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An End to Nuclear Power in Vermont?
Japan’s nuclear crisis raises new concerns about aging reactors in the United States. Thirty-nine year old Vermont Yankee could provide a test case. Federal regulators renewed its license just days after the Japanese disaster struck, but Vermont’s governor pledges to shut down the plant.
Japan’s nuclear crisis has renewed concerns about the aging fleet of reactors here in the U.S. A showdown is brewing in Vermont, where a 39-year old nuclear plant received federal approval to run for 20 more years, but state lawmakers voted to shut it down. Living on Earth’s Jeff Young reports Vermont could become a model for other states that want a voice on the fate of aging nuclear reactors.