GOVERNMENT AUDITOR: Serious Weaknesses in Security at Civilian Nuclear Reactors Two senior congressional representatives have released a U.S. General Accounting Office report that found several serious weaknesses in NRC’s oversight of security at U.S. nuclear power plants. To see highlights of the study and a link to the full study: Click Here …
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No Confidence in NRC: 100s of Citizen Groups Led by UCS’ Lochbaum – Letter to Chairman and Commissioners
Chairman Nils J. Diaz Commissioner Edward McGaffigan, Jr. Commissioner Jeffrey S. Merrifield SUBJECT: VOTES OF NO CONFIDENCE IN NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Dear Chairman and Commissioners: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) lists “improving public confidence” as one of its four strategic goals. Yet, Mrs. Patricia G. Norry, Deputy Executive Director for Management …
Blackouts Leave Emergency Generators as Thin Protection at N-Plants – NC WARN Analysis
Blackouts Leave Emergency Diesels as Tenuous Protection at Nuclear Plants On August 14th the largest electrical blackout in history caused sixteen nuclear plants to automatically shut down in the U.S. and Canada. Even when a reactor is off-line, large amounts of circulating water must cool the reactor core and large, …
Design Flaw Creates 34% Chance of Core Damage at Nuclear Plants – News Release by NC WARN
NEWS RELEASE August 20, 2003 Contact: Jim Warren 919-416-5077 Chance of Nuclear Accident 34% at U.S. Plants Scientists show risk exists at NC plants and cite regulators’ negligence DURHAM, NC – “According to government reports, the odds that one of the nation’s nuclear power reactors will have a serious accident in …
6 Easy Ways to Cut Pollution and Reduce Energy Costs – NC WARN
In 2001, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change put an end to the global warming debate by demonstrating that human-made greenhouse gas emissions are responsible for most, if not all, of the 1.1°F rise in the average global temperature last century and the rapidly increasing rate of warming. Because the production of electricity in fossil fuel-fired power plants accounts for 42% of our greenhouse gas emissions however, we have the power to reduce hazardous air pollution and minimize global warming – with simple, cost-effective energy saving strategies.
NRC Blasted for Subverting Science on Cooling Pool Hazards – News Release by NC WARN
NEWS RELEASE May 21, 2003 919-416-5077 NRC Blasted for Subverting Science on Cooling Pool Hazards Local Officials, Citizens Press State Attorney General For Action On Nuclear Waste RALEIGH, NC – Civic leaders and environmentalists revealed today that a commissioner with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is colluding with the nuclear …
UNC Researchers: Harris Disaster Could Impact 2 Million – News Release by Orange County Citizens for Nuclear Safety
ORANGE COUNTY CITIZENS FOR NUCLEAR SAFETY (OCCNS) News Release February 5, 2003 NUCLEAR RELEASE AT SHEARON HARRIS COULD IMPACT 2 MILLION, SAY UNC RESEARCHERS Over two million North Carolinians – one-quarter of the state’s population – live within 50 miles of the Shearon Harris nuclear power plant, according to a …
27 Attorney Generals Urge Security Upgrades for N-plants, Waste Pools
STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL A Communication From the Chief Legal Officers of the following States: Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Georgia • Hawaii Iowa • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi Montana • Nevada • New Jersey • New Mexico • New …
CP&L/Progress Influence Dominates NC Politics – Institute for Southern Studies
INSTITUTE FOR SOUTHERN STUDIES Thursday, June 13 Power company’s massive campaign contributions, other means of influence linked to worsening air quality and nuclear safety risks DURHAM, N.C. – Utility giant Carolina Power & Light exerts “massive and undue influence” over politics in North Carolina – often resulting in policy decisions …