Groups say design approval can’t legally be finalized until Fukushima lessons are incorporated, and that NRC plans to shove costly design corrections onto Georgia, South Carolina customers.
See the Fairewinds report
See the legal motion
See the Fairewinds video “Fukushima and the AP1000”
Listen to the audio from the press conference
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Insider alleges shortcuts with Westinghouse reactor as delays mount – News Release by NC WARN, Friends of the Earth
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
Very Good News: TWO Sets of Delays for Westinghouse Reactor Approval – A News Release by NC WARN
Former Insider: Nuclear Design Ignores Sun’s Impacts – News Release by NC WARN, Friends of the Earth
Former Insider Says Westinghouse and NRC are Ignoring the Sun’s Heat Impacts on Nuclear Systems Despite U.S. Concrete Failures this Summer
See the legal motion and related documents
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