release and one count of vehicle operation with a suspended license.

Three teams from Vermont's hazardous materials response team went looking for imaginary radioactivity Wednesday, as part of the federal emergency preparedness drill for the towns around the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor.

The Vermont Yankee nuclear plant will have to reduce power in the near future to fix another set of leaks in its condenser, Entergy Nuclear announced late Monday.

The head of Vermont Emergency Management says she's pleased with a test of the emergency notification system that would warn of problems at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant.

Vermont Yankee technicians failed to address in an adequate manner a safety issue related to a high-pressure coolant injection system, stated a report issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission this week.

Windham County lawmakers voted with their respective parties during a special session at the Statehouse where the Vermont Legislature overrode Gov.

Shannon P. Ketcham, son of Maureen and Richard W. Ketcham of Vernon, Vt., graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon on May 24.

The Vermont Department of Public Service gave the go-ahead on May 18 to the Vermont Electric Power Company to use nine "off-corridor access routes" for the construction of its Southern Loop Project.

People of all generations gathered under the trees at the Brattleboro Common Monday to pay tribute to those who have served in our country's wars.

Calculations performed by Vermont Yankee engineers to prove to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that certain components will operate within safety margins for another 20 years were rated "acceptable" by the NRC.

The Vermont Yankee nuclear plant edged one step closer Thursday to getting its final federal approval for another 20 years of operation.