NRC Audits Pilgrim, Including FLEX Plan
On January 26th, the NRC issued an audit report concerning two orders that Entergy (owner of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station) has to comply with. Both orders require Entergy to submit “Overall Integrated...
View ArticleGroups Ask NRC to Keep Pilgrim Shut Down
Four local groups have asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to keep Pilgrim shut down after the problems and shutdown occurred on Jan. 27th due to Winter Storm Juno. See below for the letter that...
View ArticleUCS Backgrounder on Pilgrim’s January 27, 2015 Event
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) just released this new backgrounder document (Feb. 3, 2015) about Pilgrim’s problems and shut down on Jan. 27, 2015 due to winter storm Juno. For anyone...
View ArticleHow Close is Too Close?
Mr. Bill Maurer is a retired construction Project Manager, a Falmouth resident, and a volunteer with both the Cape Downwinders and Cape Cod Bay Watch. Here he writes about the problems and shutdown...
View ArticleIs Entergy Telling Investors the Truth About Its Troubled Pilgrim Nuclear...
Statements by Entergy Wholesale Commodities President Bill Mohl during a conference call with investors raise questions about whether he was covering up material facts. Specifically, during a February...
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Pilgrim Foiled yet Again by Nature – Cold Weather Impedes Restart
As of today (Feb. 24, 2015), Pilgrim is back to full power (100%) but it took quite a while to get – and stay – there. Pilgrim went offline (emergency “scram,” or shutdown) on Jan 27th due to problems...
View ArticleNRC Special Inspection Report: Pilgrim’s Mistakes During Juno
In early February, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) sent in a Special Inspection Team (SIT) to review Pilgrim’s equipment problems and unplanned shutdown due to Winter Storm “Juno.” The SIT’s...
View ArticlePetition Filed with NRC Regarding Emergency Plans During Winter Storms
Pilgrim Watch, Cape Downwinders, Duxbury Nuclear Advisory Committee File Petition With NRC Asking NRC To Require Pilgrim To Shutdown During Winter Storms And Reevaluate Pilgrim’s Emergency Plan And...
View ArticleSomeone – MEMA, FEMA or the NRC – is not telling the truth
Groups Send Letter to Gov. Baker saying, “ Someone – MEMA, FEMA or the NRC – is not telling the truth” about the adequacy of Pilgrim’s Offsite Emergency Planning & Asked Him to Take Specific...
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Rare Hurricanes, This Weekend’s Storm, & What It All Mean For Pilgrim
Rare Hurricanes Show That Storms Are Unpredictable Just last week, a rare northeastern Atlantic hurricane (Hurricane Alex) formed – the first in the month of January since 1938. There was another...
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