Massachusetts AG Filed Petition to Intervene in Proceeding Over Sale of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant for Decommissioning

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey filed a petition to intervene and request for hearing with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in a federal proceeding over the sale and licensee transfer of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. AG Healey detailed serious concerns regarding the buyer’s financial ability to fully and safely decommission the power plant and its 4,114 spent radioactive fuel assemblies. AG Healey noted that the transfer plan has ignored contingencies that would risk budgetary shortfalls, jeopardizing the success of any future cleanup operation as well as the health and safety of Massachusetts residents.