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Former top NRC inspector says shut Diablo Canyon
The Diablo Canyon reactors near San Luis Obispo, California The big news today is that the former top Nuclear Regulatory Commission on-site inspector at the Diablo Canyon reactors, Michael Peck, has recommended to the NRC that those reactors be shut down until their ability to withstand earthquakes is fully assessed. The weekend’s earthquake in the…
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Is NRC rushing critical vote for Magwood?
NRC Commissioner William Magwood ‘s term is ending in controversy–of course. Why is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission seemingly rushing its critical vote on its new radioactive waste policy? This isn’t just routine Commission business. It’s a key vote that will clear the way for resumption of licensing activities for both new reactors and license renewals.…
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We’re going all out for the climate march
NIRS–and some 800 other organizations–are going all out this weekend to build support for the September 21, 2014 People’s Climate March in New York City. It’s a coordinated effort, so don’t be surprised if you see multiple March appeals in your inbox, on your Facebook page, in your Twitter feed, and maybe even flyers at…
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NRG spars with Exelon over uneconomic reactors, carbon rule
There are two GE Mark I reactors in one building at Exelon’s uneconomic Quad Cities site. Hearings begin today before the Illinois Commerce Commission on what will become a pivotal battle over the future of nuclear power–not only in Illinois, but across the nation. That’s because the hearings will ultimately lead to legislation that likely…
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Nuclear construction delays cost real money
We don’t get tired of showing this photo, taken May 22, 2014, of construction of the Summer reactors–indicating just how far construction still has to go…. That didn’t take long. On Tuesday, we reported that SCANA announced at least a year’s delay in the construction of its Summer reactors. Apparently all the money from those…
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Citigroup: The revolution will not be televised
Am 8 MW solar parking lot at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Those hippies at Citigroup are at it again. In late March, they published a study asserting that 2014 was ushering in the “Age of Renewables” in the U.S. According to that study, electricity costs are being set primarily by the cost of natural…
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Same old story: Summer reactors delayed, overbudget
The Summer nuclear project, May 2014. Still a long ways–and a lot more rate increases–to go. A few years ago, back before the nuclear “renaissance” had fizzled down to construction of four southern reactors taking advantage of utility-friendly Public Service Commissions (PSCs) that allow the utilities to treat their customers as private banks, there was…
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Industry says EPA rule needs more nuke support
One thing you can always count on from the nuclear power industry: when it comes to greed, the industry has no shame whatsoever; no matter how much taxpayer and ratepayer support nuclear power receives, the industry will always ask for more. Kind of like my four year old, who sometimes would rather not get a…
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Nuclear Newsreel, August 6, 2014
Surfers near the now-shuttered San Onofre reactors in southern California. It’s the dog days of August; Congress is out of town (not that it does much when in D.C.); news is kinda slow…. But there are a few items that deserve some attention; so let’s first pause for a moment to recognize today’s 69th Anniversary…
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Why We’re Marching September 21, 2014
Nuclear-Free, Carbon-Free protestors at the July 29 EPA hearing on its Clean Power Plan in Atlanta. Here at NIRS we’re already in crazy mode organizing and mobilizing for the Nuclear-Free, Carbon-Free Contingent to the People’s Climate March in New York City on September 21, 2014. This is the largest public event organizing effort we’ve undertaken…
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