Southern Company expected to accept nuclear loan “guarantee” Friday, June 18; Groups alert journalists to under-reported issues surrounding nuclear loans and the Vogtle reactor project.
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Environmental group letter to Department of Energy expressing concern about the lack of transparency and openness in the DOE’s loan guarantee program. DOE is keeping almost everything about this program secret, contrary to the President’s openness directives.
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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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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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NIRS, WISE, CNIC (Japan) urge Vietnam to re-examine suspiciously low nuclear reactor cost estimates. Press Release. Letter to Vietnamese officials.
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Experts: Three latest industry setbacks further dim nuclear “renaissance;” issues can’t be solved with nuclear socialism. Read the statement and listen to a streaming audio of the press conference embedded in the release.
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