As the debate over the future of Vermont Yankee continues, it is important that all stakeholders have accurate information concerning the plant's operations. Vermont Yankee is a top industry performer under a variety of reliability measures.
These operational achievements follow Entergy's investment since 2002 of more than $400 million to maintain and improve the reliability of the plant.
Before addressing plant reliability, it is worth noting that Vermont Yankee provides an extraordinary level of operational transparency. Vermont Yankee reports to federal and state authorities a range of technical information that far exceeds the information other industrial facilities are required (or choose) to provide.
Under this reporting framework, Vermont Yankee routinely reports many incidents where there is no threat to nuclear safety, plant reliability, or public health and safety. These reported incidents may not – and indeed often do not – indicate any problems with plant reliability.