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“Expedited motion” filed by a coalition of concerned citizens, environmental organizations, and Native American/First Nation tribes against U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Bill Richardson regarding the “Parallex” shipment of experimental weapons-grade plutonium mixed oxide fuel from Los Alamos Nuclear Lab in New Mexico, through Michigan, to Chalk River Nuclear Lab, Ontario, Canada,
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TORCH 2016. Update of 2006's The Other Report on Chernobyl, detailing the ongoing health effects of that nuclear disaster nearing its 30th anniversary. From Global 2000/Friends of the Earth, Austria.
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Important new report from the UK's highy-respected think tank Chatham House: Cyber Security at Civil Nuclear Facilities: Understanding the Risks. Nuclear reactors are not adequately protected from hackers and cyberwarfare.
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New York City Council enters debate over Indian Point reactors; resolution introduced to close and decommission reactors 35 miles from Manhattan. Press release from NIRS and three other organizations.
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New report from Clean Water Action examines the failures of the Safe Drinking Water Act--and its enforcement--to protect critical clean water supplies from oil and gas development, and from uranium mining activities.
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New video from Fairewinds: Whose Fault? An examination of earthquake issues at Diablo Canyon reactors.
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On August 20, 2014, the NRC staff released a memo on its review of the NRC’s FOCD (foreign ownership, control or domination) provisions and its recommendation for changes to those provisions to the NRC Commissioners. As of this date, the NRC Commissioners have not taken action on this memo.The documents include:
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34 organizations, including NIRS, urge NRC to delay tentatively scheduled August 26 vote on new radioactive waste rule that would allow resumption of NRC licensing activities until after Commissioner Magwood’s August 31 departure from the agency. Groups earlier called for Magwood’s resignation over conflict of interest charges. Press release.
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, 34 groups send letter to NRC Inspector General Hubert Bell asking for investigation into conflict of interest caused by Commissioner William Magwood’s acceptance of a position with nuclear promotional agency in Europe and his refusal to resign NRC position promptly. Groups also send letter to President Obama asking him to request Magwood’s immediate resignation. Press release.
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