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Friday, May 31, 2019

A timeline of events during Pilgrim's operation - News - capecodtimes.com - Hyannis, MA

A timeline of events during Pilgrim's operation - News - capecodtimes.com - Hyannis, MA: 1968: Boston Edison begins construction of Pilgrim 1; final cost $231 million.
December 1972: Reactor goes online.
1974: Two more reactors, generating more than 1,180 megawatts, proposed for Pilgrim site.
March 1979: Three Mile Island plant in Pennsylvania has partial meltdown.
September 1979: Nuclear Regulatory Commission orders Boston Edison to draft completely revised emergency plan, making it one of first plant owners in the nation to be forced to upgrade accident preparedness as a result

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