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Nuclear Free Future: The Hazards of High-Level Nuclear Waste at Vermont Yankee 08/27/2020

Christopher Williams of the Vermont Yankee Decommissioning Alliance and the Citizens Awareness Network talks with host Margaret Harrington about the need for Vermonters to take responsibility for the radioactive fuel rods stored at the site of the closed Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant. They discuss environmental justice and sound public policy.

Nuclear Free Future: Beyond Nuclear During the Pandemic 05/01/2020

Kevin Kamps, nuclear waste specialist with Beyond Nuclear, talks with host Margaret Harrington about the work of his organization, Beyond Nuclear, during the COVID-19 pandemic and the current state of the nuclear industry as they continue their work during this crisis.

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Nuclear Free Future: Vermont Yankee Entergy Sale = Consequences Part 2 12/10/2018

Kevin Kamps, Radioactive Waste Watchdog of Beyond Nuclear, talks with Nuclear Free Future host Margaret Harrington about the vulnerability of irradiated fuel stored at Vermont Yankee. All the nation’s nuclear power stations are vulnerable to terrorism, and we learn what we can do about it. He also talks about quality assurance problems with Holtec containers, the model used at Vermont Yankee.

Nuclear Free Future: Vermont Yankee Entergy Sale = Consequences 11/01/2018

Kevin Kamps of Beyond Nuclear talks with host Margaret Harrington about the consequences of the pending Vermont Yankee Entergy Nuclear Power Plant sale to Northstar. The US Regulatory Commission has approved the transfer of the license to the NY company, but the Vermont Public Utility Commission must rule on the sale before the deal can close. A Northstar accelerated decommissioning project could clean up the Vermont site in less than a decade. Kevin Kamps, the Radioactive Waste Watchdog for Beyond Nuclear, takes into account Northstar’s nuclear waste plans involving Waste Control Specialists and the insurance and financing for the job.

Vermont Access Network (VAN): Sound Off: Entergy 10/12/2010

Linda Kirker speaks with three representatives from Entergy about Vermont Yankee, its history, and its future.

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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!