Glad to hear that a mere earthquake or hurricane cannot phase VY.

From VPR:

Vermont Yankee spokesperson Larry Smith said operators at the facility definitely felt the earthquake and quickly implemented a series of protocols:

(Smith) “Under that procedure plant operators immediately go walk down all of the safety systems – every part of the plant – to ensure that there’s no damage. There are no effects from this earthquake, no damage to plant equipment whatsoever, no damage to the buildings. The plant is at 100% power.”

I’m not surprised at the outcome of the ‘walkdown’ – after weekly leaks, cracks, pipes, etc… what could go wrong? The thing is falling apart on its own – it doesn’t need any shaking to help it out. I wonder what kind of ‘walkdown’ it would take to get this stuff to stop happening:

From WCAX:

A new problem at Vermont Yankee: The nuclear plant says it had to fix two cracks in a water cooling tower last week, but Entergy never told the state about it.