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Regulators approve nuclear reactor design for Southeast utilities – The Miami Herald
Federal regulators on Thursday signed off on a next-generation nuclear reactor slated for Florida Power & Light’s Turkey Point plant and five other utilities in the Southeast, paving the way for construction of the first new reactors in the U.S. in three decades.
Approval of reactor design clears path for new plants – The New York Times
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission unanimously approved a radical new reactor design on Thursday, clearing away a major obstacle for two utilities to begin construction on projects in South Carolina and Georgia.
Secrecy, Regulatory Gelding Taint U.S. Nuclear “Renaissance – News Release by NC WARN
In pushing toward design approval and licensing, captive regulators promote industry instead of taxpayers, ratepayers and public safety.
Toshiba reactor unites feuding US nuclear regulators – Bloomberg
Toshiba Corp.’s Westinghouse Electric won majority support for the design of its AP1000 reactor from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, even as the members were feuding publicly over the panel’s leadership.
Construction Monitor Signals Delays, Cost Overruns with New Nuclear Project in Georgia – News release by NC WARN
Electric customers beware – construction problems mount even before design approval and licensing.
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.
Nuclear Expert Cites New Concerns about Westinghouse Reactor Design Based on Fukushima Disaster – News Release
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
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
After 13 months of trying, company’s analysis “failed to effectively demonstrate the ability of the shield building to withstand an aircraft impact” says NRC.