Nuclear Economics Archives · Page 8 of 11

February 17, 2010

Other reaction to President Obama’s announcement of loan guarantees for Georgia’s Vogtle reactors: Statement of Sierra Club. Statement of Ralph Nader. Statement from Taxpayers for Common Sense. Statement of Physicians for Social Responsibility. Statement of Environment America.

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February 17, 2010

International Panel on Fissile Materials: Fast Breeder Reactors Are No Solution to Radioactive Waste. Press release and link to full report.

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February 3, 2010

Experts: no good candidates exist for current nuclear reactor loan guarantee bailout funds, much less tripled amount under Obama budget plan. Press release in conjunction with telepressconference.

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January 6, 2010

NIRS, WISE, CNIC (Japan) urge Vietnam to re-examine suspiciously low nuclear reactor cost estimates. Press Release. Letter to Vietnamese officials.

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December 16, 2009

Experts: Three latest industry setbacks further dim nuclear “renaissance;” issues can’t be solved with nuclear socialism. Read the statement and listen to a streaming audio of the press conference embedded in the release.

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December 11, 2009

Taxpayer-Backed Loan Guarantees for New Reactors to Companies in MD, SC, GA and TX are a Risky Venture Lacking Accountability, Must be Halted; environmental group statement.

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December 2, 2009

Letter from 22 environmental groups urging Energy Secretary Steven Chu to suspend loan guarantees for EPR reactors due to unresolved safety and economic concerns.

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November 1, 2009

The Renaissance That Wasn’t. New factsheet from Physicians for Social Responsibility detailing the various delays, cost overruns, credit downgrades and design problems that have plagued the nuclear power industry since January 2008.

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November 1, 2009

All Risk, No Reward. New study from Marc Cooper of Univ. of Vermont on why Wall Street refuses to take the risk of investing in new reactors, and why Congress and States shouldn’t expose taxpayers to those risks.

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October 13, 2009

“Four Nuclear Myths: A commentary on Stewart Brand’s Whole Earth Discipline and on similar writings.” New piece by Rocky Mountain Institute’s Amory Lovins debunks four key myths often propounded by nuclear power supporters: variable renewable sources of electricity (windpower and photovoltaics) can provide little or no reliable electricity because they are not “baseload”—able to run all the time;

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