What happens when a town loses its nuclear power plant?

WRVO | By Payne Horning

Published November 9, 2015 at 4:40 AM EST

The Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant in Vernon, Vermont, was closed by Entergy in Dec. 2014.

What is in store for Oswego County if Entergy moves forward with its plan to close the FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant? One clue may lie in Vermont, where Entergy closed a similarly-sized nuclear plant a year ago. WRVO's Payne Horning spoke with John Dillon, the news director at Vermont Public Radio, about what's happened to the town of Vernon, Vermont, since Entergy announced the closure of the Yankee Nuclear Power Plant last December.

After announcing the closure of the FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Oswego County, the company and state officials have resumed negotiations on ways to keep the plant open.

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Payne Horning

Payne Horning is a reporter and producer, primarily focusing on the city of Oswego and Oswego County. He has a passion for covering local politics and how it impacts the lives of everyday citizens. Originally from Iowa, Horning moved to Muncie, Indiana to study journalism, telecommunications and political science at Ball State University. While there, he worked as a reporter and substitute host at Indiana Public Radio. He also covered the 2015 session of the Indiana General Assembly for the statewide Indiana Public Broadcasting network.

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