Title

"News & Issues" piece on Maine Yankee, which last week canceled its $250 million

Authors

Lee Burnett

Source

Maine Times

Date

5-11-2000

Pages

9

Abstract

"News & Issues" piece on Maine Yankee, which last week canceled its $250 million contract with Boston-based Stone & Webster to decommission its nuclear power plant. Stone & Webster is in bankruptcy court, and May 9 was the last workday for its employees at the Wiscasset plant. Work will likely continue in some fashion, because most of the workers subcontract to Stone & Webster or work for Maine Yankee. Maine Yankee will probably seek new bids, including from Stone & Webster, or act as its own general contractor. Nuclear industry critics said the fixed-price contract was unrealistically low. Ray Shadis, president of Friends of the Coast, expressed misgivings that Pittsfield-based Cianbro might win the contract. The group "does not think much of their record."

Subjects

Atomic power plants, Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company, Stone & Webster Engineering Corp

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