Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station

Pilgrim Seawater Leak
Pilgrim Seawater Leak
Pilgrim Seawater Leak
Plymouth (AP) - The Pilgrim nuclear power plant in Plymouth is operating at reduced power after seawater leaked into the condenser system. The Cape Cod times reported that the state's only nuclear reactor, which is scheduled to close in 2019, was operating at 28 percent on Tuesday...
Feds Increasing Oversight
Feds Increasing Oversight
Feds Increasing Oversight
Federal inspectors say they're increasing their oversight of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts. Officials from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission say the decision to ramp up inspections at the Plymouth plant stems from a storm-related shutdown at the Entergy-owned plant in January and involves the facility's safety relief valves...
Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Back On Line
Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Back On Line
Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Back On Line
The Pilgrim nuclear power plant in Plymouth is back online after repairs to the electrical system that runs pumps to supply cooling water to the reactor core.       A spokeswoman for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station's owners said the plant was reconnected to the regional power grid at 1:47 p...
Disposal of Nuclear Fuel
Disposal of Nuclear Fuel
Disposal of Nuclear Fuel
Attorney General Martha Coakley and state Senate President Therese Murray are calling on Congress to address a longstanding problem of what to do with the spent fuel at commercial nuclear power plants. Coakley and Murray last week sent a letter to members of Congress urging passage of a bill establishing a process for creating permanent storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel. ...