Douglas administration says Yankee hasn’t made re-licensing case

(Host) The Douglas administration says the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant hasn't made the case that its license should be renewed.

The administration says there needs to be a deal between the plant and Vermont's utilities on what Vermont Yankee power would cost the utilities after 2012.

David O'Brien is public service commissioner.

(O'Brien) ``In the ideal world we would find the intersection here between their interest and ours. Because I think if we could find that balance, the presence of this plant providing competitively priced power and jobs and not producing carbon would be a tremendous asset for the state over the 20-year period.''

(Host) Vermont Yankee wants to be able to continue operating through 2032.

The state says it wants proof that Yankee's owner would have enough money in a decommissioning fund when the plant closes down.

Yankee says it intends to prove that Vermont is better off with the plant than without it.