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Radiation leaks at Vermont’s only nuclear power plant have put the facility’s future on the line. Vermont is the only state that gives the legislature the right to vote on whether a nuclear power plant can extend its operating license. The Vermont Yankee plant wants permission to run for another 20 years, but the leaks, and disclosures that plant officials misled the state about underground pipes, have some officials calling for a shut-down. Vermont Public Radio’s John Dillon reports.
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