Posts Tagged ‘Pilgrim’
Rethinking Ocean Disposal Of Pilgrim Wastewater (guest commentary, Falmouth Enterprise)
Listen or read this new commentary by Ken Buessler regarding the potential disposal of wastewater from Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant on Cape Cod Bay, MA. Published January 2, 2026. A December 5 editorial in the Enterprise about the decommissioning of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station made the case that there are still big questions about…
Read MoreScientists weigh in on dumping of radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay
Listen to (or Read!) an interview on CAI Radio with Jennette Barnes speaking with Ken Buesseler about the closing of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant and the fate of the wastewater stored at the site. From the site: The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station closed in 2019, but work to contain or dispose of nuclear waste from…
Read MoreThe scale of the problem – Comments on a MA Dept. of Public Health report on radioactivity in untreated waters at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station
On May 19, 2023 a report was released by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Radiation Control Program (RCP) regarding testing done at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant. The plant owners, currently in the process of decommissioning, plan to discharge 1.1 million gallons of radioactive contaminated water into Cape Cod Bay as a part of…
Read MoreSea Grant to study Water Pathways in Cape Cod Bay to model potential Pilgrim Wastewater release
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Sea Grant has been recommended for rapid response funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Grant Program to study the pathways of circulation in Cape Cod Bay. This study is designed to shed light on the possible fate of 1.1 million gallons of radioactive wastewater from the…
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