The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has again sided with the nuclear power industry (where have you heard that one before?) and rejected efforts by environmental/clean energy groups and five U.S. Senators to move high-level radioactive waste out of overcrowded, dangerous and poorly-protected fuel pools as soon as it is cool enough to be placed in…
Nuclear Power Scientific American: Is radioactive hydrogen (i.e. tritium) in drinking water a cancer threat? Well, yes, but real data is surprisingly sparse. Because of large tritium releases from numerous U.S. reactors into water and groundwater in recent years, the Environmental Protection Agency is beginning to re-evaluate its tritium standards. Unfortunately, while SciAm does cover…
Sustainable Energy Coalition 1612 “K” Street, N.W.; #202-A Washington, D.C. 20006 202-293-2898, x.201 WASHINGTON DC — The Sustainable Energy Coalition today issued the first five in what will be an ongoing series of “factoids” documenting the potential of renewable energy and energy efficient technologies to displace fossil fuels and nuclear power. The “factoids” will consist…
Sustainable Energy Coalition 1612 “K” Street, N.W.; #202-A Washington, D.C. 20006 202-293-2898, x.201 WASHINGTON DC — The Sustainable Energy Coalition today issued the first five in what will be an ongoing series of “factoids” documenting the potential of renewable energy and energy efficient technologies to displace fossil fuels and nuclear power. The “factoids” will consist…
By the Union of Concerned Scientists Last update: May 8, 2001 Over the past two decades, renewable energy technologies have made great strides in improving efficiency and reducing costs. Wind Energy The cost of producing electricity from wind has dropped 90 percent since the 1980s. Currently producing electricity for 3 to 6 cents per kilowatt-hour,…
SAFE ENERGY COMMUNICATION COUNCIL NUCLEAR INFORMATION AND RESOURCE SERVICE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES STANDING FOR TRUTH ABOUT RADIATION WASHINGTON (February 22, 2001) — A landmark report issued today by three nuclear watchdog groups and the nation's largest animal protection organization charges that the nuclear power industry, contrary to its environmentally friendly…
To: Wendy Dixon, EIS Project Manager Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management U.S. Department of Energy P.O. Box 30307, Mail Stop 010 North Las Vegas, NV 89036-0307 From: Kevin Kamps Nuclear Waste Specialist Nuclear Information and Resource Service 1424 16th Street, NW Suite 404 Washington, D.C. 20036 Date: February 28,…