Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials review Vermont Yankee grades

The NRC gave the reactors good marks in a review issued in March, and now is inviting public comment.

Associated Press photoThe Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant is seen on the banks of the Connecticut River in Vernon, Vt.

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — Officials from the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission will be in Brattleboro for a public hearing on the agency's annual review of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant.

The NRC gave the Vernon reactors good marks in a review issued in March, and now is inviting public comment at a session set for 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Brattleboro Union High School.

The session will feature presentations by officials from the NRC, followed by a period devoted to comments from the public.