Mechanical dredging utilizing a 14 cubic yard environmental bucket to minimize the impact of dredging activities and provide precise excavation depth.

Project Highlights

Pilgrim Power Plant Dredging
Plymouth, Massachusetts

• Dredged and removed approximately 40,000 cubic yards in
front of the cooling intake system for the nuclear power plant.

• Carefully excavated material to minimize turbidity which
could have resulted in damage to the intake components.

• Material was loaded into bottom dump scows and hauled
to sea for disposal at the Mass Bay Disposal area.

• Dredging was performed by mechanical means utilizing a
clam shell bucket.

• Optimum scheduling was utilized to balance scow loads and tide fluctuations for peak efficiency.