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Posted on 06/18/2004 7:19:50 AM PDT by esryle
VERNON, Vt. -- The Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant has declared what it calls an "unusual event." That is the plant's lowest level of an emergency.
The alert follows a transformer fire outside of the plant, near the non-nuclear side of the grounds.
Vermont Emergency Management says the fire is out and there is no fear of a radioactive release. NewsNine is told that the "unusual event" declaration is simply a precaution.
Emergency Management says that some smoke from the fire did make its way into the plant through a duct system. Nobody was hurt and the plant was not evacuated as of 8:00.
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant is in Vernon, VT just over the Connecticut River from Hinsdale.
I wouldn't trust that power plant. The owners are big Clinton donors. It's liable to blow up at any moment.
Bump for Vermonters.
Mr. Burns will be fined and the town will use the money to build a monorail.
Bart: "We need help!"
Homer: "Batman!"
Bart: "We need a SCIENTIST!"
Homer: "Batman's a scientist."
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