Entergy’s Vermont Nuclear Unit Cleared for License Renewal

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it will extend the operating license for Entergy Corp.’s Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor.

The federal nuclear agency will issue a 20-year license extension after upholding an agency board ruling that rejected a challenge to the renewal, Gregory Jaczko, chairman of the commission, said today during a conference call with reporters. The license will be issued in a “matter of days,” Jaczko said.