No New Nukes at North Anna
STOP $54 BILLION NUCLEAR GIVEAWAY WRITE CONGRESS NOW CALL ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 YOUR ACTIONS MATTER! February 22, 2010 Dear Friends, President Obama wants to triple the loan program for construction of new nuclear reactors, to $54 billion. As we pointed out last week, these are not loan “guarantees”–they are direct taxpayer loans to wealthy [...]
By Julio Godoy BERLIN, Feb 12, 2010 (IPS) – The enormous technical and financial risks involved in the construction and operation of new nuclear power plants make them prohibitive for private investors, rebutting the thesis of a renaissance in nuclear energy, say several independent European studies. The risks include high construction costs, likely long delays [...]
The revival of the nuclear energy industry carries the risk of a Wall Street-level financial meltdown, and then some. SAM MCPHEETERS | February 19, 2010 | web only The cooling tower of Trojan Nuclear Plant, near Rainier, Oregon, which has been out of operation since 1993. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) It’s a little misleading to call [...]