Vermont delegation talks Vt. Yankee with NRC

Vermont's Congressional Delegation took their concerns over Vermont Yankee to the chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission today. They discussed a suspected leak of radioactive water at the nuclear plant. The delegation called for an investigation into whether the plant is safe and if Yankee officials purposely misled state leaders about the existence of underground piping.

"The discoveries are very troubling," says Senator Patrick Leahy. "Let's find out what the real facts are. */We are not getting it from the compan/*y."

"There is enormous concern in the state about the safety of Yankee Nuclear," says Senator Bernie Sanders. "There is concern about the t*/ruthfulness of Entergy/* and we want answers and we want answers soon."

*/"Entergy cannot be trusted to give accurate informat/*ion, so the NRC has a real obligation to make certain this plant is safe," says Congressman Peter Welch.

Congressman Welch says the NRC needs to show it's the cop on the beat. And the NRC says it will act aggressively. The delegation is expecting a report from the NRC chair in a week.

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