Filtered Tail Pipes, Filtered Cigarettes - Unfiltered Vent at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station
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Image Credit: Union of Concerned Scientists, David Lochbaum
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By Mary Lampert
Pilgrim Watch, Director
Normal everyday radioactive gaseous releases from reactors like Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station are filtered. But in a severe accident releases of very large concentrations of radioactive gasses are NOT filtered. This makes no sense.
It does not look like the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is going to require Pilgrim, and the other similarly designed reactors, to install filters - unlike regulators in Sweden, France, Romania and Japan. Why not the NRC? Could it be that the industry does not want to spend the money? It is all too apparent that public safety is not a priority for the NRC.
If you do not want to risk being radioactive tomorrow, you better get active today. Contact your local, state, and federal officials and ask them to pressure the NRC to put our safety over industry's pocketbook and require filtered vents; and while you are at it, why not ask the press to cover this story?
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Cape Cod Bay Watch Plymouth Opening Featured in Old Colony Memorial
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Pine duBois, executive director of the Jones River Watershed Association and CCBW Partner, before last Friday's opening. Photo Credit: Frank Mand, Old Colony Memorial.
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"The opening exceeded our expectations," CCBW Co-founder Attorney Meg Sheehan told the Old Colony Memorial newspaper. "It was an exciting evening and attendees included Rep. Tom Calter and a representative from Congressman Keating's office. There were many new faces, as well as long-time supporters from around the region."
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Cape Cod Emergency Planning Meeting Oct. 3
There will be a public meeting held on Wednesday, Oct. 3 sponsored by the BCREPC (Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee) at the Harwich Community Center at 2:00 p.m. Kurt Schwartz, director of the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, has been invited to attend. The discussion will focus on planning for Cape Cod in the event of an radiological accident at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. The public will have the opportunity to ask questions/comment. The Harwich Community Center is located at 100 Oak Street Harwich, MA 02645. For more information, visit www.bcrepc.org or call Diane Turco at 508-432-1744.
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Pilgrim 14 Trial Set for Feb 25, 2013
 The case against the Pilgrim 14 moved forward Sept. 5 as the defendants returned to Plymouth District Court for a quiet appearance on motions for discovery. The group remains committed to seeing the case through and returns to court Nov. 15 for motions. A trial date has been set for Feb. 25, 2013.
The Pilgrim 14 were arrested on May 20, when coalition member Cape Downwinders held a rally outside Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth to protest operator Entergy-Louisiana's relicensing application. Some of the participants were arrested and charged with trespassing when they attempted to deliver a letter to Entergy-Louisiana which asked the chairman to withdraw the license for renewal. The nuclear power plant received approval for its new 20-year license a few days later.
The Pilgrim 14 now stands at 12. On July 11, two others, due to personal reasons, accepted the court's offer to dismiss trespassing charges against them if they paid $100 in court costs.
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Cape Cod Wildlife Festival Sept. 15
Coalition Member Cape Cod Bay Watch to Attend
Cape Cod is a beautiful region with a unique wildlife and habitat. Come celebrate our surroundings at the Cape Cod Wildlife Festival on Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will be held at the Mass Audubon Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary in Cummaquid and admission is free.
Come support Cape Cod Bay Watch, a Pilgrim Coalition member, which will host a booth. For more information, visit capecodbaywatch.org or e-mail info@capecodbaywatch.org.
Click here for more information and directions.
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