Tag Archives: Pilgrim Nuclear Power station

Worker Lockout Is New Worry at Nuclear Plant via The Provincetown Independent

Posted on 2022/04/15 by nfield

NRC says radioactive releases from Pilgrim have always been at safe levels BY CHRISTINE LEGERE MAR 30, 2022 PLYMOUTH — There is more to worry about than the possible discharge of a million gallons of radioactive water from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power … Continue reading →

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Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station to Shrink Emergency Planning Zone　via Government Technology

Posted on 2019/11/06 by nfield

(TNS) — Despite opposition from the region’s legislators and even the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has voted to allow the owners of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station to shrink the plant’s emergency planning zone from the current … Continue reading →

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Fast cleanup of nuclear reactors may be risky but also rewarding via Fox 5

Posted on 2019/05/23 by nfield

By Bob Salsberg, AP PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) – Companies specializing in the handling of radioactive material are buying retired U.S. nuclear reactors from utilities and promising to clean them up and demolish them in dramatically less time than usual — eight … Continue reading →

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Report: Years of issues at Pilgrim Nuclear plant via The Patriot Ledger

Posted on 2017/06/20 by nfield

By Christine Legere, Cape Cod Times PLYMOUTH — Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station leads the nation’s fleet of 99 reactors for incidents or conditions over the last 40 years that could have led to core damage and an accompanying release of … Continue reading →

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Warren, Markey critical of NRC exemption for Pilgrim plant via The Daily News of Newburyport

Posted on 2017/04/18 by nfield

BOSTON – Federal regulators on Monday ruled in a decision blasted by the state’s two U.S. senators that the owners of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station will not have to re-evaluate the risks of earthquakes and floods to the Plymouth nuclear plant or … Continue reading →

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Pilgrim nuclear plant powered down because of leak via Cape Cod Times

Posted on 2017/02/07 by nfield

PLYMOUTH – A seawater leak into the condenser system at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station forced control room operators to power down the reactor Monday, which was at 28 percent this morning. The power reduction allowed plant workers to isolate the … Continue reading →

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PILGRIM’S PROGRESS: INSIDE THE AMERICAN NUCLEAR-WASTE CRISIS via The New Yorker

Posted on 2016/12/01 by norma field

On a mild September day in 2012, Paul Rifkin asked a friend with a helicopter to help him perform an experiment. Rifkin, a retired restaurateur turned amateur photographer, wanted to capture aerial images of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, which sits … Continue reading →

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Challenge to nuclear waste facility heads to trial via Cape Cod Times

Posted on 2016/08/19 by norma field

BOSTON — After two years of waiting, neighbors of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station will go to trial Monday in state Land Court to challenge construction of a massive storage facility for nuclear spent fuel on plant property. The lawsuit, filed … Continue reading →

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5 violations found in quarterly review of Pilgrim nuclear plant via Cape Cod Times

Posted on 2015/11/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

All the infractions were considered of low safety impact, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. PLYMOUTH — During April’s refueling at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, 10 contracted workers entered the main condenser of the reactor to deal with a faulty … Continue reading →

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After Pilgrim closes, a nuclear graveyard via The Boston Globe

Posted on 2015/10/15 by norma field

CRITICS OF the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth — and there are many — have long portrayed it as a catastrophe waiting to happen. Their doomsday scenarios depict an accident or terrorist attack that causes a massive radiation leak, … Continue reading →

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