NEWS RELEASE March 22, 2006 Harris guards and watchdog groups say system must change to prioritize safety and security DURHAM, NC – Federal regulators today confirmed a number of security problems reported in December by guards at the Shearon Harris nuclear power plant – including multiple and “longstanding” problems with doors leading to …
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Since the early 1990s, NC WARN has watch-dogged the state’s nuclear power industry over its “low-level” and high-level waste practices, along with reactor safety and security issues.
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NRC Release Regarding Harris Whistleblower
Harris Guards Say Corrections Underway; Intruders Not Caught – News Release by NC WARN
MEDIA BACKGROUNDER March 17, 2006 Feds to Issue Interim Findings on Shearon Harris Security Investigation Guards say some corrections are being made, but defense levels are insufficient; no arrests have been made in intruder incidents DURHAM, NC – The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will release an interim report next week …
Security Doors Faulty 6 Years; New Trespass Problems – News Release by NC WARN
Leaking N-Plants – Report by Union of Concerned Scientists
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Eric Young – (202) 331-5439 Wednesday, January 25, 2006 Coalition Seeks Government Action to Prevent Further Ground Water Contamination WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 – A coalition of 22 organizations petitioned the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) today in response to seven reports over the past decade, …
Harris Security Failures: Guards Blow the Whistle – Complaint Filed With FBI, Inspector General, Atty General
Complaint to NC Attorney General, FBI, NRC Inspector General, NRC Office of Security and Incident Response December 13, 2005 Union of Concerned Scientists NC Waste Awareness and Reduction Network NC WARN and UCS have been made aware of very serious allegations about security problems at Progress Energy’s Shearon Harris nuclear …
Fire Test: “Your plant might not be safe” – NRC to Harris
Map: What if Chernobyl Had Happened at Shearon Harris?
Why Nukes Can’t Solve Climate Change – Nuclear Information and Resource Service
Nuclear power can’t stop climate change Even though the Bush Administration stubbornly refuses to admit that global climate change is a serious environmental threat, the US nuclear industry is spending millions of dollars promoting atomic power as the answer to the greenhouse effect. Their claim is without basis. Nuclear energy …
7th Investigation Finds More Fire Risks at Harris – News Release by NC WARN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Group Says Owner Dodging Corrections; Urges Legislators Touring Shearon Harris to Look Beyond New Paint, Guards & Guns DURHAM, NC – A federal report shows scores of additional pumps, valves and electrical cables unprotected against fire at the Shearon Harris nuclear plant – the seventh inspection since …