Report: Closing Vt. nuclear plant would cost more than 1,000 jobs

Report: Closing Vt. nuclear plant would cost more than 1,000 jobs
More than 1,000 jobs and millions in tax revenue would be lost if Entergy shuts down its Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, according to a report from a local economic-development group. Entergy and Vermont are locked in a legal battle over the plant's future, but the company is capable of shutting down the facility any time it wants, task force members said. "We need to realize, it could be something as simple as an expensive part breaking, and [Entergy] deciding it's no longer feasible for the plant to remain in operation," said Chris Campany, a member of the task force. The Keene Sentinel (N.H.)