Aging nuclear plants in New England

In this photo, Pilgrim Station is located a few miles down the coast from Plymouth Rock. It opened in 1972 and its license expires next year. Both Pilgrim and Vermont Yankee stations were designed to withstand a more than 6.0-magnitude earthquake, with Pilgrim capable of handling an 18.3 feet storm surge and 131 mile per hour winds.
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By Beth Daley, Globe Staff
In this photo, Pilgrim Station is located a few miles down the coast from Plymouth Rock. It opened in 1972 and its license expires next year.

Both Pilgrim and Vermont Yankee stations were designed to withstand a more than 6.0-magnitude earthquake, with Pilgrim capable of handling an 18.3 feet storm surge and 131 mile per hour winds.