EPA v. BOSTON EDISON/PILGRIM POWER PLANT
Penalty assessed
$172,837
Compliance action
$2,000
Case summary
BOSTON EDISION FAILED TO PROPERLY MANAGE ITS HAZARDOUS WASTE INCLUDING LABELING, DATING, GREATER THAN 90 DAY STORAGE OF INCOMPATIBLE WASTES, STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE IN CONTAINERS THAT WERE IN POOR CONDITION AND FAILED TO CONDUCT WASTE DETERMINATIONS, TRAINING AND INSPECTIONS.
Defendants (1)
- BOSTON EDISON/PILGRIM POWER PLANTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ENTERGY NUCLEAR GENERATION COMPANY PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION
600 ROCKY HILL ROAD, PLYMOUTH, MA, 02360
Registry ID: 110000736810
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BOSTON EDISON/PILGRIM POWER PLANTentered 1998-12-16
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $172,837
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1998-12-16Final Order Issued
- 1998-12-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1999-04-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1047
- Case number
- 01-1999-0058
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- Branch
- OES
- EPA region
- 01
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-1999-0058 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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