Corrosion is always a top concern for any chemical processing facility, be it the metal alloys that come in direct contact with caustic chemicals or the components that make up the rest of the ...

MONTPELIER The Vermont Yankee nuclear plant is suffering from another problem with its cooling towers, with leaks of more than 60 gallons of water a minute attributed to faulty packing in pipe joints, ...

Factory-assembled cooling towers formed of engineered molded plastics continue to gain favor over galvanized sheet metal models that once dominated the industry. Just as plastics have overtaken metal ...

BRATTLEBORO -- Recent problems with Vermont Yankee's cooling towers "are totally unacceptable," stated Vermont Department of Public Service Commissioner David O'Brien, in a letter to the Nuclear ...

Several modern medical buildings housing the corporate offices of Baptist Healthcare System as well as physician offices and other health service facilities next to Baptist Hospital East (BHE), of ...

The reactor was at reduced power for 11 days. Sheehan said the NRC would review the state's letter and prepare a response, and he said the NRC could add this week's problems of additional leaks and ...