Entergy Corporation’s request to sell the Pilgrim nuclear power station in Massachusetts to Holtec International needs to be fully vetted before any approvals are granted, Massachusetts lawmakers and officials told the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The Massachusetts senators and representatives said in a statement that they stand firmly behind a request by state governor Charles Baker and the state’s attorney-general to delay the NRC’s approval to transfer the Pilgrim licence to Holtec.
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