Vermont senate votes to close nuclear reactor, citing leaks and poor management

Vermont's senate voted Wednesday to close the state's only nuclear reactor when its license expires in 2012, 40 years after it opened. The bipartisan 26-4 vote was a serious setback for the effort by the plant's owner, Entergy Corporation, to extend the license for 20 years. The case draws attention to radioactive leaks and management concerns, and it could influence the national debate on expanding nuclear power, less than a month after President Obama announced new funds for the industry. From Montpelier, Carl Etnier reports.