http://www.nirs.org/press/index.htm Nuclear Information and Resource Service en-us 2004-12-12T3:58:18-05:00 http://www.nirs.org/press/02-17-2010/1 President Obama’s announcement yesterday of a “conditional” $8.3 billion loan “guarantee” to the Southern Company for construction of two nuclear reactors in Georgia obscured an important fact about the loan guarantee program: taxpayers are not ju... Nuclear Economics Michael Mariotte 2010-02-17T0:00:00-05:00 http://www.nirs.org/press/02-14-2010/1 Published reports indicate that the Obama Administration will announce on Tuesday, February 16, approval of a "conditional" taxpayer loan guarantee to the Southern Company for construction of two new nuclear reactors at its Vogtle site in Georgia. Nuclear Economics Michael Mariotte 2010-02-14T0:00:00-05:00 http://www.nirs.org/press/01-30-2010/1 With the appointment of a radioactive waste panel composed almost exclusively of committed nuclear power advocates, Energy Secretary Steven Chu has squandered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to develop a sound, scientifically-defensible, consensu... Radioactive Waste Project Michael Mariotte, Mary Olson, Diane D'Arrigo 2010-01-30T0:00:00-05:00 http://www.nirs.org/press/01-30-2010/2 Supporters of genuinely safe, clean energy technologies sent more than 3,000 letters to President Obama in less than 48 hours demanding an end to proposed federal loan guarantees for new nuclear power reactors and challenging his State of the Union s Nuclear Economics Michael Mariotte 2010-01-30T0:00:00-05:00 http://www.nirs.org/press/01-11-2010/1 Three Nuclear Regulatory Commissioners have upheld the July 2009 ruling by a panel of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) that is hearing a challenge to two new Progress Energy Florida (PEF) nuclear reactors in Levy County, Florida. Three... No New Nukes! Cara Campbell 2010-01-11T0:00:00-05:00 http://www.nirs.org/press/12-11-2009/1 Washington, D.C. — A colorful cast of characters — from atomic robber baron Montgomery Burns of The Simpsons to ghosts of nuclear power's past, present, and future, as well as depictions of solar power, wind energy, and energy efficiency — staged Nuclear Economics Allison Fisher, Kevin Kamps, Michael Mariotte, Ben Schreiber 2009-12-11T0:00:00-05:00 http://www.nirs.org/press/12-02-2009/2 Twenty-two environmental groups in regions potentially affected by proposed new Areva EPR reactors today urged Energy Secretary Steven Chu to suspend the loan guarantee process for EPR reactor designs. Nuclear Economics Michael Mariotte, Allison Fisher 2009-12-02T0:00:00-05:00