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 …
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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.
Preparing North Carolina for Climate Changes – News Release by NC WARN
UPDATE SEPT. 2009: State govt. still has done little on this front. Representative Pricey Harrison 57th District North Carolina General Assembly For Immediate Release May 3, 2005 Contact on the bill: Representative Pricey Harrison, (919) 733-5771 On the studies: NC WARN, Jim Warren (919) 416-5077 Studies show likelihood of increasingly violent weather …
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 …
National Academy Confirms Risks of Nuclear Waste Pools – News Release by Nuclear Security Coalition
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 6th, 2005 Statement on Today’s Release of National Academy’s Study on Nuclear Cooling Pools Today, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) released a declassified study which finds that pools storing highly radioactive waste at the nation’s nuclear power plants are vulnerable to terrorist attack. …
Highlights of Report on Spent Fuel – National Academy of Sciences
Safety & Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Public Report, National Academy of Sciences, April 2005 Report’s Highlights, Compiled by the Nuclear Security Coalition The U.S. Congress asked the National Academies to analyze the safety and security of commercial spent nuclear storage in the United States. Highlights of the …
NRC Misleads on Security – Letter to The News and Observer by Jim Warren
The News & Observer Security threat Published: Mar 28, 2005 To the Editor: Regarding your March 22 editorial on FBI concerns about security weaknesses within general aviation — particularly relating to chemical and nuclear plants — I have one disagreement: A small aircraft packed with explosives could indeed cause damage …
NRC Withholds Study Damaging to Industry – News Release by Nuclear Security Coalition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2005 Contacts: Jim Warren, NC WARN 919-416-5077, David Lochbaum, Union of Concerned Scientists 202-223-6133 Coalition Decries Withholding of Report Damaging to Nuclear Industry Groups, …