Towns to vote on Vermont Yankee

It’s not up to them, but voters around Vermont will voice their opinions come Town Meeting Day on whether Vermont Yankee nuclear plant should stay open.

VY spokesman: Talks on future power deal still on

A Vermont Yankee nuclear plant official says negotiations on a future deal to sell power to the state’s retail utilities remain under way, despite indications they may have reached an impasse this past week.

Mass. AG appeals ruling affecting Vt. Yankee

The Massachusetts attorney general is appealing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s rejection of concerns about possible accidents or sabotage involving the spent radioactive fuel pools at the Pilgrim and Vermont Yankee nuclear plants.

Morning Newscast: July 31, 2008

Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: Entergy company faced tough questions this week about its financial health after federal regulators approve a spin-off company;  A Florida congressman is criticizing a Vermont-New Hampshire youth baseball team’s trip to Cuba next week…