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.
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NC WARN, allies sue NRC over new reactors
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.
Listen to Jim Warren’s comments during a short audio clip from Atlanta public radio.
US groups file suit to block new Southern Vogtle reactors – Reuters
Groups sue to stop Vogtle expansion project – Atlanta Journal Constitution
Motion to stop Vogtle construction – with Dr. Makhijani’s analysis
Nuclear agency approves first nuclear reactors since 1978 – USA Today
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
Regulators approve nuclear reactor design for Southeast utilities – The Miami Herald
Approval of reactor design clears path for new plants – The New York Times
Secrecy, Regulatory Gelding Taint U.S. Nuclear “Renaissance – News Release by NC WARN
Toshiba reactor unites feuding US nuclear regulators – Bloomberg
Construction Monitor Signals Delays, Cost Overruns with New Nuclear Project in Georgia – News release by NC WARN
Will the South be forced to pay for the lessons of Fukushima? – Facing South
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is preparing to approve the design of a new type of nuclear reactor planned for sites across the South without first incorporating the lessons of Fukushima — instead sticking the region’s ratepayers with any bills to correct safety problems revealed by the ongoing analysis of the Japanese disaster.