Southeastern Massachusetts' Legislative Efforts
to Reduce the Risk posed by the Pilgrim Nuclear Reactor
2012: Citizen referendums
2012: Provincetown, Truro, Brewster and Dennis voted to Deny Pilgrim's License to Operate. Between March and May, Duxbury, Scituate, Kingston, Marshfield, Mashpee and Plymouth voted that Relicensing of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station should cease until all lessons learned from Fukushima are fully implemented. Harwich voted that a radiological emergency plan shall be established.
| Town |
TownMtg Date | Town Mtg Article | BallotQuestVote |
Note |
| Click for res. text |
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Article Passed |
Art. # | Yes |
No |
Blank |
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| Brewster |
May 7 |
YES |
45 | N/A |
Deny relicense |
| Dennis |
May 15 |
N/A |
N/A |
Passed |
|
|
Deny relicense - Question Passed |
| Eastham |
May 7 |
No |
Res | N/A |
Deny relicense |
| Harwich |
May 15 |
N/A |
N/A |
1,001 |
|
258 |
Establish Cape Cod Emergency Plan - Question Passed |
| Mashpee |
May 7 |
YES |
32 | N/A |
Deny relicense until fixed; Selectmen recommendation: 4-0 in favor |
| Provincetown |
Apr 4 |
YES |
28 | N/A |
Close Pilgrim; Selectmen recommendation: 5-0 against |
| Truro |
April 24 |
YES |
27 | N/A |
Deny relicense |
'
Ballot Question' means a
measure to provide radiological emergency planning (accident notification; written directions for appropriate safety measures; calling for moving irradiated fuel to dry cask storage; identification of radiological shelters) is on the ballot. For an outline of commonsense radiological emergency planning, see the
Be prepared pdf handout. Sheltering livestock feed is not enough.
'
Article Passed' means that the town's governing body voted to accept KI from the state as provided by
Chapter 425 of MGL 2002. See
sample town meeting articles to accept KI from the state.
2003: Town Meetings
| Town |
TownMtg Date | Town Mtg Article | BallotQuestVote |
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|
Article Passed |
Art. # | Yes |
No |
Blank |
| Barnstable |
N/A |
Yes* |
? |
|
N/A |
|
| Bourne |
May 12 |
Yes** |
? |
|
N/A |
|
| Brewster |
May 5 |
- |
None |
|
N/A |
|
| Chatham |
May 12 |
Yes |
42 |
|
N/A |
|
| Dennis |
May 6 |
Yes |
44 |
1957 |
253 |
205 |
| Eastham |
May 5 |
Yes |
? |
|
N/A |
|
| Falmouth |
April 7 |
Yes |
? |
|
N/A |
|
| Harwich |
May 5 |
Yes |
54 |
1164 |
239 |
134 |
| Mashpee |
May 5 |
Yes |
19 |
|
N/A |
|
| Orleans |
May 12 |
Yes |
36 |
|
N/A |
|
| Provincetown |
Apr 7 |
- |
None |
|
N/A |
|
| Sandwich |
May 5 |
Yes |
25 |
|
N/A |
|
| Truro |
April 29 |
- |
None |
|
N/A |
|
| Wellfleet |
April 28 |
Yes |
21 |
|
N/A |
|
| Yarmouth |
April 8 |
Yes |
2,44 |
|
N/A |
|
* At the 2/27/03 Barnstable Town Council Meeting, it was agreed (2003-050 Resolve) to CONSIDER KI acceptance at a later date. The town manager was directed to develop AND DISTRIBUTE educational materials about KI, and also to formulate an implementation plan. The BOH informed me (on 8/11/03) that Director McKean has requested the KI from MDPH.
** Passed at Special Town Meeting March 3, 2003.
