No New Nukes at North Anna
Today a Virginia court in Richmond ruled that state
agencies violated federal law and that the water quality permit for
Dominion-Virginia Power’s North Anna nuclear station is revoked.
Judge Spencer ruled that Lake Anna water quality is governed by the
federal Clean Water Act and that Virginia’s Attorney General was wrong
in supporting the state’s water permit.
By Greg Clary
The Journal News • February 19, 2009
BUCHANAN – Indian Point 2 is again leaking radioactive water and
company officials may have to shut down the nuclear reactor to repair
a broken pipe.
The 8-inch pipe is leaking tritium and water about 8 feet below the
ground. Workers at the plant have been excavating since water showed
up early [...]
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public comment on its
evaluation of the environmental impacts of issuing a Combined License
(COL) for a third nuclear reactor at the North Anna site in Louisa
County, Va., about 30 miles east of Charlottesville. The NRC will
accept written comments until March 20. Written comments on the draft
EIS should be submitted either [...]
Nuclear Information and Resource Service
February 12, 2009
Dear Friends,
VICTORY! YOU DID IT!
Late last night, we got word that the $50 Billion in taxpayer loan
guarantees for new nuclear reactors and “clean coal” plants has been
stripped from the final economic stimulus bill!
Your actions made a huge difference.
February 9, 2009
We have now confirmed that the “compromise” Senate stimulus bill still
contains the $50 Billion pre-emptive bailout for the dangerous and
dirty nuclear power and coal industries.
But as we’ve noted before, the version passed by the House of
Representatives does not include this provision.
Now we need to ensure that the House position prevails in the final
negotiations [...]
CONTACT: Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS)
Michael Mariotte, Executive Director
301-270-6477
243 Groups Urge Senate to Drop $50B in Nuclear/Coal Pork from Stimulus Bill
WASHINGTON – February 4 – Reflecting deepening public and
Congressional concern that the Senate economic stimulus bill contains
too much traditional pork barrel spending with no stimulative effect,
243 organizations and small businesses, and including musicians Bonnie
Raitt, [...]
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