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• August 4, 2015

  New report by Germany's Prognos AG for Agora Energiewende: Comparing the Cost of Low-Carbon Technologies: What is the Cheapest Option? Concludes, based on current experience in Germany and the UK, that a reliable system based on solar and wind with gas backup is 20% cheaper than a system with nuclear and gas backup.

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• July 27, 2015

  New study from Germany's Oko-Institut: Costs of meeting international climate targets without nuclear power. Concludes a global nuclear phase-out by 2050 is economically feasible. U.S. and Japan would experience highest compliance costs, but these are marginal compared to GDP.

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• July 22, 2015

  The negaWatt scenario: How France can meet the requirements of its new law--reducing nuclear power from 80% to 50% by 2025, and move further to a "climate-friendly, nuclear-free, and sustainable energy future" based on renewable energy/energy efficiency by mid-century. Now available in English.

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• June 17, 2015

  Important new report from Institute for Energy and the Environment at Vermont Law School's Mark Cooper: Power Shift: The Deployment of a 21st Century Electricity Sector and the Nuclear War to Stop It. Describes how the nuclear power industry is seeking consumer bailouts for its uneconomic reactors while working to undermine adoption of clean renewable energy.

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• June 1, 2015

  The Solutions Project. How U.S. can get to 100% renewable energy by 2050. Interactive map; action ideas.

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• May 27, 2015

  NIRS brief to D.C. Public Service Commission against proposed Exelon takeover of Pepco. Briefs in opposition to takeover by GRID 2.0 and DC SUN.

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• April 29, 2015

  Dr. Ian Fairlie (U.K.) presents to U.S. EPA officials on April 27, 2015 the causes and effects of increased childhood leukemia within 5 kilometers (3 miles) of European nuclear reactors.

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• April 16, 2015

  Informal English translation of April 14 Japanese court decision barring restart of Takahama nuclear reactors. Decision challenges Japan's entire nuclear regulatory scheme, finding it inadequate to assure public safety. Prepared by Green Action in Japan.

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• March 11, 2015

  Booklet from Japan's Peace Boat: 10 lessons from Fukushima: Reducing Risks and Protecting Communities from Nuclear Disasters.

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• March 10, 2015

  Powerpoint from Japan's Green Action: Nuclear phase-out in Japan.

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