Bartlett Votes 'no' to re-license Yankee
2/24/10 For Immediate Release
Contact: Susan Bartlett 888-5591 susan@bartlettforgovernor.com or John Bauer 279-7222
Susan Bartlett voted against re-licensing Vermont Yankee after 2012 in the Senate because she feels they are not worthy of the privilege.
She said that Entergy, the owner of Vermont Yankee, is working against their own purpose.
"I believe it was Napoleon who said, 'When the enemy is successfully defeating itself, don't interrupt them.' "
She said that the scariest testimony she heard was that no one has control over Vermont Yankee.
"We have an illegal discharge into Vermont waters, but it's unclear who has jurisdiction. No one claims to have any authority. The Agency of Natural Resources should impose a fine now. We have businesses all the time who have illegal discharges and are fined."
Still, she believes in the process that was in place before this vote was scheduled.
"I took comfort that our approach was to hire outside consultants. We had a good, thoughtful process. There are no guarantees what will happen, but we know there will be an economic impact."
"This vote is not an act of courage. Education Reform was an act of courage. Civil Unions was an act of courage. Equal Marriage was an act of courage. This is a no-brainer."
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