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Nuclear Delays and Legal Challenges – News Release by NC WARN

Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers, a key player in the potential revival of nuclear power, said yesterday that the Fukushima disaster will delay U.S. nuclear development until safety upgrades can be considered, noting the likely re-evaluation of spent fuel storage.

Weather weirdness – The News and Observer Opinion

In the final summary report (2007) of the IPCC, more than 2,700 scientists concluded that we shouldn’t look for the weather to simply get warmer, but for it to get “weirder,” aka, global weirding.

Legal action vs Westinghouse reactor design – News Release by AP1000 Oversight Group

The Fukushima nuclear disaster has amplified a host of concerns about the reactor model chosen to lead a so-called U.S. nuclear renaissance. An alliance of public interest groups are calling for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to suspend its fast-track approval process until design problems are resolved and the lessons from Japan are fully and openly analyzed.

Absorbing the Nuclear Fallout – Op Ed, Charlotte Business Journal

It’s too early to know the impact of Japan’s emergency on public health and the industry. But new projects worldwide likely will be delayed as the events at Fukushima are analyzed, and changes are debated in plant design, regulation and emergency planning.

Critics question Shearon Harris emergency plans – ABC News

Progress Energy sends out safety information manuals annually to everyone living within ten miles of the Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant, but critics say if something goes wrong at the plant, not nearly enough thought has gone into keeping people safe.