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August 11, 2010

Federal Investigation of Texas’ Radioactive Waste Dump Urged

Investigation and Enforcement of Waste Control Specialists’ Radioactive Waste Dump Licensing and Operation Urged

Press Release 8/11/10
Request for Investigation and Enforcement Action With Respect To Licensing and Operation of WCS Low Level Radioactive Waste Storage and Disposal Facilities in Texas and Other Radioactive and Hazardous Waste Storage and Disposal Facilities at the Site
8/10/10

Comanche Peak – Two nuclear reactors proposed – Come speak out!

Public Hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010
1 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m.
Glen Rose Expo Center at 202 Bo Gibbs Blvd. in Glen Rose, TX

Staffers from the NRC and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will discuss the draft environmental impact statement at the meetings.

August 9, 2010

Luminant cheers decision on Comanche Peak plans

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has made a preliminary finding that "there are no environmental impacts that would preclude" issuing combined construction and operating licenses for a proposed expansion of the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant 45 miles southwest of Fort Worth.

The federal agency’s decision is contained in a draft environmental impact statement that was filed late Friday with the Environmental Protection Agency, commission spokesman Scott Burnell told the Star-Telegram Monday.

Stop Texas from Becoming the Nation’s Radioactive Waste Dump!

We must protect Texas from others’ radioactive waste Karen Hadden Guest OpEd Austin American Statesman 6/10/10

Dumped On

SACE Wins Vogtle Nuke Lawsuit

April 30, 2010

Atlanta, Ga. – Today, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy won its lawsuit in Fulton County Superior Court that aimed to protect Georgians from unfair utility costs in connection with the proposed construction of two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Georgia. The Court found that the Georgia Public Service Commission acted illegally in violation of Georgia state law. The Commission’s approval last year during the certification process for the proposed new Vogtle reactors is now in jeopardy.

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Vermont consultants urge delay of Texas nuke dump expansion rule

A pair of Vermont consultants blasted an unfunded Texas commission this week for preparing legal language to govern the expansion of a two-state low-level radioactive waste dump in West Texas out of fear it may impact Vermont’s ability to dispose of its only nuclear reactor.

"We are gravely concerned that this rulemaking is occurring in a rushed and ill-advised manner," wrote Margaret Gunderson, a consultant to the Joint Fiscal Committee of the Vermont State Legislature, and Arnie Gunderson, an appointed member of the public oversight committee advising on operations at the troubled Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. The Entergy-owned plant, recently found to be leaking radioactive tritium into area groundwater and ordered closed by the Vermont Legislature, is to be disposed of at the West Texas dump. Read more…