FWIW, your post impelled me to check on one of the issues that was a controversy, this business of "leaky" pipes that were said to be "buried" pipes. Based on the LERs I looked at, this is a classic example of what I noted above. The actual reports referenced "underground" pipes, and of course this was reported as "buried" pipes. They were not. They were run through underground utility tunnels. They were not in contact with soil or exposed to groundwater. That may seem to be an exceedingly fine technical distinction, but it makes all the difference in the world from an engineering viewpoint. Of course, the error on the part of those who misstated that they were "buried" was never acknowledged or retracted by those who did it.
Sorry to hear about your electric rates going up. I have heard that from others I know who live in the area. I thought Shumlin said the rates would go down when VT got rid of that "old nuke" and went to the shiny new "renewable" stuff (which is really based on ancient technology), wind turbines lining mountain ridges and the like. Wha hoppen?
Thanks for the reply. As I stated the long term leaky pipes were in a tunnel. They were not inspected for a long interval. I live within 20 miles of the plant. I’m going on recollections 1o years old, but that said there were substantial releases of Cesium and Strontium into the soil and Connecticut river as I stated. These releases were the final straw for the moonbat lobby to de-certify the plant. The plant had already been granted a license extension by the NRC when the VT public service board stepped in.The whole matter turned chaotic and Entergy said FU.
As to the renewable vaporware, I counted 2 whole days in January of viable solar activity. I don’t track Skittle power or unicorn farts so I can’t give you their contribution. What I do know is our electricity comes from Hydro Quebec at a premium, 42 cents per kwh winter rates and because HQ is hydro power the moonbats call that renewable for their 75% renewable standard.