Tag: NRC
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New York’s Upstate Nuclear Reactors: Still Expensive And Still Unsafe In An Era Of Weak Enforcement
“Here in New York, our hearts go out to those who are suffering the consequences of the Fukushima nuclear disaster,” said Jessica Azulay, program director of Alliance for a Green Economy and author of the report.
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Alliance For A Green Economy Files Amicus Brief In Case Challenging NY Nuclear Subsidies
Alliance for a Green Economy has filed a friend of the court brief supporting a legal challenge against New York’s $7.6 billion nuclear subsidies. The amicus brief highlights how New York’s Public Service Commission violated state law and overstepped its authority when approving a massive bailout for four upstate nuclear plants. The brief reviews how the Public…
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Entergy Asks To Further Delay Mandated NRC Safety Upgrades
The upgrades were ordered following Japan’s 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear catastrophe, and the deadline for completion is December 2016.
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Watchdogs Highlight Recent And Ongoing Problems At FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant
The report reveals for the first time that an uncontrolled radioactive leak has been ongoing in the plant’s radwaste building for four years and has not been corrected.
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Watchdogs Issue Warning Over Nuclear Safety As FitzPatrick Sale To Exelon Is Announced
Jessica Azulay, program director with Alliance for a Green Economy, said: “Governor Cuomo has truly given away the store.
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Over 100 Groups And Elected Officials Submit Letter Asking Cuomo Administration To Answer 8 Questions About $7.6 Billion Nuclear Industry Bailout
The questions concern the cost of the subsidies for various kinds of consumers, whether the Public Service Commission has considered alternatives to subsidizing nuclear reactors,
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AGREE Statement On NY Senate Proposal To Raid Renewable Funding To Prop Up Unprofitable Nuclear
It has been long-standing state policy that nuclear power is not considered clean and is not eligible for NYSERDA resources.
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CNY Groups To Hold Press Conference Supporting Closure Of FitzPatrick Nuclear Reactor And Calling For A Just Transition
Advocates will discuss the Cuomo administration’s recent signal that it may incentivize utilities to purchase nuclear energy
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Environmentalists Hail Decision To Shutter FitzPatrick Nuclear Reactor And Renew Call For Just Transition For Workers, Renewable Energy, And Responsible Decommissioning
AGREE and NIRS today praised the decision to close and renewed their call for Entergy and state officials to work to ensure a just transition for workers and a safe and responsible decommissioning.
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Latest Inspection Of FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant Reveals Unreported Hazards
Anti-nuclear watchdogs today pointed to the violations revealed at FitzPatrick as evidence that Entergy is mismanaging both plants and that no subsidies should be extended to FitzPatrick.