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Later is now: A world beyond Vermont Yankee

Even though opinions are my primary business, one thing I have never had much to say about is Vermont Yankee — at least not until recently. For years I heard the arguments of the vehemently anti-nuke, paralleled by those who predicted a power calamity if we lost the plant's output.

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