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WCAX.COM Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports-Majority of Vermonters Want Vt. Yankee Closed

CHANNEL 3 NEWS POLLMajority of Vermonters Want Vt. Yankee Closed

Burlington, Vermont – September 19, 2008

New Channel 3 News poll results find a majority of Vermonters do not want the state’s only nuclear power plant to be relicensed……………………..

When asked if Vermont Yankee should be relicensed in 2012, 52 percent said no, 29 percent said yes and 19 percent were unsure. Opponents to Yankee– and even state officials– say the results are not surprising given all the recent problems at the plant.

Not only do a majority of Vermonters want Yankee closed– many are worried about problems at the plant………………………64 percent say they are willing to pay more for electricity if it means Yankee would close. 28 percent would not be willing to pay more. 8 percent are not sure. Among the 64 percent who say they’ll pay more, half are willing to pay 10 percent more.

WCAX.COM Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports-Majority of Vermonters Want Vt. Yankee Closed

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September 20, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety