Valve problem resurfaces at Pilgrim nuclear plant - News - Wicked Local - Boston, MA

Valve problem resurfaces at Pilgrim nuclear plant - News - Wicked Local - Boston, MA: PLYMOUTH — The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station was operating at just 35 percent power on Friday after valve problems plagued the plant for the second time in the last month.The Pilgrim Station has been operating at 100 percent for the last 17 days, but issues with valve that controls water flow into the reactor had forced an unplanned automatic shutdown from Oct. 5 to Oct. 12. It operated at between 44 and 97 percent capacity from Oct. 13 to 15, and had been back at 100 percent until