NRC says Yankee tests were not completed

The Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission says mandatory testing was not performed on five casks holding radioactive fuel rods from the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. The casks are kept at the controversial Vernon plant. The NRC said the manufacturer of the casks was responsible for conducting the tests and added the failure by to do so those tests does not pose a threat to the public or plant workers. The NRC's Neil Sheehan said the information was released to the Vermont Public Service Board before a hearing about how Vermont Yankee is monitoring the casks. The NRC will ask the maker of the casks to take corrective action.