On Wednesday, the Vermont state Senate will vote on whether or not to relicense Vermont Yankee, the state’s nearly forty-year old nuclear plant.  Opponents say NO, that the aging plant should be shuttered in 2012, when its current license runs out.  Others say wait until the Public Service Board has gathered all the necessary information to make the right decision.

Is the argument political?  Of course it is.  BUT…that doesn’t mean we can’t try and offer both sides.

We begin with a Monday morning interview with Larry Smith, the Manager of Communications for Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, the company that wants a twenty-year extension on the plant’s license.

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Tomorrow, we’ll talk to James Moore, the Clean Energy Director for the Vermont Public Interest Research Group.  His take is…different.