Tag Archives: Pilgrim Nuclear Power station

Pilgrim nuclear plant a scary prospect for South Shore via The Boston Globe

Posted on 2015/10/10 by norma field

By Thomas Farragher […] There’s no way to sugar coat the electric news flowing out of Entergy Corp.’s Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station these days. A quick recap: There have been a series of unplanned shutdowns of the Plymouth plant’s reactor … Continue reading →

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Baker Urges Plymouth Nuclear Plant Owners To Correct Safety Problems September 3, 2015 via WBUR

Posted on 2015/09/03 by norma field

Gov. Charlie Baker is urging the operators of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station to take action after federal inspectors announced they would be increasing oversight of the plant due to safety violations. In a letter Thursday to Entergy Nuclear Operations, … Continue reading →

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NRC finds fault with Pilgrim Station’s winter storm shut down via The Manomet Current

Posted on 2015/05/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The extra inspections that Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station has been subjected to may not be ending any time soon. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission  has come out with its findings following the plant’s emergency shutdown during the January 27, 2015 blizzard. … Continue reading →

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Three honored by human rights panel via The Barnstable Patriot

Posted on 2014/12/12 by norma field

Honored were Dianne F. Kaufman, a formerly homeless woman who now makes about 600 meals a week for the homeless in Hyannis; Diane Turco, co-founder of the anti-nuke group the Cape Downwinders; and Steven G. Xiarhos, deputy chief of the … Continue reading →

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COMMENTARY: Our very own Fukushima via Wicked Local Marshfield

Posted on 2014/05/28 by norma field

What comes to mind when you hear “Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station”? Whatever the thought – be it the need for nuclear energy, fear that the plant could cause a problem, or ‘Where is that?’ – you likely haven’t been hearing … Continue reading →

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NRC: Quake hazards may imperil nuke plants via Cap Cod Times

Posted on 2014/04/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

PLYMOUTH — The owner of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station is being required to spend about $5 million over the next three years to prove the Plymouth plant and the pools where spent fuel rods are stored can stand up to … Continue reading →

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Pilgrim Reincarnation via CapecodToday

Posted on 2013/05/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Pilgrim nuclear power facility was recently re-licensed for another 20 years by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. In 1972 Boston Edison built it at a cost of $231 million. That makes it 40 years old and the assumption is that … Continue reading →

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