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Holtec employee files Open Meeting Law complaint against Pilgrim Nuclear panel

Pilgrim's 1M gallons of radioactive water could evaporate in seven years

The decommissioning timeline now stretches out to 2035. At the present rate of evaporation of radioactive water from Pilgrim, the water and its contaminants could be dispersed into the air before that date ever comes.

Eight-year delay in Pilgrim decommissioning could change disposal of radioactive water

Eight-year delay in Pilgrim decommissioning could change disposal of radioactive water

State tests: At least 5 radioactive materials, plus PFAS, in water at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station

State water testing shows at least five radioactive materials in the water at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, plus PFAS chemicals and other non-radiological contaminants. The Department of Public Health and Department of Environmental Protection released the much-anticipated results yesterday from samples collected April 5. The water has been under scrutiny because Pilgrim owner Holtec has proposed discharging about 1 million gallons of water from the plant into Cape Cod Bay as part of the decommissioning of the closed facility. The water would be released after treatment not reflected in the test results. In an afternoon press briefing, officials from the two agencies said nothing surprised them about the contents of the water. Results from the Department of Public Health testing show the water inside the reactor building contains tritium, which has been the subject of community concern because it cannot be removed. Tritium is a radioactive form of hydrogen and emits