Legal motions filed Thursday by 25 environmental and anti-nuclear groups claim the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is legally required to slow down the licensing and relicensing of U.S. nuclear reactors after NRC’s own review of the Fukushima disaster and resulting recommendations.
Archives for August 2011
Toshiba Reactor Advances as Fukushima Proves No Obstacle at NRC – Bloomberg
Fukushima triggers challenges of nuclear licensing by 25 groups
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is legally required to slow down reactor licensing and relicensing in order to address major changes urged by the agency’s own experts who have reviewed the Fukushima accident, according to 19 separate legal challenges filed today by a total of 25 public interest groups.
Also see this article about the legal challenges:
Groups step up call for NRC delay after Fukushima – Reuters, August 11, 2011
Regulators Slash Duke Nuclear Spending Request – NC WARN Press Release
MUSE Benefit Concert: August 7, 2011 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre
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