Removing resident involvement from the citizens advisory panel overseeing the decommissioning of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth would be a big mistake.
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Environmentalists were surprised to learn this week that newly filed state legislation would strip almost all the citizens from a citizens advisory panel overseeing the decommissioning of the Pilgrim Nuclear
A new bill filed in the state Legislature would make significant changes to the public panel on the decommissioning of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station.
The bill would shrink the panel from 21 to 15 members, give state officials a bigger role, and change the composition of the group. One change would add a member focused on future economic development of the Plymouth property.
Plymouth legislators are sponsoring the measure.
It would also change the name of the group, from Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel to Pilgrim Decommissioning State Oversight Panel, and reduce the frequency of meetings.
Some members of the group say the change would result in less influence from members of the public.