N&O August 24, 2006 Opinion Facing the prospect of rapid warming WILLIAM H. SCHLESINGER DURHAM – Fossil trees in Antarctica show us that climate has changed greatly in the past. Suppose the current warming is just part of a longer trend that we can’t do anything about? It is worth looking …
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Nukes Can’t Handle Warming Climate – Union of Concerned Scientists’ Issue Brief
Saved by nuclear power? No — News & Observer
Op-Ed by Jim Warren. What’s the most compelling reason Progress Energy should stop planning new reactors at its Shearon Harris nuclear plant? Global climate change.
A Ruinous Approach to Climate Change – News and Observer Oped by Jim Warren
News & Observer Point of View: Published May 25, 2006 Saved by nuclear power? No Jim Warren DURHAM – (The nuclear industry’s) hoax has persuaded some people who should know better that nuclear power is a realistic and indeed an indispensable solution to climate change. — Amory Lovins, Rocky Mountain …
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 …
Risky Business: New Nukes Could Fail – Bradford & Schlissel
New Harris Reactors: Risk to Safety, Climate, & Economy – NC WARN Position Paper
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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. …
NRC, Progress Misleading Regarding Security Failures – Statement from NC WARN, Report from NRC
March 23, 2006 A note about the NRC report on Harris security To correct some news stories: The Shearon Harris guards are NOT under investigation for cheating. The complaint is that Progress and Securitas routinely forced guards to take answer keys into the exams. NRC’s report stated it correctly, but its press statements, …
Harris Security Failures Confirmed by Federal Investigators – News Release by NC WARN
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 …