Holtec

Newly published research shows water from Pilgrim would likely remain in Cape Cod Bay for a least a month, and seasonal differences in wind and currents would influence the movement of the water.

The contingent included members of environmental groups, along with associations representing fishermen, charter captains, and the real estate industry. They asked the Healey administration to stop the ongoing evaporation of reactor water from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station.

Marine radiochemist Ken Buesseler's written comments on water test results at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station became a hot-button issue recently at the state's nuclear advisory panel, but he wasn't there to respond. Now, he's talking with CAI's Jennette Barnes.

The administrative appeal, which will go before a state appeals officer, is similar to a court case.

The company that owns the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, Holtec International, has filed an appeal seeking to discharge radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay.

This week: A blade comes off a Vineyard Wind turbine scattering debris onto Nantucket beaches. The Cape gets $1 billion for replacing the Sagamore Bridge. And the state says no to Holtec dumping radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay.

In a letter to Holtec Tuesday, Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Bill Keating asked the company to respond in writing, by May 31, to a list of 13 detailed questions.

The company hopes to install a new type of reactor, known as a small modular reactor, or SMR, at plants in New Jersey and Michigan.

In a major victory for Pilgrim watchdogs, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has denied a permit modification sought by the company decommissioning the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station to discharge up to 1.1 million gallons of radioactive wastewater into Cape Cod Bay.

The water will be treated but is expected to contain at least one radionuclide: tritium.