Much higher tritium levels found at Vermont Yankee nuclear plantA radioactive substance recently found in groundwater monitoring wells at a Vermont nuclear plant has turned up again at levels more than nine times those previously reported and more than 37 times higher than a federal safe drinking water limit, officials ...

Radioactive tritium, a carcinogen discovered in potentially dangerous levels in groundwater at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, has now tainted at least 27 of the nation's 104 nuclear reactors — raising concerns about how it is escaping from the aging nuclear plants. The leaks — many from deteriorating underground pipes — come ...

Vt. governor urges lawmakers to hold off on Vermont Yankee relicensingThe state's lone nuclear plant had a tough day in the capital Wednesday, getting reprimanded by utility regulators in the morning for misleading statements and getting calls from the governor later in the day for a management shake-up. Gov ...

Contract talks continue at New York's Indian Point nuclear power plant past strike deadlineContract negotiations between the owners of the Indian Point nuclear plant and its largest union continued Monday after the two sides agreed to stop the clock after failing to reach agreement by a strike deadline. Representatives ...