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, …
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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
NRC says “Our concern is that your plant might not be safe” DURHAM, NC – A second round of tests has confirmed that a key safety system at the Harris nuclear plant is not protective against reactor core damage, according to results discussed at a federal meeting last week. A …
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 …
300 Groups Reject Nuclear Energy as a Global Warming Solution – News Release by NC WARN and Partner Organizations
U.S. Public Interest Research Group * Public Citizen * Sierra Club * Greenpeace * Nuclear Information and Resource Service * Friends of the Earth For Immediate Release: Contact: Erica Hartman, Public Citizen (202) 454-5174 Michael Mariotte, NIRS (202) 328-0002 June 16, 2005 …
Congress Demands NRC Address Risks at Reactor Waste Pools – News Release by Nuclear Security Coalition
A powerful Congressional committee has issued a stinging criticism of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s inaction regarding the safety of waste fuel stored at the nation’s nuclear power plants, and directed the agency to move on recommendations made by the National Academy of Sciences.
Producing power with too much danger — News & Observer
Op-Ed by Jim Warren. The multi-billion dollar question is whether the nuclear industry can fool enough people with its fallacies — even to pay for new reactors in the Carolinas, including Wake County.
The Future of Nuclear Terror – Bennett Ramberg Opinion Piece
United Press International April 28, 2005 Outside view: The future of nuclear terror By Bennett Ramberg Outside View Commentator Los Angeles, CA, Apr. 28 (UPI) — This month marks Chernobyl’s 19th anniversary. It comes at a time of continuing concern about the motivation and ability of terrorists to inflict an intentional Chernobyl upon …