Pilgrim Online After Refueling, Fire

Release from Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station

Pilgrim Station returned to service today at 4:24 a.m. when control room operators reconnected the plant to the New England electric transmission grid ending its 19th refueling and maintenance outage. Pilgrim has been off-line since April 14 when it began the planned outage.  

Entergy Nuclear Site Vice President John Dent attributed the successful outage to the long-term planning and execution of outage tasks with a keen focus on safety along with the knowledge, skills and craftsmanship of all the outage workers.

The work scope during the outage involved refueling the reactor, main turbine generator maintenance and overhaul, replacing the turbine auxiliary lube oil pump motor, transformer and valve work and other maintenance activities, tests and inspections of plant equipment that run throughout the operating cycle and cannot be done while the plant is at full power.

Over 1,000 craft workers supplemented the Entergy fleet and Pilgrim Station work force in this planned refueling and maintenance outage, representing a significant economic benefit to Plymouth and surrounding communities.