Let me see if I got this right.  According to the Brattleboro Reformer’s Saturday edition, quoted by Julie on the Front Page, New Hampshire might experience transmission line problems in 2018 if Vermont Yankee shuts down in 2012. Specifically, the Reformer says:

“In New Hampshire, however, it appears the situation is more acute and that there will actually be lines that overload if Vermont Yankee is not relicensed,” … simulated findings showed potential deficiencies were expected to rise under certain conditions in 2018 absent improvements to the grid, which were similar with or without Yankee in operation.

Where has New Hampshire been for the last 40 years?  Didn’t they know the VY license ended in 2012? And the story also notes that “improvements to the grid” make the problem disappear.  Did they plan on improving their grid, or were they waiting for us to relicense VY?

Did New Hampshire offer to send money to Vermont’s Decommissioning Fund?  Did New Hampshire send fire trucks to put out the fire in 2004, or help look for missing nuclear fuel, or help remove tritium leaking into their river?  We all know the answers.

Why then should Vermonters feel guilty about shutting down Vermont Yankee in 2012 to avoid transmission problems in New Hampshire in 2018?

Remember your motto, New Hampshire:  Live Free or Die!