Tainted water costs top $2M at Vermont Yankee

A caution sign on a swimming pool in the basement area beneath the Vermont Yankee reactor containing contaminated water.VERNON – Entergy has spent more than $2 million to dispose of groundwater that’s leaking into a dormant turbine building at Vermont Yankee.
And the leaks show no sign of stopping, though administrators at the idled Vernon plant say they’re continuing to find and address problem areas when possible.
Each day 500 to 600 gallons of water enter the turbine buildin