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Sierra Club urges moratorium on Pilgrim plant discharge; bill S.540 would bar radioactive releases
Summary
A representative of the Massachusetts Sierra Club urged the Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management to advance S.540, a resolve to prevent the discharge of radioactive materials. Testimony focused on Holtec International’s handling of wastewater from the Pilgrim nuclear plant, local health and economic concerns, and a high‑turnout
Arthur Desloges, testifying for the Massachusetts chapter of the Sierra Club, urged the Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management to advance Senate Resolve S.540, which would prevent discharge of radioactive materials. Desloges described recent Pilgrim nuclear power plant decommissioning work and community opposition to planned disposal methods.
"This discharge threatened our human…
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