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Avoiding Pilgrim nuclear safety committee- in order to avoid criticism

(gotta keep ourselves nice)

MARSHFIELD Selectmen reject nuclear advisory committee
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2012/11/21/selectmen-reject-nuclear-advisory-committee/8qqoSYZxLafRDwa1izYrJP/story.html
By Jennette Barnes Globe Correspondent /  November 24, 2012 The Board of Selectmen voted 3-0 Monday against establishing a nuclear advisory committee.

Anna Baker, a member of the Pilgrim Coalition, which seeks to reduce safety risks related to Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, asked the board to create a committee that would review safety plans for an emergency and work on preventative safety. In April, Town Meeting approved a resolution asking the selectmen to consider creating such a
committee.

But after hearing testimony Monday from police Lieutenant Paul Taber, who is the town’s emergency management director, and from Police Chief Phillip Tavares, the selectmen said they believed the town’s Emergency Management Agency was doing an excellent job, with
professional training that committee members might not have.

Selectman John Hall also expressed concern that the committee might be anti-nuclear, and could create friction with emergency planners. Baker said she was pro-safety, not anti-nuclear.

November 22, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, USA