Decommissioning Panel Weighs Options for Pilgrim Waste Storage PLYMOUTH – During a recent meeting of the Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel, Plymouth/Barnstable State Senator Susan Moran highlighted the need for federal guidance in the decommissioning of nuclear power plants like the ongoing efforts at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station.
Pilgrim’s Progress: The Pace Of Decommissioning Plymouth’s Nuclear Plant Picks Up Just before Thanksgiving, the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth is expected to reach a historic milestone. All the radioactive fuel that generated electricity – and controversy – for nearly halfa century will finally be removed from the reactor building. It will be stored …
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Plymouth gets $3.8 federal grant to fix Manomet water pipes PLYMOUTH – What was going to be $5.1 million will now only cost $1.3 million. A $3.8 million federal grant will enable the town to make much-needed improvements to the Manomet Pressure Zone for considerably less expense than originally projected. Funding from the Economic Development …
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U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.8 Million to Support Job Growth and Economic Diversification Efforts in Plymouth WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.8 million grant to the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts, to make water infrastructure improvements needed to attract new …
Much work remains as Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station moves toward decommissioning PLYMOUTH – At first glance, not much has changed at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station since it shut down for a final time a year and a half ago. The big reactor building still looms large over the site, which includes dozens of smaller structures. …
Agreement reached on decommissioning of Pilgrim nuclear site PLYMOUTH – A settlement on the decommissioning of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station has been reached.
Award Submission: Pilgrim Nuclear Shuts Down, Leaving Radioactive Waste and Unanswered Questions Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth Massachusetts was one of the worst-performing plants in the country before it shut down in May of 2019. The plant was cited numerous times in the years leading up to the shutdown, prompting WCAI to increase its …
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Push for better storage of spent Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station fuel Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station was permanently shut down in May, but more than 4,000 radioactive spent fuel assemblies will continue to be stored at the Plymouth site for the foreseeable future.Citizen activists in Barnstable County communities will ask voters at spring town meetings, or …
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Shuttered nuclear Power station warns of layoffs PLYMOUTH – Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station – which stopped generating power in May 2019 after more than 46 years – plans to lay off 60 to 70 employees in April as decommissioning continues. The power plant filed notice under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act last week with …
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Lawmakers seek safeguards on nuclear plant decommissioning Despite the objections of Attorney General Maura Healey, the Baker administration and local advocacy groups, federal regulators approved the transfer of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station license to a company that plans to decommission the plant on an “accelerated basis.”
