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Latest Updates

• September 20, 2012

  Prepared statement of Michael Mariotte, NIRS Executive Director, for Coalition Against Nukes Congressional briefing–on uranium mining and radioactive waste.

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• September 20, 2012

  Prepared statement of Michael Mariotte, NIRS Executive Director, for Coalition Against Nukes Congressional briefing–on uranium mining and radioactive waste.

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• August 30, 2012

  In a historic decision, NRC Licensing Board supports NIRS and denies construction/operating license for Calvert Cliffs-3! Key decision here. NIRS press statement is here. Update, November 1, 2012: UniStar is seeking review of decision by NRC Commissioners, Nuclear Energy Institute filed motion in support. NIRS and NRC staff support the ASLB decision. We will post the Commissioners’ decision when filed. However, today the ASLB officially issued an order terminating the Calvert Cliffs-3 licensing proceeding.

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• August 9, 2012

  GE and Hitachi are apparently proud of their destroyed Fukushima reactors. They put a promotional banner over the Unit 4 vessel head, which has now been removed from the reactor building (Unit 4 had no fuel in it at the time of the accident). Click photo for larger image.

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• August 7, 2012

  NRC rules in favor of intervenor groups (including NIRS): suspends final decisions on licenses for all new reactors and license renewals until waste confidence rule–overturned by federal court–is addressed.

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• July 31, 2012

  Rebuttal to Intervenors’ Filing by NRC Staff and Progress Energy Florida.    Rebuttal to Intervenors’ Contention 4 by NRC staff Statement of Position.    NRC Staff rebuttal to Experts in Support of Intervenor C4 in Levy COL.    Rebuttal Statement from Progress Energy Florida.

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• July 31, 2012

  Intervenors Response,    Statement of Position Contention 4, Levy COL.    Rebuttal Testimony Gareth Davies    Rebuttal Testimony Tim Hazlett    Rebuttal Testimony Sydney Bacchus + 2 exhibits      Exhibit INT 802      Exhibit INT 803    Rebuttal Testimony David Still

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• July 26, 2012

  Licensing Board decision expected by tomorrow on Calvert Cliffs-3 license application. Experts predict denial of the license. UPDATE, 1 pm: Board delays decision until August 31.

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• July 23, 2012

  Summary of Japan Cabinet report on Fukushima and aftermath. Both Tepco and government are still stumbling.

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• July 18, 2012

  43 organizations tell National Academy of Sciences that unbalanced composition of committee to examine Fukushima disaster violates federal law.

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