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NRC Denies Request to Keep Vermont Yankee Shut Down

By Pat Bradley

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-937946.mp3

Vernon, VT – The NRC has denied New Hampshire Congressman Paul Hodes' request to shut down the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant until all radioactive water that has leaked onto plant grounds has been cleaned up. WAMC North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.