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Explore our latest coverage of environmental issues, climate change and more.

What Changes When Vermont Yankee Is Sold?

Toby Talbot
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AP
Entergy has announced plans to sell the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. We're talking about what the sale would mean for the cleanup and the region.

You may have been paying attention to other news, but on Election Day last week, Entergy announced plans to sell the shuttered Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. The deal still needs to be approved, but it could speed up the decommissioning process by decades.

We're talking about the sale, how it could change the cleanup plan, and what it means for the region.

We're joined by Mike Faher, a reporter for VTDigger and for the Brattleboro-based weekly paper The Commons.

We'll also hear from Chris Recchia, commissioner of the Vermont Public Service Department, and from Raymond Shadis, senior technical advisor for theNew England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution.

Post your questions and comments below, or email us at vermontedition@vpr.net.

Also on the program: a new study finds racial bias in responses to patients seeking mental health services. We're talking to Lance Smith, a UVM professor who is one of the principal investigators.

Broadcast live on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
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