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   The federal Nuclear Regulator Commission (NRC) recently   
   announced that it downgraded the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station’s   
   safety rating, The Boston Globe reports.   
      
   The Plymouth facility, owned by Entergy Corp., has had   
   reccurring problems with its safety relief valves, and   
   experienced multiple unplanned shutdowns—like the “safe, stable”   
   shutdown in August. The plant is now ranked in the next-to-   
   lowest performance category, and is just one of three nuclear   
   power reactors in the country to have this ranking, according to   
   the Globe. Currently, there are no plants in the lowest ranking.   
      
   The safety release valves are crucial to alleviating pressure   
   and cooling the reactor—if the reactor is not adequately cooled,   
   the Globe reports, the fuel can melt and lead to a radiation   
   leak. A Pilgrim spokeswoman said other systems would kick in if   
   a valve stopped working.   
      
   In a statement, NRC Region 1 Administrator Dan Dorman said the   
   most recent finding “highlights the continuing weaknesses in the   
   implementation of Entergy’s program for identifying, evaluating   
   and resolving problems at Pilgrim.” Dorman said, “Our increased   
   oversight will focus on understanding the reasons for those   
   weaknesses and the actions needed to achieve sustained   
   improvements.”   
      
   The plant will be subject to more stringent oversight by   
   regulators as they investigate what problems—like equipment   
   failures and human error—led to the previous shutdowns,   
   according to the Globe.   
      
   http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2015/09/03/pilgri   
   m-officially-one-the-worst-ranked-nuclear-plants-the-   
   country/co1sgdBC4qBdNdQCrh0U0N/story.html   
      
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