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Dozens of employees were kept from work at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Wednesday as union officials and representatives for the power plant's owner remained at an impasse following all-night negotiations over a new contract. Pilgrim's owner, Louisiana-based Entergy Corp., has been in talks with the Utility Workers Union of America Local 369 for more than a month, but the two sides have repeatedly deadlocked over health care, safety, and staffing issues. The union represents 380 Pilgrim employees, about 90 percent of the plant's workforce.

Fourteen anti-nuclear activists are facing trespassing charges after demonstrating against the relicensing of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, police said today. "There was a scheduled picketing demonstration and the organizers were given an area where they could picket," said Plymouth Police Lieutenant Victor Higgins. "Fourteen individuals, after they were warned not to encroach upon an area, continued to walk in the area, and they were placed in custody for trespassing.

Negotiations will resume Friday between union employees at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station and the power plant's owner, Entergy Corp., after both sides agreed to extend workers' current contract until May 25, the company said. The Utility Workers Union of America Local 369 and Entergy have been in talks for more than a month but have repeatedly deadlocked over health care, safety, and staffing issues. The latest impasse came Wednesday, when, following an intense bargaining session, some union workers said they were kept off the job at Pilgrim.

Negotiations will resume Friday between union employees at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station and the power plant's owner, Entergy Corp., after both sides agreed to extend workers' current contract until May 25, the company said. The Utility Workers Union of America Local 369 and Entergy have been in talks for more than a month but have repeatedly deadlocked over health care, safety, and staffing issues. The latest impasse came Wednesday, when, following an intense bargaining session, some union workers said they were kept off the job at Pilgrim.

The Vermont attorney general is asking the court for more time to respond to a motion filed by Vermont Yankee's owners over legal fees. Entergy Corp. wants more than $4.6 million to cover what it says were its costs in fighting off Vermont's effort to close the nuclear plant. Vermont passed a law in 2005 saying the Legislature had to give its approval before the Public Service Board could issue a license for Vermont Yankee to operate for another 20 years. The Legislature has declined to give its approval, and Entergy sued.

Amidst stalled contract negotiations over health care, safety, and staffing issues, dozens of workers have been locked out of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth as the plant's owner, Entergy Corp., is barring all non-essential employees from the facility, a union representing many of the workers said Wednesday. Utility Workers Union of America Local 369 said it currently represents 380 members at Pilgrim, or nearly 90 percent of the facility's work force. In a statement, Entergy said, "There is no employee lockout --- some of the affected bargaining unit...

Disputes over funding of local emergency preparations to deal with a nuclear accident reveal a patchwork of agreements between the Pilgrim nuclear plant's owner and the five communities closest to the Plymouth facility. Some town officials say the system is working well for them, but others complain they're getting the short end of the stick. Under federal law, the Pilgrim plant's owner, Entergy, is required to provide funding to offset the costs of emergency response preparation to the towns that fall within the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone: Carver,...

Fourteen anti-nuclear activists are facing trespassing charges after demonstrating against the relicensing of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, police said today. "There was a scheduled picketing demonstration and the organizers were given an area where they could picket," said Plymouth Police Lieutenant Victor Higgins. "Fourteen individuals, after they were warned not to encroach upon an area, continued to walk in the area, and they were placed in custody for trespassing.

MONTPELIER - The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has given the green light for Entergy Corp. to spin off Vermont Yankee and four other nuclear plants - in Massachusetts, New York, and Michigan - to a newly created company, officials said yesterday. The agency rejected critics' contentions that the new firm, called Enexus Energy Corp., will be saddled with too much debt to ensure its ability to pay for any needed fixes at the plants or for their eventual decommissioning. It found that a "support agreement" in which Entergy will put up $700 million toward operation and...

Massachusetts is backing Vermont in its efforts to prevent the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant from operating beyond next March. Massachusetts intends to file a friend of the court brief supporting Vermont in a federal case brought by plant owner, Entergy Corp. A spokeswoman says Massachusetts’ attorney general, Martha Coakley, filed a motion this week seeking to submit the full brief by June 13 in US District Court in Brattleboro. In its suit, Entergy asserts Vermont overstepped its authority by trying to deny the plant in Vernon, on the Massachusetts border, permission...

Dozens of employees were kept from work at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Wednesday as union officials and representatives for the power plant's owner remained at an impasse following all-night negotiations over a new contract. Pilgrim's owner, Louisiana-based Entergy Corp., has been in talks with the Utility Workers Union of America Local 369 for more than a month, but the two sides have repeatedly deadlocked over health care, safety, and staffing issues. The union represents 380 Pilgrim employees, about 90 percent of the plant's workforce.

Amidst stalled contract negotiations over health care, safety, and staffing issues, dozens of workers have been locked out of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth as the plant's owner, Entergy Corp., is barring all non-essential employees from the facility, a union representing many of the workers said Wednesday. Utility Workers Union of America Local 369 said it currently represents 380 members at Pilgrim, or nearly 90 percent of the facility's work force. In a statement, Entergy said, "There is no employee lockout --- some of the affected...

Thank you for the Globe's recent coverage of the discussion surrounding nuclear safety at Pilgrim ("Petitions raise alarm on N-plant," April 15). I certainly appreciate that this is a subject that makes the front page of Globe South, though I must say I don't feel the Pilgrim Coalition's goal was fairly conveyed. Our goal is not to "shut down, at least temporarily, the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station," as the story's first paragraph stated. Rather, our aim is...

Concern about nuclear safety is gaining visibility south of Boston as voters in several communities determine the fate of a petition that aims to shut down, at least temporarily, the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth. Although the nonbinding questions focus on making the plant safe, rather than closing it permanently, they would, in effect, endorse closing it down for more than four years. A Town Meeting article passed in Duxbury, Kingston, and Scituate. Marshfield Town Meeting is expected to vote April 23, and Plymouth takes up the...

The Vermont attorney general is asking the court for more time to respond to a motion filed by Vermont Yankee's owners over legal fees. Entergy Corp. wants more than $4.6 million to cover what it says were its costs in fighting off Vermont's effort to close the nuclear plant. Vermont passed a law in 2005 saying the Legislature had to give its approval before the Public Service Board could issue a license for Vermont Yankee to operate for another 20 years. The Legislature has declined to give its approval, and Entergy sued.

Disputes over funding of local emergency preparations to deal with a nuclear accident reveal a patchwork of agreements between the Pilgrim nuclear plant's owner and the five communities closest to the Plymouth facility. Some town officials say the system is working well for them, but others complain they're getting the short end of the stick. Under federal law, the Pilgrim plant's owner, Entergy, is required to provide funding to offset the costs of emergency response preparation to the towns that fall within the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone: Carver, Duxbury,...

Massachusetts is backing Vermont in its efforts to prevent the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant from operating beyond next March. Massachusetts intends to file a “friend of the court’’ brief supporting Vermont in a federal case brought by plant owner, Entergy Corp. A spokeswoman says Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley filed a motion this week seeking to file the full brief by June 13 in U.S. District Court in Brattleboro. In its suit, Entergy claims Vermont overstepped its authority by trying to deny the plant in Vernon, on the Massachusetts border, permission to operate...

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. - An executive at the company that owns Vermont's only nuclear power plant told a federal judge yesterday that he felt heavy pressure from state officials to sell power at a price favorable to Vermont utilities if his company wanted the state to allow the plant to continue operating. Marc Potkin, an Entergy Corp. vice president, testifed on the first day of a trial in which Entergy is suing the state for refusing to grant the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant the 20-year permit it needs to operate past March.

Duxbury officials have canceled all training for a nuclear emergency amid a quarrel over the amount of preparation funding Pilgrim nuclear power plant's owner Entergy should provide the town. The town last week notified state emergency officials of its decision to cancel the training because its training funds have run out, according to the Duxbury Nuclear Advisory Committee. Nuclear power plant operators are required by federal regulations to help fund local nuclear emergency preparations plans in communities located within the 10-mile radius of the emergency...

Entergy Corp. says its Pilgrim nuclear power plant in Plymouth, Mass., has resumed generating electricity after a small leak of radioactive steam in a safety relief valve forced officials to shut it down. Spokesman Rob Williams says the plant began generating about 20 percent of its power Friday afternoon. The output is being gradually raised back to full capacity over the weekend. The leak discovered on Monday was contained within the plant's piping and was never a threat to workers or the general public.