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Eight-year delay in Pilgrim decommissioning could change disposal of radioactive water

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Eight-year delay in Pilgrim decommissioning could change disposal of radioactive water Decommissioning of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station could take eight years longer than expected six months ago. Owner Holtec International has announced its second four-year delay since May, and the delay could have big implications for the disposal of radioactive water that remains in […]

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Inflation leads Oyster Creek nuclear plant to delay decommissioning

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Inflation leads Oyster Creek nuclear plant to delay decommissioning LACEY – Inflation, high labor prices and economic turmoil spurred Holtec International to add four years to the company’s timeline for decommissioning the defunct Oyster Creek nuclear plant off Route 9. Holtec, based in Camden, completed the purchase of the Lacey nuclear facility in 2019 and

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New Bill Would Revamp Nuclear Plant Demolition Oversight

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New Bill Would Revamp Nuclear Plant Demolition Oversight Environmentalists were surprised to learn this week that newly filed state legislation would strip almost all the citizens from a citizens advisory panel overseeing the decommissioning of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. State Representative Mathew J. Muratore (R-Plymouth) announced his proposed legislation on Monday, January 23, at

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Southeastern Massachusetts residents protest plan to dispose of nuclear wastewater

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Southeastern Mass. residents protest plan to dispose of nuclear wastewater People who live in southeastern Massachusetts are vowing to block a proposal that they insist would be illegal and hazardous: to dump up to 1.1 million gallons of radioactive wastewater that is left over from Plymouth’s Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station into Cape Cod Bay.A rally

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Holtec Expects to Make Huge Profit off Pilgrim Plant

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Holtec Expects to Make Huge Profit off Pilgrim Plant – The Provincetown Independent PLYMOUTH – When Holtec International took ownership of the shuttered Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in 2019, it came with a decommissioning trust fund with more than $1 billion in it. The money, paid by the utility’s customers over the 28 years the

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Sen. Markey’s congressional hearing on nuclear decommissioning in Plymouth gets commitment

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Sen. Markey’s congressional hearing on nuclear decommissioning in Plymouth gets commitment PLYMOUTH – State and federal elected officials don’t want to see a million gallons of water from the shuttered Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth “dumped,” as they call it, into Cape Cod Bay. The same can be said about rule changes proposed by

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EXPLAINER: What to do with closed nuke plant’s wastewater?

/ Planning & Economic Development, Regulatory Filings /

EXPLAINER: What to do with closed nuke plant’s wastewater? One million gallons of radioactive water is inside a former nuclear power plant along Cape Cod Bay and it has got to go. But where, is the vexing question, and will the state intervene as the company dismantling the plant decides?

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Decommissioning Panel Weighs Options for Pilgrim Waste Storage

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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.

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Pilgrim’s Progress: The Pace Of Decommissioning Plymouth’s Nuclear Plant Picks Up

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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

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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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