Alex Chadwick examines the future of nuclear power one year after the Fukushima Diichi nuclear disaster.

Voice your reaction to the Vermont Seante's vote against a bill that could have allowed the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant to renew its operating license for 20 more years. Also, the Air Guard explains why it wants to be home to a new fleet of F-35s, despite noise concerns.

Vermont Yankee is one step closer to getting a new 20-year federal license. A panel of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has rejected a challenge brought by a citizens group.

Senator Bernie Sanders said he hopes that a critical situation in Pakistan can be stabilized without deploying thousands of U.S. soldiers.

Democratic leaders at the Statehouse say several key conditions must be met if lawmakers are to seriously consider re-licensing the Vermont Yankee Nuclear plant for another 20 years.

Entergy Senior Vice President Jay Thayer and House Natural Resources chairman Tony Klein discuss the decommissioning of Vermont Yankee and the efforts to have the plant re-licensed for another 20 years.

The Vermont House has given preliminary approval to a bill that would modify how Vermont Yankee pays for decommissioning the plant. The vote was 95 to 47. Opponents of the bill say it's unethical and will result in higher electric rates.

Despite warnings from the Douglas administration, lawmakers are moving ahead with a bill that forces Vermont Yankee to set aside more money to dismantle the plant.

The conclusion of a new report commissioned by the state Legislature is that   Vermont Yankee can operate reliably after 2012 but must improve in several respects.

Federal regulators say the state Legislature can force Vermont Yankee to set aside more money for dismantling the plant in 2012.

Similar legislation last year drew a veto from Governor Jim Douglas.

A state report says the fund set aside to pay for dismantling the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant when it shuts down took a big hit in October, losing more than $33 million.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gaye Symington says she's concerned that taxpayers could get stuck with hundreds of millions of dollars in clean up costs when the plant is eventually shut down.

Tom Costello says lawmakers shouldn't support a license extension for the facility unless a clear and concrete plan to decommission the plant is included in the deal.

The state says it needs assurance that the leaking towers don't compromise safety at the nuclear plant.

The cooling system at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant has sprung another leak - the third in just over a year.

VPIRG says the owners of the nuclear power plant have used deceptive advertising in their campaign to operate the reactor for another 20 years.

A radiation spike at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant prompted the evacuation yesterday of about a dozen workers from the main reactor building.

Legislative leaders have picked a nuclear engineer and a veteran utility regulator for a panel that will oversee the inspection of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant. But the Douglas Administration immediately criticized the appointments.

The owner of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant says it has enough room to store low-level radioactive waste on its site in Vernon for 10 years.