A notable milestone: The sale of Vermont Yankee isn’t the end of the story, but it’s significant
Since Entergy Nuclear announced in 2013 it would shutter the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant in Vernon, Vt., which it deemed no longer an economic asset, debate has centered around three issues: what to do with the high-level nuclear waste stored on-site; whether the decommissioning fund is adequate for restoring the site to a usable state; and how to deal with the loss of what has, over the years, been one of the region’s largest economic engines.
