Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is urging the owners of the Pilgrim nuclear plant to take "corrective actions" in response to concerns raised by federal regulators.In a letter Thursday to New Orleans-based Entergy Nuclear Operations, Baker called on the company to analyze the root causes of previous shutdowns at the Plymouth plant and make all necessary repairs.
Meanwhile, activists opposed to Pilgrim delivered a letter to Baker urging him to call on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to immediately close and decommission the plant.
The letters came one day after the NRC said it was ramping up inspections at Pilgrim, which shut down automatically during a January blizzard when an electric connection to the grid was interrupted.
The Republican governor said Wednesday he continued to have confidence in the plant's safety.
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