Plymouth Officials Weigh Nuclear Challenges as Pilgrim Decommissioning Continues

Town considers legal action over federal waste storage obligations while addressing small modular reactor possibilities and ongoing site restrictions through 2063.

PLYMOUTH - August 12 - Plymouth Select Board Chair Kevin Canty outlined the complex nuclear challenges facing the town during the board's Aug. 12 meeting at Plymouth South High School, addressing questions about small modular reactors and the prolonged timeline for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station decommissioning.

The town maintains right of first refus…