Authored by: Christian Avard on Thursday, February 11 2010 @ 08:12 AM GMT+4

OK, This is a great one Fake Rob! I could not stop laughing over it. Using
liars as one of their poster boys is too much.

Keep at it sir/madam! : )

Authored by: Maus Anon E on Thursday, February 11 2010 @ 10:58 AM GMT+4

Maybe nobody wants to be VY anymore. I mean, saying "I am VY" is kind of like saying "I'm a liar with a bladder control problem and I'm peeing in your water."



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Authored by: pjmelton on Thursday, February 11 2010 @ 11:08 AM GMT+4

I am missing the joke. Who is pictured?

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Authored by: paulgardner on Thursday, February 11 2010 @ 11:41 AM GMT+4

Forget his name - it was in the reformer. He was replaced by by a new dude named Curt Hebert, one of the company's PR types from Louisiana.

Authored by: PutneyReject on Thursday, February 11 2010 @ 01:51 PM GMT+4

Jay Thayer.

See this Reformer article for the story:

http://www.reformer.com/ci_14321501

Authored by: Rolf on Thursday, February 11 2010 @ 08:11 PM GMT+4

This is from http://www.7dvt.com/2010consider-source.


"On July 24, Gundersen copied O’Brien on an email that explained, “I have since become aware that there may be underground pipes that do indeed carry radioactivity at VY and am trying to understand this apparent discrepancy between published [Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee] reports indicating radioactive underground piping and what we said in the [legislative] report.” In subsequent emails, he further detailed his evidence.

The source of Gundersen’s evidence was a report from ENVY to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission dated May 14, 2009.

The report, posted on the NRC’s website, makes it clear that ENVY found tritium and other radionuclides in on-site storm drains connected via underground pipes to the plant’s operations.

The NRC report is dated just one week before Entergy officials Jay Thayer and Michael Colomb “misled” regulators under oath. Colomb signed the May 14 NRC report. "

They knew.

Seems a shame to have the focus of humor be on the has been, Thayer, when Colomb and McElwee are still part of the machine that

keeps

using

the pipes.

Rolf

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Authored by: PutneyReject on Thursday, February 11 2010 @ 10:14 PM GMT+4

Once again, you have no idea about what are posting...

"The report, posted on the NRC’s website, makes it clear that ENVY found tritium and other radionuclides in on-site storm drains connected via underground pipes to the plant’s operations."

Why don't you look at the actual report yourself before making any more incorrect statements. BTW, I'm not complaining about the radionuclides you mention. You probably should review the buried pipe program while you are at it.

Ironic how few on this board attempt even a cursory technical review of what they post. I'm glad you all don't work at VY. Even Arnie mixes his terms throughout that report.

Authored by: Rolf on Friday, February 12 2010 @ 11:51 AM GMT+4

Bluster away Putney.

It's over.

Rolf

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Authored by: PutneyReject on Friday, February 12 2010 @ 12:54 PM GMT+4

You really take the cake.

Authored by: SpudHill on Friday, February 12 2010 @ 01:34 PM GMT+4

Would that be yellowcake?

Authored by: Tylerhillgarden on Friday, February 12 2010 @ 01:34 PM GMT+4

This style of discourse is ultimately what’s wrong with renewing ENVY. It will permanently divide Vermont like it currently divides Vernon.

Just for the heck of it, think of Entergy as, oh say, any mega-bank. Take the safety issue out – take the details out – look at the big picture. The ‘bank’ has misrepresented their past practices and it has caused significant problems - downstream to Main Street kinds of problems. They are “too big to fail”. So, we don’t let them fail. We say, go ahead, we’ll help you continue. And they do continue. And they do repeat past mistakes. Except now we can’t stop them. We have no leverage and no public input. We have let the ‘bank’ take our hard earned 'trusts', squander them and we are outraged. Why repeat the mistakes we’ve so recently made?

So here’s my little solution – don’t perpetuate the problem. Stop it now. Decommission it now and start the road to recovery. We’re going to have to in 2032 anyway.

Why not now?

Authored by: PutneyReject on Friday, February 12 2010 @ 01:51 PM GMT+4

Vermont has done such a good job replacing VY with solar, wind, biomass, etc. that the state now has >600 MWe from those sources, right?

Good luck building any of those with any sort of meaningful capacity.

You are going to die sometime, why not right now?

Are you trying to race the Republicans to the bottom?

Authored by: Tylerhillgarden on Friday, February 12 2010 @ 02:05 PM GMT+4

Oh. My. God.

Authored by: SpudHill on Friday, February 12 2010 @ 02:19 PM GMT+4

You see what we're up against Tylerhillgarden?

Authored by: Tylerhillgarden on Friday, February 12 2010 @ 02:49 PM GMT+4

Yep. Makes me sad. The Commons did mention how Vermont Yankee is a poisonous and polarizing discussion and tho' I've known that for a long time and from veiled interactions at Town Meeting (that I no longer go to for that 'polarizing' and 'sad' reason - I know, I give up the right to complain when I don't go to meeting - so I'm quiet most of the time (parenthetical enough?...)), but still - we need to think and discuss. Not joust and parry and defend. Thanks for Chris and Lise for the chance to give it a shot!

Authored by: mr.mike on Saturday, February 13 2010 @ 02:24 AM GMT+4

Does it currently divide Vernon? Everyone i know from Vernon, and from watching vernon town meetings, has great support of VY.

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Authored by: Tylerhillgarden on Saturday, February 13 2010 @ 12:16 PM GMT+4

Hi Mr Mike,

Actually, I think it does divide Vernon. As I said above, I no longer go to
TM because of the contention (my husband was born here and also does
not go because Vernon is so completely divided and different since he
grew up here). Our neighbors don't go anymore. We're all probably too
quiet about our issues and that's our problem. But when I've been
outspoken, the feedback ain't great. One 'neighbor' said, after some
discussion about elderly housing "I hope you never get old here".