Pilgrim Station goes down for a third time this year - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Pilgrim Station goes down for a third time this year - The Martha's Vineyard Times: Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth shut down over the weekend after operators discovered a problem with feedwater valves. The station wound down Friday evening, and completely shut down just before 12:30 am Saturday, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) spokesman Neil Sheehan said. “Feedwater is water that is pumped into the reactor vessel, boiled by the …