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Pilgrim Nuclear plant shutdown – inquiry to begin

Inquiry to begin over Pilgrim nuclear plant’s ‘safe’ shutdown By Nicole Fleming GLOBE CORRESPONDENT  AUGUST 23, 2015 The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station on Cape Cod Bay in Plymouth remains closed Sunday after going into an automatic shutdown Saturday afternoon, according to station and government officials.

“The plant is currently in a safe, stable shutdown condition and there is no impact on the health and safety of the public or plant employees,” said Lauren Burm, a spokeswoman for Entergy Corp., the company that operates Pilgrim, in a statement……This is the Pilgrim station’s third automatic shutdown since Jan. 1. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2015/08/23/pilgrim/167XSkCzXsipC7rRILcV2L/story.html

August 24, 2015 - Posted by | general

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