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Groups Tell NRC Entergy's License Should be Denied Until Cape Cod Bay Pollution Stops
Since January 2012, volunteers at Jones River Watershed Association, Inc. (JRWA) and Pilgrim Watch (PW) have been uncovering shocking facts about the extent of Pilgrim's pollution of Cape Cod Bay over the last 40 years. This week they filed the latest in a series of legal challenges with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) based on the failure of state and federal regulators to make Entergy (Pilgrim's present owner) comply with pollution and wildlife protection laws. The groups say that since 1995, Pilgrim has been discharging toxic chemicals without a permit, that Entergy is violating a state law that regulates its cooling water system and a state law that is supposed to protect coastal resources and marine life.
"According to historic records, in the last 40 years Pilgrim has sucked in the entire volume of Cape Cod Bay, and polluted it with toxic chemicals and radioactive materials dumping it back out to the bay superheated," said Pine duBois, executive director of JRWA. "When it sucks in this water, it is killing many kinds of fish, including river herring by the thousands. The federal government says the herring population is at historic lows. Fisherman can be fined $5,000 for taking just one river herring. Yet Entergy kills these fish with no consequence. Enough is enough! State and federal regulators need to pay attention, and act to stop this travesty," duBois added.
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Protest at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station on Sunday
Join Us and Let Your Voice Be Heard
This Sunday, May 20, coalition member Cape Downwinders will be organizing a rally to protest the relicensing of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. We hope you will join us in this effort and let your voice be heard. Come and have some fun and meet your fellow Pilgrim Coalition supporters.
WHEN: Sunday May 20, 2012
TIME: 1:00 pm
WHERE: The rally will be held in Plymouth. It will begin at 1 Elliot Lane and end at the Main Gate of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station.
The rally will be about a 1 mile walk. A shuttle will be provided for those
who want to participate but are unable to march the 1 mile route.
Bring a Friend.........Make a Sign........Have some fun!
For more information including where to park, visit www.capedownwinders.org.
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Plymouth Votes to Ask NRC to Suspend Relicensing of Pilgrim Reactor; 59 to 41 Percent
Residents voted Saturday to call upon the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to suspend action on the relicensing of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station until safety improvements are fully implemented.
"We are extremely pleased that the public has recognized the seriousness of the safety aspects of the Pilgrim reactor," said Theodore Bosen, who represents Freeze Pilgrim, the organization which sponsored the question on the ballot. "Our referendum won 59 percent to 41 percent, and it shows that the general public supports holding off on the relicensing until some of these issues are resolved. This is quite a turnabout from as recently as last October, when our town leaders were ready to endorse the continued operation of the plant for another 20 years without reassurance that all new safety measures based on the experience of Fukushima will be in place."
Plymouth's vote is particularly significant as it is the home of the 40-year-old Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. The reactor's owner, Entergy Corporation of Louisiana, has asked the NRC to allow the facility to operate another 20 years.
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Harwich and Dennis Voters Pass Articles on Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station
This week, the communities of Harwich and Dennis voted in favor of citizens initiatives seeking to protect the people from the hazard of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. To date, 11 communities have now passed such measures.
Harwich: Voters instructed the Board of Selectmen to write letters requesting the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Governor of Massachusetts extend the emergency zone and radiological response plan around the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth from a radius of 10 miles to include all of Cape Cod.
Dennis: Voters passed a measure which said the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, whose license expires this year, should not be re-licensed for another 20 years.
With this week's vote, the 11 towns which have passed citizens initiatives are: Duxbury, Kingston, Scituate, Marshfield, Plymouth, Provincetown, Truro, Brewster, Mashpee, Dennis and Harwich.
The full language of community resolutions can be found at
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Member in Action: Spotlight on Anna Baker
 Anna Baker is an active volunteer with the Pilgrim Coalition who lives in Marshfield, 20 miles north of the Pilgrim reactor. She became involved because she is concerned about the safety of her family.
"When I moved to Marshfield seven years ago, I knew very little about Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. I did not feel threatened by it, nor was I aware that it had any safety problems. After the Fukushima power plant disaster, I decided to attend a question and answer session at a local library. What I found out was appalling: there are real problems at my local power station. I decided to reach out and contact other people who were also concerned about the reactor and we came together to form the Pilgrim Coalition."
Aside from being a concerned citizen and mother of two young children, Anna is now on the steering committee of the Pilgrim Coalition and has a Master's degree in Public Health. She recognizes that Pilgrim is one of the Commonwealth's greatest threats.
"Our movement is growing but we still need more people, and younger generations, to get involved with this issue. The turnout at some of these local events is not significant enough given the size of the problem we have at hand. I have learned all I know about nuclear power from reading and asking questions and, with a 2 and 4 year old, I am certainly not someone who has a lot of free time. This issue is critical enough to warrant action. Our lives and livelihoods are at risk." |
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Blog Post: Plymouth Is Where NO NUKES Meets SAVE THE WHALES
 "Pilgrim, as it is locally known, is a haunting shadow we have grown accustomed to and tend to not think about until something goes wrong, either here, or half way around the world," writes Regina Asmutis-Silva of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. Click here to read her full blog entry about the history and impact of Entergy's Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Massachusetts. |
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Entergy, Workers Back to Negotiations at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station; Contract Extended Until May 25
 The Boston Globe reports today that negotiations will resume between the Utility Workers Union of America Local 369 and Entergy Corp., the operator of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. The workers' contract expired this week. Some workers were not allowed to work Wednesday, but were allowed back Thursday. Entergy and the union have agreed to extend the workers' contract until May 25. (Photo credit Christine Bostek)
Click here to read today's Boston Globe coverage.
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Upcoming Events: Participate!
Sunday, May 20: Action to Deliver Citizens' Demands to the Operators of Pilgrim Reactor, 1-3 p.m. Where: Meet near the main gate of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, 1 Elliot Lane, Plymouth, MA More Info: http://www.capedownwinders.org/
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