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Latest Updates

• July 2, 2007

  NIRS comments to NRC on its woefully inadequate Environmental Assessment and entirely unacceptable Finding of No Significant Impact regarding terrorist attack risks at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant High-Level Radioactive Waste Dry Cask Storage Installation.

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• June 20, 2007

  NIRS paper on significant non-compliance with fire safety regulations at Browns Ferry 1.

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• June 20, 2007

  Safety Deficiencies at Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Complex.

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• June 14, 2007

  Union of Concerned Scientists statement on Keystone Center report. “Nuclear power is not a current solution for global warming.”

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• June 14, 2007

  National Wildlife Federation position on nuclear power and climate: “there is a wide range of safer, cheaper, and faster ways to reduce global warming pollution other than expanding nuclear power.”

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• June 1, 2007

  Major study from Austrian government re-examines nuclear power. Conclusion: “Austria takes the view that electricity production from Nuclear Energy is neither sustainable nor environmentally sound and is therefore not suitable to contribute to the solution of the climate problem or the peak oil crisis…” . (4 mb).

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• June 1, 2007

  "Tritium Hazard Report by Dr. Ian Fairlie for Greenpeace looks at radioactive hydrogen releases from reactors with a focus on Canadian heavy water reactors.

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• April 20, 2007

  Take Action Chernobyl Day on IAEA/WHO: Requesting solidarity actions in US and around the world, Requesting all to sign petitions, Lasting presence in front of the WHO

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• April 2, 2007

  NIRS/Public Citizen appeals brief to federal appeals case in opposition to granting of a license to LES. Part 1. Part 2.

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• March 7, 2007

  Seven Myths of the Nuclear Renaissance. Presentation by utility economist Jim Harding on the continued failure of nuclear economics. Includes a Powerpoint presentation and accompanying speech in pdf format.

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