Topic: Vermont State Senate
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Who has final say over the fate of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant?
If a state wants to shutter a nuclear power plant, but the feds have relicensed it, does the state have legal grounds for closure? That question is being wrestled with in federal court.
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Nuclear power in US: public support plummets in wake of Fukushima crisis
Several polls show that Americans are once again wary of nuclear power. Before the Fukushima disaster, support for nuclear power had hit record highs in the US.
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State Senate pulls the plug on Vermont Yankee nuclear plant
Critics say Vermont Yankee nuclear plant was too old and had too many problems. This could be a blow for the Obama administration's plan to refurbish and revive aging nuclear power plants.
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