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South Carolina Bungled Nuclear Reactor Construction Project Canceled
The decision to abandon the V.C. Summer project is of monumental proportion and is a full admission that pursuit of the project was a fool’s mission right from the start.
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Report Calls for Abandoning Bungled Nuclear Project in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. – An in-depth economic analysis released today documents that a problem-plagued nuclear reactor construction project in South Carolina must be abandoned. The report concludes that mon…
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Friends of the Earth and Sierra Club Conference Call: Failed Economics of South Carolinas Nuclear Reactor Construction
Friends of the Earth and the Sierra Club on Tuesday, July 18 will release an in-depth analysis in advance of a hearing before the South Carolina Public Service Commission on the troubled nuclear react…
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Trumps nuclear revival makes no economic sense
The nuclear industry’s promises of revival have proven nothing less than an extremely expensive fool’s errand. We now live in a world where safe, clean and abundant renewable energy is cheaper…
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Sierra Club and Friends of the Earth File Formal Request with S.C. Public Service Commission for Hearing on the Prudence of Troubled V.C. Summer Nuclear Reactor Construction Project, Call for Halt to Spending
Groups aim to inform the public about the stunning failure of the nuclear reactor construction in South Carolina.
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Consumer Watchdog, Environmental Organizations Demand Congress to Reject Nuclear Bailout
Thirteen environmental and consumer watchdog organizations urge members of Congress to oppose a bill to bail out the nuclear industry after troubled investments in new projects in the southern U…
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Friends of the Earth statement on announced plan to close Indian Point
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Governor Cuomo announced that the State of New York has reached an agreement to close the Indian Point nuclear reactors in 2020/21. Along with other state and national envir…
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NRC demands proof from PG&E that Diablo Canyon nuclear plant is safe from earthquakes
Friends of the Earth: Reactors not licensed for stronger quakes, must be shut down WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite repeated assertions by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. that the Diablo Canyon nuclear pla…
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No to nuclear nonsense: Groups call on Dominion to abandon plans for North Anna 3 reactor
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friends of the Earth, with 13 other organizations, submitted a letter to Governor Terry McAuliffe, Members of the Virginia General Assembly, Nuclear Regulatory Commissioners and e…
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The Dangers of Nuclear Reactors
Nuclear power, which currently provides roughly 19 percent of the U.S. electricity supply, has proven to be one of the dirtiest, most dangerous and most expensive sources of energy since it was first…