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Other reaction to President Obama’s announcement of loan guarantees for Georgia’s Vogtle reactors: Statement of Sierra Club. Statement of Ralph Nader. Statement from Taxpayers for Common Sense. Statement of Physicians for Social Responsibility. Statement of Environment America.
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International Panel on Fissile Materials: Fast Breeder Reactors Are No Solution to Radioactive Waste. Press release and link to full report.
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Petition for Rulemaking submitted to NRC by Foundation for Resilient Societies to protect irradiated fuel pools at reactors from effects of long-term power outages , which would make cooling the pools (and reactors themselves) impossible. The petition specifically addresses large solar flare disruptions, which could cause severe damage to some vulnerable electrical grids resulting in widespread and lengthy blackouts.
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Experts: no good candidates exist for current nuclear reactor loan guarantee bailout funds, much less tripled amount under Obama budget plan. Press release in conjunction with telepressconference.
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Press Release from Nuclear Waste Advisory Associates (UK) announcing Submission to the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee: “Effective Arrangements for Waste from New Reactors Do Not Exist”.
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