Cost Estimate Doubles for New Nukes at Shearon Harris Progress Energy amends license application to counter critics, who say watch out for more hikes due to mounting design problems Statement by Executive Director Jim Warren: DURHAM, NC – Progress Energy has notified federal regulators that the cost to build two …
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Duke’s Con Job + Bad News on Climate – News Release by NC WARN
Evidence mounts that Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers is trying to pull a massive con job on Carolinas electricity customers concerned about rising power bills, air quality and brand new data about ominous climate tipping points.
Nuke Revival Faces Nightmare Scenario – News Release by NC WARN
NEWS RELEASE Contact: Jim Warren/919-416-5077 September 8, 2008 Nuclear Revival Hits More Delays over Design Problems Industry nightmare looms as Westinghouse misses deadlines, asks NRC to suspend schedule; upcoming meetings could be pivotal DURHAM, NC – Hopes for resuscitating the U.S. nuclear power industry have suffered another serious setback as …
Southern Scam: Duke solicits outside customers – Opinion in The News and Observer
Further proof that NC could quickly turn to energy efficiency: Please urge your regular news source to investigate these issues as explained in this NC WARN-CCAC letter, which The News & Observer’s editorial page ran on August 15th. To the Editor: Your Aug. 6 article “Duke Energy aims for new …
Legal Challenge vs. New Harris Reactors: Progress Energy cutting corners on safety, security – News Release by NC WARN
*See News Release & Summary of Legal Motion
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
NEWS RELEASE Contact: Jim Warren June 24, 2008 Nuke Revival Hits Quicksand at Harris, Other Plants Delays, cost overruns loom as NRC concedes new designs are years from completion DURHAM, NC – Federal regulators now admit that designs for new nuclear power plants are years from completion and the …
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 …