Tag: Nuclear power
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NYC Needs To Support Closing Indian Point
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Our next Mayor can and should lead the way in making sure we replace Indian Point by capitalizing on NYC’s renewable energy potential, which would create thousands of much-needed, quality jobs and make our city a center of the green economy.
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Nine Mile 1 Shutdown Yesterday Is Part Of A Disturbing Trend
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Since July, Nine Mile Point Unit 1 has been forced to shut down four times because of safety or equipment problems. As compared with other reactors around the country, this is an alarming number of failures.
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NRC Says Petition To Close FitzPatrick Reactor To Move Forward – Groups Call On NRC For Proof That The Reactor Is Safe
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Activists in Central New York remain concerned about the vulnerability of FitzPatrick to catastrophic failure. FitzPatrick is the same type of reactor as those that exploded at Fukushima.
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Local Petitioners Speak at NRC Hearing on FitzPatrick Reactor Safety
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The petition now has approximately 300 co-signers. Petitioners participated through written statements submitted in advance as well as oral statements in person and via conference call.
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NRC To Hold Petition Review Hearing on FitzPatrick Reactor Safety; Webcast Available Jean Kessner, Councilor-at-Large to Make Statement
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Representatives from Alliance for a Green Economy, Beyond Nuclear, and other organizations will speak. Also making a statement will be Jean Kessner, Syracuse City Councilor-at-Large, who, along with more than 250 individuals, has become a co-signer in the petition.
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NRC decides not to suspend FitzPatrick operations during petition review process; AGREE criticizes NRC for failing to prioritize public safety from immediate nuclear risk
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“The NRC and Entergy are irrationally gambling on the probability that a nuclear accident won’t happen in this acknowledged vulnerable containment system,” said Paul Gunter, Director of Reactor Oversight at Beyond Nuclear, based in Takoma Park, MD.
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Local Activists to Take Part in National Day of Action Against Entergy
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This week, groups throughout the United States are protesting Entergy Corporation for its refusal to abide by the democratic decision taken by the government of Vermont to shut down the Vermont Yankee reactor.
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AGREE And Beyond Nuclear File Supplement To FitzPatrick Emergency Enforcement Petition
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“We believe the inspection report indicates that the NRC and Entergy have known for 10 months that the venting plan, which is supposed to prevent an explosion in the reactor building, could itself lead to a hydrogen explosion,” said Jessica Azulay, staff organizer for AGREE.
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Groups Renew Call for a Shut Down of the FitzPatrick Nuclear Reactor, Citing NRC and Entergy Knowledge that the Plant is Vulnerable
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“The inspection report indicates that the NRC and Entergy have known for 10 months that the venting plan, which is supposed to prevent a hydrogen explosion in the reactor building, could itself lead to a hydrogen explosion,” said Jessica Azulay, staff organizer for AGREE.
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Groups Call For Closure Of FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant, Say Entergy Is “Gambling” With Public Safety
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“The plant is not currently safe to operate, and this is why we are calling for suspension of operations until safety can be assured.”