Word: pilgrim
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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BOSTON--Several workers were exposed to radiation at the closed Pilgrim nuclear power plant in Plymouth last weekend, Boston Edison Co. said in announcing it had ordered contractors out of the plant...
Yesterday's closure brought on a new round of criticism from public officials who have criticized Pilgrim and called for it to remain closed...
Dukakis, who has been critical of emergency evacuation plans at Pilgrim, said, "Today's announcement ... underscores the need to keep that plant closed until safety issues are resolved." Dukakis said his administration would "insist on a full accounting from Boston Edison of the violations at the Plymouth plant, including actions taken by the utility...
State Sen. William Golden (D-Weymouth), one of the most vocal critics of Pilgrim, said, "It appears that the new management is having no better success than the old in safely operating the plant." Golden blasted Edison for what he called a "bunker mentality" in delaying until yesterday the reporting of potential safety violations that occurred over the weekend...
Surrounded by adulatory crowds and a formidable blanket of security, the Pontiff begins his eleven- day tour. Proclaiming himself a pilgrim upon arrival, he closets himself for a one- on- one meeting with President Reagan, and responds carefully to the divergent voices of the American religious melting pot -- Catholic and non- Catholic alike -- that are raised as he arrives...