Vermont Regulators Push for Nuclear Plant Shutdown
Vermont state regulators are pushing for an immediate shutdown the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant.
They're being pressured to shut it down because of leaking tritium that environmental groups say is polluting the environment.
The Conservation Law Foundation and the New England Coalition say the plant should shut down until the source of the leak is found and fixed.
The state Public Service Board opens an investigation into the matter today.
This comes just two weeks after lawmakers voted to close the plant in 2012.
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