Update 9/09 : Congressman David Price is to be commended for initiating this investigation, but please urge him to follow through — and force the NRC to stop protecting nuclear lawbreakers: Dave.Russell@mail.house.gov, or 919-967-7924 NC WARN: Waste Awareness & Reduction Network NEWS RELEASE Contact: Pete MacDowell July 1, 2008 919-259-3140 Fed Watchdog Cites Lax …
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GAO to Study N-Plant Fire Reg Enforcement per Rep. Price – News Release by NC WARN
NC WARN: Waste Awareness & Reduction Network PRESS STATEMENT July 11, 2007 Contact: Jim Warren 919-416-5077 GAO Will Study Enforcement of Nuclear Plant Fire Regulations Statement from NC WARN Executive Director Jim Warren: Today, Congressman David Price announced that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has accepted his request to study …
“No Meltdown Yet” – NC WARN Report on Harris Problems
“No Meltdown Yet” is too high a threshold to judge a nuclear power plant’s safety record An NC WARN report on new and continuing problems at Shearon Harris The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission sent its annual Assessment Report to Harris officials on March 1, 2007. It listed …
Update on Harris Fire Violations – Endless Delay – Fact Sheet by NC WARN
A FACT SHEET BY NC WARN The Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant has increased its risk of a radiation disaster by violating federal fire safety regulations for 14 years – after promising for years to correct all vulnerabilities. 1. Fire is a leading risk factor for meltdown at US nuclear …
Fire Violations: Groups’ Response to NRC Proposed Ruling
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION J.E. Dyer, Director In the Matter of Docket No. 50-400 CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY – License No. NPF-63 Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit ______________________________________________________________________________ PETITIONERS’ RESPONSE TO PROPOSED DIRECTOR’S DECISION UNDER 10 C.F.R. 2.206 NOW COME …
NRC Lied About Risks of Air Attacks and Fires at U.S. Plants – Statement from NC WARN
*See Note to Editor & UCS Indictment of NRC
NRC Confirms Harris Not Meeting Minimum Fire Standards: Memo to Pols from NC WARN
*See Letter to Public Officials & (M.I.A. = Transcript of NRC Meeting Harris Fire)
Delaying With Fire: The Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant and 14 Years of Fire Safety Violations – Report by NC WARN and Partner Organizations
*See Report & (MIA = Attachment)
The Most Dangerous U.S. N-Plant? NRC’s Dishonest Rating System – A Report by NC WARN
Shearon Harris’ Failed Safety Record Serious problems masked by NRC’s dishonest grading system There is substantial evidence that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has long cooperated with nuclear power plant owners to hide major safety problems from the public. Multiple conditions that are ranked by NRC’s own studies …
Harris Near-Miss Ties for Worst Since Three Mile Island – News Release by NC WARN
Emergency core cooling system was “seriously degraded” for a year, greatly increasing reactor risk in early 1990s. Group demands more openness. DURHAM, NC – A year-long, high risk condition at the Shearon Harris nuclear plant has been uncovered by a nuclear watchdog in Washington after remaining secret for 15 years. …