Vermont Yankee cleanup fund has returned to pre-2008 levels

The decommissioning fund for Entergy's Vermont Yankee nuclear plant had $440 million at the end of August, which is about the same amount it had before the financial crisis began in 2007. The trust fund may fall short of the amount needed to pay for the plant's shutdown, which is slated for 2012 or 2032, warned Arnie Gundersen, a consultant to Vermont's Joint Fiscal Office. Brattleboro Reformer (Vt.) (9/16