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Cape Downwinders demand shutdown of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant

AUDIO: Protesters Use Cape Traffic To Protest Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant  http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/09/02/protesters-use-cape-traffic-to-protest-pilgrim-nuclear-power-plant/ September 2, 2013 SAGAMORE (CBS/AP) – An anti-nuclear group took advantage of the Labor Day traffic jam leaving the Cape to spread their message.

Dozens of protesters who call themselves the Cape Downwinders waved to visitors at the base of the Sagamore Bridge Monday and demanded the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth be shut down.

The group says Cape residents and tourists could be trapped if a serious accident ever occurred at Pilgrim because there is no evacuation plan. They also claim the nuclear plant is not safe. “Basically, it’s anotherFukushima waiting to happen,” one protester told WBZ NewsRadio 1030, …. Gov. Deval Patrick said recently that it wasn’t clear to him whether the state needed Pilgrim.

The recent announcement that the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant would close at the end of 2014 has focused renewed attention on Pilgrim.

Both are owned by Entergy Corp.

September 3, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general