/vermont-yankee Follow VPR's coverage of Vermont Yankee, from the archive and continuing through the plant's planned closure in 2014.Most Recent Reporting | From The Archive en-US żŞÔĆĚĺÓý Sat, 26 Oct 2019 12:44:46 GMT /vpr-news/2019-10-26/decommissioning-test-northstar-uses-vermont-yankee-as-launch-pad-for-other-power-plant-jobs The company that's tearing down the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant hopes to use its experience to bid on similar jobs around the country. To do that,â€� Sat, 26 Oct 2019 12:44:46 GMT /vpr-news/2019-10-26/decommissioning-test-northstar-uses-vermont-yankee-as-launch-pad-for-other-power-plant-jobs Howard Weiss-Tisman /vpr-news/2019-10-03/vernon-business-owner-wants-to-purchase-vermont-yankee-property A Vernon business owner says he wants to buy the Vermont Yankee property after the shuttered nuclear reactor there is decommissioned.Mike Renaud isâ€� Thu, 03 Oct 2019 19:46:22 GMT /vpr-news/2019-10-03/vernon-business-owner-wants-to-purchase-vermont-yankee-property Howard Weiss-Tisman /vpr-news/2019-04-30/as-nuclear-waste-piles-up-private-companies-pitch-new-ways-to-store-it Nuclear power plants around the country are running out of room to store spent fuel. Federal plans for a permanent disposal site are stalled, so private companies come up with their own solutions. Tue, 30 Apr 2019 09:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2019-04-30/as-nuclear-waste-piles-up-private-companies-pitch-new-ways-to-store-it Jeff Brady /vpr-news/2019-04-23/this-vermont-town-took-a-big-hit-when-its-nuclear-plant-closed Vermont Yankee closed five years ago, and its host community of Vernon has had a rough adjustment to its new social and economic reality. There may be lessons for Plymouth as Pilgrim sets to close. Tue, 23 Apr 2019 09:49:00 GMT /vpr-news/2019-04-23/this-vermont-town-took-a-big-hit-when-its-nuclear-plant-closed /vpr-news/2018-12-06/vermont-yankee-transfer-approved-northstar-will-decommission-plant State utility regulators have approved the transfer of the closed Vermont Yankee nuclear plant to NorthStar, a demolition company that has has committedâ€� Thu, 06 Dec 2018 21:45:57 GMT /vpr-news/2018-12-06/vermont-yankee-transfer-approved-northstar-will-decommission-plant John Dillon /vpr-news/2018-11-15/vernon-gets-ready-for-life-beyond-vermont-yankee Vernon has a lot at stake in the proposed sale of the shuttered Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant.When the plant was running, the town’s economicâ€� Fri, 16 Nov 2018 04:17:33 GMT /vpr-news/2018-11-15/vernon-gets-ready-for-life-beyond-vermont-yankee Howard Weiss-Tisman /vpr-news/2018-10-12/nrc-approves-vermont-yankee-license-transfer The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the license transfer for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant.The approval by federal regulators to allowâ€� Fri, 12 Oct 2018 21:19:56 GMT /vpr-news/2018-10-12/nrc-approves-vermont-yankee-license-transfer Howard Weiss-Tisman /vpr-news/2018-09-19/anti-nuke-groups-concerned-about-plans-for-vermont-yankees-radioactive-waste If you’re on the road in Vermont this week and happen upon a giant nuclear waste cask being towed by a white pickup truck, don’t panic â€� the cask itselfâ€� Wed, 19 Sep 2018 22:21:21 GMT /vpr-news/2018-09-19/anti-nuke-groups-concerned-about-plans-for-vermont-yankees-radioactive-waste Peter Hirschfeld /vpr-news/2018-08-03/vermont-yankee-moves-last-of-its-spent-nuclear-fuel-into-on-site-storage-casks Vermont Yankee has moved the last of its spent nuclear fuel into huge steel and concrete casks where it will be stored for decades near the Connecticutâ€� Fri, 03 Aug 2018 21:08:14 GMT /vpr-news/2018-08-03/vermont-yankee-moves-last-of-its-spent-nuclear-fuel-into-on-site-storage-casks John Dillon /vpr-news/2018-07-09/state-will-postpone-decision-on-vermont-yankee-sale-until-federal-ruling The Public Utility Commission will postpose its decision on a proposed deal to sell the shuttered Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon.The PUCâ€� Mon, 09 Jul 2018 18:56:37 GMT /vpr-news/2018-07-09/state-will-postpone-decision-on-vermont-yankee-sale-until-federal-ruling Howard Weiss-Tisman