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Apr 12

Newsletter: April 2013

󰀓PC News Update: April 12, 2013 → Cape Downwinders Ballot Initiative / Case for Expedited Transfer of Spent Fuel to Dy Casks / Save Our Bay Flotilla / Ira Wood on Pilgrim / Marshfield Town Meeting To Vote on Nuclear Advisory Committee

Mar 15

Newsletter: March 2013

󰀓PC News Update: March 15, 2013 → Cape Downwinders Ballot Initiative / Fukushima Memorial Rally / March 20 Plug-In Event / Pilgrim 14: Case Dismissed, 5 Later Arrested at Pilgrim Nuclear / Mass. AG Loses Legal Bid / Walk for a New Spring / Nuke Matters: Long-Term Nuclear Waste Storage

Feb 15

Newsletter: February 2013

󰀓PC News Update: February 15, 2013 → Blizzard Nemo Knocks Out Pilgrim; NRC Ignores Activists’ Request to Close It Down Before Storm / Lawmakers Act to Protect Region by Filing Bills / Cape Downwinders Initiates Local Ballot Initiative / Follow Our Members’ Blogs and Social Media / Trial Date Set for Pilgrim 14 / Big Turnout for Feb. 6 Plug-In Event

Jan 19

Newsletter: January 2013

󰀓PC News Update: January 19, 2013 → Feb. 6 Plug-In Workshop / Pilgrim Coalition Seeks Answers About Entergy’s Construction of Long-Term Nuclear Waste Storage Facility (Video) / NUKE MATTERS: Radioactive Waste Storage at Pilgrim: Why it is a Concern / Recent News Coverage / MEMA: No Escape for Cape Cod Citizens

Dec 07

Newsletter: December 2012

󰀓PC News Update: December 12, 2012 → Feb. 6 Plug-In Workshop / Pilgrim Watch Action Alert / Dirty Dozen List / Keeping the Public Informed About Construction / Attend Nuclear Matters Committee Meetings

Nov 09

Newsletter: November 2012

󰀓PC News Update: November 9, 2012 → Pilgrim Coalition Meeting Jan. 9 / Keeping the Public Informed About Construction / Attend Nuclear Matters Committee Meetings / Nuke Matters Article Series / MEMA: No Plans to Evacuate Cape / Fukushima Clean-Up May Cost $125B

Nov 09

Newsletter: October 2012

󰀓PC News Update: October 12, 2012 → Citizens File Notice of Intent to Sue / Mary Lampert Honored / New Pilgrim Watch Report / Sign the Governor’s Petition / Town of Plymouth Nuclear Matters Advisory Committee / Cape Emergency Planning / Member in Action: Genevieve Byrne

Sep 14

Newsletter: September 2012

󰀓PC News Update: September 14, 2012 → Unfiltered Vent at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station / Cape Cod Bay Watch Opens Office / Cape Emergency Planning / Pilgrim 14 Trial Date Set / Cape Cod Wildlife Festival

Aug 24

Newsletter: August 2012

󰀓PC News Update: August 24, 2012 → Office Open House Sept. 7 / Member in Action: Arlene Williamson / State Needs to Go Back to Work on Cape Cod Emergency Evacuation Plan

Jul 27

Newsletter: July 2012

󰀓PC News Update: July 27, 2012 → Pilgrim Watch Responds / Cape Cod Bay Watch Community Office opening Aug 1 / Member in Action: Anne Bingham / Pilgrim 14 Heading Back to Court / Danger Zone: Aging Nuclear Reactors (Video) / In The News

Jun 29

Newsletter: June 29, 2012

󰀍PC News Update: June 29, 2012 → Bonnie Raitt Concert Supports Effort to Retire Pilgrim / More Groups Letters to USFWS/NMFS/CZM / Plymouth Nuclear Committee Official Speaks / Rally & Call on Gov Patrick; 5 New Groups Sign-on / Support “Pilgrim 14″ on July 11 / Member in Action: Sara Altherr / Sierra Club Publications Feat. Pilgrim

Jun 15

Newsletter: June 15, 2012

󰀍PC News Update: June 15, 2012 → Entergy Locks Out Local Workers / June 7 Rally & Hearing / Cape Downwinders / Member in Action: Alex Mansfield / Our River Herring / In The News

Jun 01

Newsletter: June 1, 2012

󰀍PC News Update: June 1, 2012 → It’s Not Over ‘Til It’s Over / Read the New NRC License / June 7 Rally: NRC “Safety Orders” Are Nothing But ‘Band-Aids’ for Pilgrim / EPA and DEP AWOL on Entergy’s “Scram” and Shut down on May 15 / Member in Action: David Agnew / In The News

May 18

Newsletter: May 18, 2012

󰀍PC News Update: May 18, 2012 → Groups Tell NRC Entergy’s License Should be Denied Until Cape Cod Bay Pollution Stops / Pilgrim Protest Rally on Sunday 5/20 / Plymouth Votes to Ask NRC to Suspend Relicensing of Pilgrim Reactor; 59 to 41 Percent / Harwich and Dennis Voters Pass Articles on Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station / Member in Action: Anna Baker / Blog Post from WDCS: Plymouth Is Where NO NUKES Meets SAVE THE WHALES / Entergy, Workers Back to Negotiations at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station; Contract Extended Until May 25 / Radio Interview “Sounds of Dissent” (WZBC 90.3 Boston) with PC and Beyond Nuclear

May 11

Newsletter: May 11, 2012

󰀍PC News Update: May 11, 2012 → Entergy License Update / Union Workers at Pilgrim Vote to Strike / Our Water: Entergy’s Pollution of Cape Cod Bay Must Stop Say Groups / In the News / Upcoming Events

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Jun 19

No more open meetings with NRC

Is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission still upset over its reception in April?

󰀃Frank Mand, OCM 󰀍Source (Wicked Local) →

The whole point of the April meeting, and his comments, Muratore said, was to arrange for more dialogue and more open meetings between the NRC and the town.

“At this point, though, they won’t have another open session with the town,” Muratore recounted. “They’ll do the annual requirement, the public showcase, and if there is a special issue they will meet one on one with us but…” Read on →

Jun 12

Plymouth ZBA Will Determine Permitting of Nuclear Waste Facility

PLYMOUTH, MA – The Plymouth Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a hearing on June 12, 2013, on Entergy Corporation’s failure to obtain a special permit for its long-term “dry cask” storage facility at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth.

“Dry cask storage is a preferred method for storing Pilgrim’s spent nuclear fuel, but it must be done right,” said Meg Sheehan,of EcoLaw, a non-profit group that is providing volunteer legal service. Sheehan is one of a team of lawyers representing the residents bringing the appeal. The appeal seeks to ensure community oversight and participation in the siting, construction and operation of the project.

On June 3, 2013, the legal team filed the legal brief with the Zoning Board of Appeals setting forth its arguments on why the law requires Entergy to get a special permit. A copy of the brief can be found here: http://www.ecolaw.biz/nuclear-power

The dry casks will store highly dangerous spent nuclear fuel close to residences and on the shores of Cape Cod Bay. The radioactive nuclear storage facility will likely be in Plymouth for up to 300 years. Sheehan said, “this project has tremendous implications for local residents who may suffer harm to their real estate values, businesses, health, and well-being.”

If the Board requires Entergy to file for the special permit, there will be another public hearing in which concerned residents can provide comments to the Board about what the permit should require.

The team of volunteer lawyers representing the residents includes James Lampert, Ted Bosen and EcoLaw Attorneys Meg Sheehan, Anne Bingham, and Genevieve Byrne.

Jun 01

PLYMOUTH PLANNING BOARD: Dry cask storage appeal moves forward

Planners fail to ratify building inspectors decision

󰀃Frank Mand, OCM 󰀍Source (Wicked Local) →

PLYMOUTH — To Planning Board member Tim Grandy it’s a no-brainer. Entergy should be required to obtain a special permit from the town for the construction of multiple concrete spent fuel storage units – referred to as either dry cask storage or an Intermittent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) – for two reasons.

First, there’s precedent. The plant only exists because it received a special permit in the first place, Grandy told the Old Colony.

And, second, Grandy said, the town needs to be sure that the storage units are constructed with safety as the number one consideration.

Right now, he said, all the town has is a big “trust me” from the plant’s owner and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Entergy now has a green light to move forward on its plans to construct the ISFSI, though that light is flickering…󰀍Read on →

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