New EPA rule on Yucca Mountain would produce 1 cancer per 125 people exposed. Press release from Committee to Bridge the Gap.
Update
Blog
-
-
PSR analysis of the huge new nuclear subsidies—including unlimited taxpayer loan guarantees for new reactors–in the “Gang of 10” energy bill, due for a Senate vote in mid-September. And you thought the Gang of 10 bill was only about offshore oil drilling……Stay tuned here for more info.
Update
-
The Brave New World of Nuclear Power Economics, an article by NIRS executive director Michael Mariotte
Update
-
FoE, NC WARN Urge NC and SC Commissions to Revoke Duke Nuclear Cost Approvals Due to Design Problems, Delays. Press release with links to filings.
Update
-
-
Powering Maryland’s Future, a new report from Maryland PIRG, shows that the proposed Calvert Cliffs-3 reactor would be too slow and too expensive to meet Maryland’s electricity needs, which can be generated more safely, cleanly, faster and cheaper from renewable energy sources and an aggressive energy efficiency program. Every state should have a report like this one!
Update
-
Testimony of Richard Webster, Legal Director for Eastern Environmental Law Center, before Senate Environment Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety. The testimony argues that the NRC’s relicensing process is deficient and there are severe weaknesses in the oversight of reactor safety.
Update
-
-
-