Timeline: The 52-Year History Of The Pilgrim Nuclear Plant
The Old Colony Memorial front page from January 5, 1967. Photo by Robin Lubbock for WBUR
For more than five decades, the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth has been a controversial fixture in Massachusetts. Love it or hate it, by May 31, the plant will produce its last watt and shut down for good.
Here are some of the big moments in the plant’s history.