N.H. legislators want more VY oversight power for state
Feb 6 -
> McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Brattleboro Reformer, Vt.
>
> Rep. Paul Hodes, D-NH, and state Senator Molly Kelly, D-Keene, will be
> in Vernon Monday morning at 11 a.m. to announce a federal proposal
> that would give New Hampshire greater oversight over safety
> inspections at Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant.
>
> Details of the proposal will be announced during the visit to the
> power plant.
>
> Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman Neil Sheehan said the NRC has
> spoken with Hodes and answered his questions about the contamination
> of groundwater with tritium at Yankee.
>
> "Our State Liaison Officers have done the same with Senator Kelly and
> other state legislators in the region," he said. "We are not yet
> familiar with the details of the oversight proposal. However, we have
> Memorandums of Understanding with states in which plants are located
> that allow state inspectors to observe our inspection activities, sit
> in on our meetings with plant representatives and review plant
> documents."
>
>
> McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Brattleboro Reformer, Vt.
>
> Rep. Paul Hodes, D-NH, and state Senator Molly Kelly, D-Keene, will be
> in Vernon Monday morning at 11 a.m. to announce a federal proposal
> that would give New Hampshire greater oversight over safety
> inspections at Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant.
>
> Details of the proposal will be announced during the visit to the
> power plant.
>
> Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman Neil Sheehan said the NRC has
> spoken with Hodes and answered his questions about the contamination
> of groundwater with tritium at Yankee.
>
> "Our State Liaison Officers have done the same with Senator Kelly and
> other state legislators in the region," he said. "We are not yet
> familiar with the details of the oversight proposal. However, we have
> Memorandums of Understanding with states in which plants are located
> that allow state inspectors to observe our inspection activities, sit
> in on our meetings with plant representatives and review plant
> documents."
>
>