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.
Man, 42 cents per kwhr? Sounds like HQ is really gouging the h*ll out of a captive customer base. And while VT is a very beautiful state, I can't think of a much worse venue for PV solar (I won't even mention the thermal solar boondoggle). And tearing up miles of ridge lines and old-growth forests (for access roads) for windmills that will have maybe 35% capacity factor at best is not exactly a prescription for maintaining a healthy ecosystem. States with RPS statutes on the books are starting to learn the hard way how misguided that is.