Afterglow at issue with Pilgrim nuke plant – CommonWealth Magazine
RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS UNDERGO a chemical decay transforming the matter into a whole different element. Similarly, nuclear power plants receive a second life that extends long after the turbines stop spinning. The post-retirement future of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station is now at issue for regulators and the plant’s neighbors.
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Jim Hamilton
Jim Hamilton is the Executive Director of The Nuclear Decommissioning Collaborative. Jim has over twenty-years of experience managing the entire life-cycle (siting, design, permitting, construction, closure, decommissioning, remediation and redevelopment) of large-scale manufacturing, energy and infrastructure facilities throughout North, Central and South America.