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I'm concerned. I'm concerned about living in the area if I move to Brattleboro. The plant is aging, and there have been two mishaps within the last week or so. Workers have complained, I think, about safety issues for a while.
The situation may even affect my decision to move to Brattleboro.
I'm not sure what to think, actually. I believe designs have been changed since Chernobyl, so that a Chernobyl-like accident is highly unlikely, maybe even impossible. But I have also learned to distrust what I read or hear.
I think a bigger threat is the eventual inabiity of southern Vemont's power grid to handle the area's electrical needs. But I'm no expert on this.
Actually there have been no civilian reactors built in the United States since Chenobyl and of course Chernobyl is an inappropriate example in the first place. The Chernobyl reactor was built to shoddy Russian standards not the same saftey and triple redundant standars as Western world reactors.
Although nothing is ever impossible nuclear energy is by far the cleanest form of massed produced energy available to us at this time. Wind and solar may have their places but they are not overly reliable and not effiecient uses of the land for providing large amounts of power into the grid.
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Originally Posted by arel
I'm concerned. I'm concerned about living in the area if I move to Brattleboro. The plant is aging, and there have been two mishaps within the last week or so. Workers have complained, I think, about safety issues for a while.
The situation may even affect my decision to move to Brattleboro.
I'm not sure what to think, actually. I believe designs have been changed since Chernobyl, so that a Chernobyl-like accident is highly unlikely, maybe even impossible. But I have also learned to distrust what I read or hear.
I think a bigger threat is the eventual inabiity of southern Vemont's power grid to handle the area's electrical needs. But I'm no expert on this.
People are always complaining about property taxes in Vermont...the town of Vernon has the lowest(by far) in the state.
On the other hand....Maine Yankee, located just downriver from Wiscasset had the same problem a few years ago. They shut it down, they tore it down...end of problem.
So, I recommend Guilford or Vernon, though Brattleboro may be kind of nice, Dummerston is too rural for me and Putney is too remote for me.
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I know this post is fairly old, though if I'm looking, it's possible others are too.
The quote above represents my favorite thing about VT. All of these towns are within 15 miles of each other, and while all being fairly liberal, they offer completely different amenities and styles of living. If you want to live in the country, but enjoy the city from time to time as well, hey, NYC is just a short train ride from Brattleboro or Bellows Falls. You're not going to get that everywhere.
The region is also surprisingly bike friendly. You won't see many cyclists (especially if you take main roads), but again, that's the charm. Dirt road riding is a thing of pride here and I can generally ride 3 or so hours without seeing more than ten cars. Those ten cars also knew how to interact with me as well giving plenty of room. Cycling may not be an important factor for you, but it's a plus to know the drivers are fairly attentive (unless you see a RI or CT plate, those guys are crazy! haha)
"I know this post is fairly old, though if I'm looking, it's possible others are too."
Yes, I was deep into page three before I realized the post was from 2007...
Thanks all!
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