Comment Re:Great. (Score 2) 249
They apparently have 60 years to decommission the plant.
"Although the plant will close by the end of next year, its legacy will live on at the Vernon site on the banks of the Connecticut River. Entergy has 60 years to decommission the plant under a plan approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The time will allow the company to accumulate money in a fund set up to pay for dismantling and cleaning up the site."
http://digital.vpr.net/post/citing-economics-entergy-close-vermont-yankee-end-2014