July 2008: Testimony of David Schlissel, Synapse Energy Economics, before the Maryland Public Service Commission, on the extraordinarily high cost estimates for new nuclear reactors. While this was prepared for hearings on the proposed Calvert Cliffs EPR, most of this testimony will be useful to anyone looking at nuclear power economics for any proposed reactor.

August 12 public meeting in Baltimore sponsored by Chesapeake Safe Energy Coalition: let your voice be heard to Maryland Public Service Commission on the proposed new reactor at Calvert Cliffs. More info and link to RSVP here.

July 17, 2008: Powering Maryland’s Future, a new report from Maryland PIRG, shows that the proposed Calvert Cliffs-3 reactor would be too slow and too expensive to meet Maryland’s electricity needs, which can be generated more safely, cleanly, faster and cheaper from renewable energy sources and an aggressive energy efficiency program. Every state should have a report like this one!

June 2008: New Greenpeace International factsheet on numerous problems with Areva’s European Pressurized Reactor (EPR), which is being proposed for Calvert Cliffs, MD and other sites in the U.S.

June 2008: New Greenpeace International factsheet on construction problems with Areva’s EPR at Flamenville, France.

April 11, 2008: EIS scoping comments from Chesapeake Safe Energy Coalition on proposed Calvert Cliffs-3 reactor.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a scoping meeting on the Environmental Impact Statement for Calvert Cliffs on March 19, 2008 at the Holiday Inn Select located at 155 Holiday Drive, Solomons, Maryland. This is your chance to come out and let your voice be heard! NRC notice.

Unistar/Constellation Energy has submitted a partial application to build a third reactor at the site of two existing Calvert Cliffs reactors on the Chesapeake Bay in southern Maryland. This would be a 1600 Megawatt Evolutionary Power Reactor (also known as European Pressurized Reactor) designed by the French company Areva. Electricite de France, the French utility, would be a minority partner in the project.

A coalition of organizations has formed the Chesapeake Safe Energy Coalition to challenge this project. In addition, NIRS and Maryland PIRG have intervened before the Maryland Public Service Commission proceeding on this project. You can find out more on the Coalition website.

You can obtain a copy of the partial application here. 

NIRS’ statement on the initial filing of the Calvert Cliffs reactor application can be read here.

May 2006: Operational Risks and Hazards of the EPR when Subject to Aircraft Crash, a report by John Large and Associates examines a leaked document from Electricite de France that indicates the EPR reactor design (proposed for Calvert Cliffs and other sites) can not withstand an aircraft crash.