Massachusetts Becomes 'Interested Party' in Pilgrim Plant Review

摘要

The state of Massachusetts has officially become an "interested" party in a federal review of the Pilgrim nuclear power plant's proposal to extend its operating license for another two decades. In a filing that the state submitted recently to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Massachusetts regulators contend that the plant is storing highly radioactive spent-fuel rods in increasingly dense configurations that increase the risk of fire in the event of a serious accident or a terrorist attack.