Vernon seeks ‘unrestricted’ future for Vermont Yankee site

An aerial photo of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant in Vernon.VERNON – While state and federal regulators hash out the proposed details of Vermont Yankee decommissioning, Vernon’s town planners have their eyes on the future.
In new testimony filed with the state, Vernon Planning and Economic Development Commission officials and their consultant take a generally favorable view of NorthStar Group Services’ plan to purchase and clean up the idled nuclear plant.
But they also have