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		<title>Cost Overruns Hit another Nuclear Construction Project – This one in South Carolina, Press Release by NC WARN</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A second U.S. nuclear power construction project is expected to receive a license within weeks, but a new document shows that the majority owner and contractors are arguing over who should pay the extra costs of at least 11 changes totaling over $380 million for two Westinghouse AP1000 reactors.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ncwarn.org/2012/02/cost-overruns-hit-another-nuclear-construction-project-%e2%80%93-this-one-in-south-carolina-press-release-by-nc-warn/</link>
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		<title>NC WARN, allies sue NRC over new reactors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With more than 15 times the Solyndra loan guarantee on the line, U.S. taxpayers being kept in the dark about huge Vogtle risks; nine groups cite NRC law violation in going to court to block Vogtle licensing.

<a href="http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wabe/news.newsmain/article/1/0/1905356/Atlanta./Watchdog.Groups.Sue.to.Halt.Georgia.Nuclear.Reactors">Listen to Jim Warren's comments during a short audio clip from Atlanta public radio.</a>
<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/16/utilities-southern-vogtle-lawsuit-idUSL2E8DG95O20120216">US groups file suit to block new Southern Vogtle reactors</a> - Reuters
<a href="http://www.ajc.com/business/groups-sue-to-stop-1351830.html">Groups sue to stop Vogtle expansion project</a> - Atlanta Journal Constitution]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ncwarn.org/2012/02/nc-warn-allies-sue-nrc-over-new-reactors/</link>
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		<title>Clean energy groups call for expanded evacuation zones, improved emergency planning around U.S. nuclear reactors &#8211; Nuclear Information and Resource Service and NC WARN</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thirty-seven clean energy groups today submitted a formal petition for rulemaking to the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission seeking adoption of new regulations to expand emergency evacuation zones and improve emergency response planning around U.S. nuclear reactors.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ncwarn.org/2012/02/clean-energy-groups-call-for-expanded-evacuation-zones-improved-emergency-planning-around-u-s-nuclear-reactors-nuclear-information-and-resource-service-and-nc-warn/</link>
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		<title>NC WARN at Justice Theater Project&#8217;s presentation of Molly Daughter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Come see the Justice Theater Project's presentation of Molly's Daughter, a story about the lives of immigrant coal mining families in 1877. NC WARN will host a pre-show discussion about the politics of coal and its impact on our society and environment.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ncwarn.org/2012/02/nc-warn-at-justice-theater-projects-presentation-of-mollys-daughter/</link>
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		<title>NC WARN speaks on nuclear panel at Duke</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please join the Duke East Asia Nexus (DEAN) for an important event exploring the implications of nuclear energy use in Japan -- and around the world.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ncwarn.org/2012/02/nc-warn-speaks-on-nuclear-panel-at-duke/</link>
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		<title>Nuclear agency approves first nuclear reactors since 1978 &#8211; USA Today</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the nation's first nuclear power plant in a generation on Thursday, clearing the way for Atlanta-based Southern Co. to build two reactors at its Plant Vogtle site near Augusta.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ncwarn.org/2012/02/nuclear-agency-approves-first-nuclear-reactors-since-1978-usa-today/</link>
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		<title>NRC License for New Vogtle Reactors Will be Opposed in Federal Court, Suspension of Construction at Georgia Site to be Sought &#8211; Release by NC WARN, Other Groups</title>
		<description><![CDATA[9 Groups Contend That NRC Is Failing to Fully Consider Fukushima Lessons Before Issuing a Final License to Construct and Operate Two New Nuclear Reactors]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ncwarn.org/2012/02/nrc-license-for-new-vogtle-reactors-will-be-opposed-in-federal-court-suspension-of-construction-at-georgia-site-to-be-sought-release-by-nc-warn-other-groups/</link>
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		<title>N.C. panel touts wind energy use &#8211; The News and Observer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A 15-member panel said wind energy along North Carolina's coast and sounds offered significant opportunities for renewable energy and for job creation.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ncwarn.org/2012/02/nc-panel-touts-wind-energy-use/</link>
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		<title>New Nuclear in Georgia is Harming Climate Protection Despite Industry’s Key Claim &#8211; News Release from NC WARN</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the nuclear industry plans to celebrate the NRC’s upcoming approval of construction licenses for two Westinghouse reactors, which Georgia Power is already building at Plant Vogtle, NC WARN urges the news media to scrutinize a top industry talking point: that nuclear will help with climate change by replacing coal power.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ncwarn.org/2012/01/new-nuclear-in-georgia-is-harming-climate-protection-despite-industry%e2%80%99s-key-claim-news-release-from-nc-warn/</link>
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		<title>Terrific news on nuclear revival and climate &#8211; An update from NC WARN</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Progress Energy plans to cancel the main development and construction contract for its proposed nuclear plant in Levy County, but its customers will have to keep paying in advance anyway.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ncwarn.org/2012/01/terrific-news-on-nuclear-revival-and-climate-an-update-from-nc-warn/</link>
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