Could nuclear power return to Vernon?

Spent nuclear fuel casks are stored at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon in July 2019. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThis story by Susan Smallheer was first published in the Brattleboro Reformer on Oct. 22, 2026. VERNON — There could be another nuclear reactor in Vernon’s future.Vermont Public Service Commissioner Kerrick Johnson told the Vernon Selectboard on Tuesday evening that a new, small modular nuclear reactor might be a good fit at the Vermont Yankee site, whic