Cask concern halts Vermont Yankee fuel move

Vermont Yankee spent fuel pad. Photo courtesy of Vermont Yankee
An expensive, time-sensitive effort to move Vermont Yankee’s spent fuel into sealed casks has come to a halt as officials investigate a potential problem with those containers.
Spokespersons for plant owner Entergy and the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission characterized the delay as precautionary. They said loose bolts were discovered in Holtec International’s casks at a different nuclear site, and no problem has bee