Pilgrim Nuclear

Suing in federal court, rather than in Massachusetts Superior Court as some observers had expected, would change the nature of the argument, because state and federal regulators have authority over different aspects of the nuclear plant.

The owner of the closed Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth has lost an appeal seeking to release radioactive wastewater into Cape Cod Bay as part of the plant decommissioning.

A safety rule that has minimized radiation exposure in the United States for half a century has been marked for elimination by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and South Shore residents are speaking out to oppose the plan.

The commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is reviewing the adjudicator's nearly 60-page recommended decision, which only she has the authority to finalize. Once she acts, the matter could go to court.

Work is scheduled to begin next week to remove the last internal components of the Pilgrim nuclear reactor from a storage pool as part of the ongoing demolition and cleanup of the Plymouth plant.

Six staffers from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission — five in person, one on video — spoke before the state Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens’ Advisory Panel.

For the health study, researchers will place air monitors in several locations around the community. Then, they'll compare people who live in the most highly affected areas with a control group.

CAI reporter Jennette Barnes interviews Petros Koutrakis, professor of environmental sciences at Harvard, on new research about cancer risk near nuclear power plants.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has committed to provide a speaker to review relevant cancer studies at a future meeting of the Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens' Advisory Panel.

Staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will not be speaking Monday as planned.