Inspection reveals 11 deficiencies at Pilgrim
By Christine Legere Posted Mar 21, 2017 at 9:53 PMUpdated Mar 22, 2017 at 7:37 AM State legislators representing the region called on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Tuesday to stop… View post
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Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station exempted from safety upgrades
NRC grants extension on vent system, risk assessment requirements. Apr 17, 2017, by Christine Legere PLYMOUTH — Entergy Corp. will… View post
Entire Cape Legislative Delegation* calls for Pilgrim’s prompt, orderly shutdown
Comments to the NRC at Plymouth MA meeting March 21, 2017 from: Representatives Cantwell, Crocker, Fernades, Hunt, Peake, Vieira, Whelan… View post
Fukushima Overview: six years after the 4 explosions and 3 meltdowns at General Electric reactors in Japan
Over 80,000 people remain displaced. Having lost their homes, their land, their livlihoods and neighborhood support networks, they live with… View post
Dying robots and failing hope: Fukushima clean-up falters six years after tsunami
Exploration work inside the nuclear plant’s failed reactors has barely begun, with the scale of the task described as ‘almost… View post
6 years after the Fukushima disaster, its victims are still suffering
By Sayuri Romei March 10 Washington Post Original article: washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/03/10/six-years-after-the-fukushima-disaster-its-victims-are-still-suffering Gravestones photographed on Feb. 28 stand near a Namie, Japan, seaside… View post
The Earthquake Question
The general view is the Fukushima reactor meltdowns in Japan in 2011 were caused by the tsunami that knocked out… View post
Six years after the Fukushima disaster, many in Japan have lost faith in nuclear power
Tatsujiro Suzuki, The Conversation Mar. 9, 2017 In this Monday, Feb. 20, 2012 photo, members of the media in protective… View post
Six years after Fukushima – women and children still suffer most
By Katharina Wecker, March 10, 2017 Original article at dw.com/p/2Yu0l The Japanese government is trying to get back to normality after the… View post
NRC email: Pilgrim plant ‘overwhelmed’
A team of 20 federal inspectors issued a preliminary report on their investigation into practices at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power… View post
Pilgrim’s shutdown announcement only the beginning
by Mary Lampert June 10. 2016 Wicked Local – Plymouth Entergy says its Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station will shut down… View post
NRC: Pilgrim worker fired for falsifying reports
“Fire represents about 50 percent of the core meltdown risk at the typical US reactor — and that’s assuming plants… View post
Engineers: Fix design flaw or shut down nuclear plants
NRC employees petition as private citizens to address widespread problem in electrical supply system. By Christine Legere Cape Cod Times… View post
Five more violations found at Pilgrim
By Christine Legere Cape Cod Times Dec. 4, 2015 PLYMOUTH — Entergy Corp. has 30 days to dispute findings from… View post
NRC to update rules on plant shutdowns
By Christine Legere Cape Cod Times November 21. 2015 With five nuclear reactors in the process of decommissioning and another three… View post
Legislation would shield taxpayers from Pilgrim costs
By Christine Legere clegere@capecodonline.com Nov. 18, 2015 Lawmakers, conservation groups and nuclear plant watchdogs testified before a legislative committee Tuesday,… View post
Please support passage of Senator Wolf’s MA nuclear power bills
Senator Wolf has introduced 2 bills which will, if adopted, protect all Massachusetts taxpayers: The purpose of S1797 – AN… View post
Nuclear plants dip into funds to pay for waste storage
Entergy announced on Oct. 13 that it is closing Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station no later than June 1, 2019. Other… View post
Pilgrim Nuclear Plant to Shut Down
by Steve Myrick, The Martha’s Vineyard Gazette October 15, 2015 Original article Island activists and local lawmakers say they will… View post
Pilgrim is closing: When and Why
The following is largely from Entergy to shut Pilgrim nuclear power plant as early as 2017: exec and also draws… View post