Vote for nuclear safety

Town Meeting voters have approved a resolution opposing the continued operation of the Pilgrim nuclear power plan in Plymouth until all safety improvements recommended by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in response to the failures of similarly designed reactors in Japan last year have been fully implemented. The resolution was approved after a speech in its favor by the town’s fire chief, who serves as its emergency management director. The resolution also asks the NRC to suspend its license-renewal process for a 20-year extension of the plant’s operating license until those safety improvements have been implemented. The plant’s owner, Entergy, has been seeking a license extension for six years. The Town Meeting vote instructs officials to send the resolution to the NRC, the town’s state legislators and congressional delegation, and officials in neighboring towns. - Robert Knox