ape Cod, Plymouth residents seek expansion of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant protection zone

Cape Cod, Plymouth residents seek expansion of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant protection zone

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Cape, Plymouth residents seek wider protection from Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant

Boston.com - ‎Jul 9, 2013‎

Cape Cod and Plymouth residents pleaded with lawmakers to widen the radius for nuclear power plant emergency measures from 10 to 20 miles, saying they feel unprotected in the event of an accident at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant. Citing the 2011 ...http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/plymouth/2013/07/cape_plymouth_residents_seek_wider_protection_from_pilgrim_n.html

Residents Challenge Pilgrim's Permit For New Waste Site

WBUR - ‎1 hour ago‎

Aerial photo of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth, Mass., taken from a kite by activists. (Courtesy Cape Cod Bay Watch). PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Since 1972, the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant here has generated prodigious amounts of electricity, tons ...http://www.wbur.org/2013/07/10/pilgrim-nuclear-waste-permit

POLL: Would You Evacuate Cape Cod?

Patch.com - ‎1 hour ago‎

How bad would the weather have to be for you to evacuate the Cape, and with what form of transportation? What if there was an incident at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station? Where would you go, and who would you take? These are some of the questions ...http://falmouth.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/poll-would-you-evacuate-cape-cod_edef70e1

Boston: Turbine study, expanded emergency zone bills heard

95.9 WATD-FM (blog) - ‎

South Shore and Cape Cod residents packed a hearing room at the state house Tuesday to testify in favor of three bills now under consideration by the legislature. One would create a 19-member commission to study the health effects of wind turbines. http://959watd.com/blog/2013/07/boston-turbine-study-expanded-emergency-zone-bills-heard/

Proposed Bill Would Increase Nuclear Safety in Mass.

WGBH NEWS - ‎

A new bill aimed at improving public safety in Massachusetts within 20 miles of nuclear power plants received a public hearing on Beacon Hill on Tuesday. Under federal rules dating back to 1978, communities near nuclear plants must prepare evacuation ...http://www.wgbhnews.org/post/proposed-bill-would-increase-nuclear-safety-mass

Pilgrim nuclear plant activists gain ally

Capecodonline - ‎12 hours ago‎

Testifying before the Joint Committee on Public Health on Tuesday, Tom Joyce touted the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station's many contributions — the jobs, the donations, the millions of tax dollars — to the Plymouth community. But when the lawyer and lobbyist ...http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130710/NEWS/307100338

Legislator to lobby for expanded nuclear emergency zone

SouthCoastToday.com - ‎Jul 9, 2013‎

A Cape lawmaker plans to lobby today for a handful of proposed legislative changes that would broaden the protection zone around the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station to include the Cape and Islands, and would require power providers to pay for continuous ...