In a press release issued this morning, Attorney General William Sorrell has announced he will appeal the decision of a federal district court to disallow two Vermont laws that would give the state a say over the relicensing of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant. From the release:
Attorney General William H. Sorrell has filed an appeal of the federal district court’s recent decision in favor of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee. The district court, in its January 19 ruling, invalidated two Vermont statutes that gave the Legislature a say on the ability of Vermont Yankee to continue operations when its current state license expires on March 21, 2012. Attorney General Sorrell announced today that the State has appealed all aspects of the judgment entered by the district court.
Gov. Peter Shumlin issued the following statement in response to the news:
“As I said when the court opinion was issued, I do not agree with Judge Murtha’s decision. We as a state have had many important and legitimate concerns with Entergy Louisiana and its operation of Vermont Yankee that are not reflected in the opinion. I support the Attorney General’s work in getting a positive result on appeal. Meanwhile, my administration will be focusing on the state’s continuing authority over Vermont Yankee.”
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Posted by: Chic Networking | 02/19/2012 at 06:07 AM