Vermont Edition

Future of Vermont Yankee

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Bob Kinzel hosts a discussion of where to store nuclear waste long term, how to pay for decommissioning the power plant, and especially what kind of independent safety review needs to be conducted there. Also in the program, we talk with Peter Freyne, the Seven Days columnist who just announced his sudden retirement, and we listen back to some of the voices in the news this week.
VPR News

Vermont Yankee decommissioning funds insufficient

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The Vermont Yankee nuclear plant does not have enough money to dismantle and remove the reactor when its license expires in five years. But Yankee executives and state officials say they’re not concerned. They say the plant can be safely closed and protected for decades, until the there’s enough money to pay for a full decommissioning.