MONTPELIER — The Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant is asking the state Public Service Board for permission to continue operating beyond its original March 21 closure date.
The move follows a Jan. 19 ruling by a federal court judge who found that the state didn’t have the authority to close the plant as it had wished.
But the decision said the plant needed to seek a certificate of public good from the utility-regulating Public Service Board.
Entergy Nuclear CEO J. Wayne Leonard made the comments about the plans Tuesday during a telephone conference call with investors.
Leonard says Entergy officials believe that there is nothing standing in the way of a new certificate and that the law allows the plant to continue operating while the case is decided.
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