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Friends of the Earth, WARN Urge SC, NC to Deny Duke Nuke Costs Due to Design Problems – News Release by NC WARN and Partner Organizations
NEWS RELEASE Contact: Tom Clements 803-834-3084, Cell 803-240-7268 Jim Warren 919-416-5077 July 24, 2008 SC, NC Commissions are Urged to Revoke Duke Nuclear Cost Approvals Due to Design Problems, Delays Feds tell Westinghouse its design is off track; doubts over new nukes grow DURHAM, NC – Federal regulators now say …
Design Problems: Regulators Warning Letter to Westinghouse
June 27, 2008 Mr. Robert Sisk, Manager Licensing and Customer Interface Regulatory Affairs and Standardization Westinghouse Electric Company P.O. Box 355 Pittsburgh, PA 15230-0355 SUBJECT: REVIEW SCHEDULE FOR AP1000 REVISION 16 (DOCKET 52-006) Dear Mr. Sisk: Your letter of May 20, 2008, requested the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to …
Design Problems: Nuke Revival Hits Quicksand at Harris, Other Plants – News Release by NC WARN
Countering the PR: Nukes & CO2 – Letter to the News and Observer
It’s exasperating that The N&O repeatedly advances one of the nuclear industry’s most damaging distortions (“Progress’ nuclear plans attract friends, foes,” June 11 news article). Since 2005 the industry has with impunity claimed nuclear power is “carbon free” and therefore a solution to climate change.
Industry data prove new coal & nuclear plants are not needed – Statement From NC WARN
Speak out for climate protection. Duke Energy, Progress Energy and their political allies want to gamble tens of billions of public dollars to build (lucrative) coal and nuclear power plants. That path is already squandering our chances to avert climate catastrophe. Continuing disclosures prove that energy efficiency, cogeneration and renewable …
9 Reasons For No New Nukes – Fact Sheet by NC WARN
Climate Crisis, New Nukes & Progress Energy – News and Observer Op-ed by NC WARN
SE Oversupply of Power – NC WARN Motion to Utilities Commission
Behind Closed Doors – NRC, Progress Energy & New Nukes – News Release by NC WARN
News Release Contact: Jim Warren March 11, 2008 NRC cut public out of meeting on new nukes at Shearon Harris Group says agency went into “closed session” after Progress Energy ran into trouble Durham, NC – Federal regulators abruptly halted a public meeting Thursday after problems arose with Progress …