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- October 27th, 2011
Solar photovoltaic (PV) companies manufactured a record 24,000 megawatts of PV cells worldwide in 2010, more than doubling their 2009 output. Annual PV production has grown nearly 100-fold since 2000, when just 277 megawatts of cells were made. Newly installed PV also set a record in 2010, as 16,600 megawatts were installed in more than 100 countries.
- October 19th, 2011
115 of 170 NC legislators have Duke/Progress donations.
- October 18th, 2011
Alleged flaws in turbine building design could cost customers dearly and compromise safety, groups say in legal filing with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and state utility commissions.
View the legal brief on turbine building allegations here
View the NRC Inspection Letter and Notice of Violation here
Letter from NRC to Westinghouse re: projected schedule for the AP1000 design certification amendment rule, August 5, 2011
- October 14th, 2011
After 13 months of trying, company’s analysis “failed to effectively demonstrate the ability of the shield building to withstand an aircraft impact” says NRC.
- October 5th, 2011
A Durham-based environmental group warns utility companies are trying to add nuclear capacity without significantly reducing their use of coal power. A report from NC WARN focuses on what they call the “Southeast Five.” That includes both Duke Energy and Progress Energy. Jim Warren is executive director of NC WARN.
- October 5th, 2011
Report shows Southeast utilities plan not to replace coal-fired power, but to add nuclear capacity despite falling demand – while jacking up rates and blocking clean energy advances.
See the report, New Nuclear Power is Ruining Climate Protection Efforts and Harming Customers
Listen to the audio from the press conference
Hear Dr. William Schlesinger’s
comments about the report on WUNC Radio
Read Clinging to Dirty Energy in the South – a by-the-numbers look from the Institute of Southern Studies
North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network - P.0. Box 61051, Durham NC 27715-1051
Ph: (919) 416-5077 - Fax: (919) 286-3985 -
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