Federal nuclear regulators have scheduled a public meeting in Plymouth this week to discuss the safety performance of that town's Pilgrim nuclear plant.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission sent an inspection team to the Pilgrim nuclear power plant on May 16 to determine what led to an automatic shutdown that was blamed on human error.PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Federal nuclear regulators have scheduled a public meeting in Plymouth this week to discuss the safety performance of that town's Pilgrim nuclear plant.
The meeting Wednesday at the Hilton Garden Inn is a chance for the public to ask questions to Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff about specific performance issues at the plant last year.
The Entergy Corp.-owned plant is seeking a 20-year renewal of its operating license.
Pilgrim has come under increased scrutiny because of the similarity of its design with the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant in Japan, which was severely damaged by an earthquake and tsunami earlier this year.
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