Citizens Groups Win Right to a Hearing

• Citizens Groups Win Right to a Hearing for Comanche Peak Intervention
  Press release 8/21/09
• Download Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) Comanche Peak order
  8/6/09

Comanche Peak Opponents File, Raising Health, Safety and Financial Concerns

• Energy Future Holdings' debt rating is downgraded Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Comanche Peak Memorandum and Order by Atomic Safety and Licensing Board - August 2009
• Citizens Oppose Comanche Peak Expansion before Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Press Release June 9, 2009
• Read the Comanche Peak Memorandum Regarding Oral Argument - Docket Nos. 52-034-COL and 52-035-COL.
• Media Release - April 8, 2009 - Citizen Filings Oppose Comanche Peak Reactors 3 & 4
  One Halts Licensing Until NRC Approves Reactor Design,
  Other Raises Health, Safety and Financial Risks to the Public
• Reactor Certification Petition
  Calls for a halt to the licensing process for Comanche Peak 3 & 4 until the design certification is complete.
• Petition for Intervention and Request for Hearing.
• Petitioners' Reply to Applicant's Answer to Petition for Intervention and Request for Hearing
• Petitioners' Reply NRC Staff's Answer for Intervention and Request for Hearing

Expert witness declarations and reports follow:

• Nuclear Costs and Alternatives; A Report Prepared by Dr. Arjun Makhijani and the Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) Coalition, April 2009
• Effects of diversions for the Comanche Peak Nuclear Project on the ecological health of the Brazos River
  Trungale Engineering & Science April 4, 2009
• Potential for groundwater contamination at the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant
  George Rice, Groundwater Hydrologist
• Gordon Thompson Declaration to NRC April 6, 2009

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Factsheets to download:

• New Plant Working Group - Summary of Public Meeting on Combined Operating License Applications
• Comanche Peak License Review Schedule 3/19/2009
• Crucial Issues to Raise - Comanche Peak
• Comanche Peak - What is proposed
• False Promises - Debunking Nuclear Industry Propaganda Nuclear Information and Resource Service May 2008
• Texas nuke table
• EPA Regulated Facilities within 6-mi Band of Comanche Peak
• Regional Base Map Comanche Peak
• Simplified Water Use Diagram

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History of Comanche Peak Nuclear Reactors - Read it for yourself...

Recent News:

• Comanche Peak Memorandum and Order by Atomic Safety and Licensing Board - August 2009
• Funds to shut nuclear plants fall short Associated Press 6/17/09
• Anti-nuclear group: Comanche Peak expansion could cost $27.6 billion Fort Worth Star-Telegram April 29, 2009
• Opponents Seek to Halt Nuclear Plant License KERA News 4/08/09
• New Plant Working Group - Summary of Public Meeting on Combined Operating License Applications
• Comanche Peak License Review Schedule 3/19/2009
• NRC Defends Public Process for Comanche Peak KERA 2/09/09
• Comanche Peak Federal Register posting 2/5/09
• 60 Day Clock For Nuclear Opponents Starts Ticking; Luminant Moves Forward Toward Expansion of Comanche Peak Nuclear Plant Press Release Feb. 05, 2009
• Nuclear Fallout Fort Worth Weekly 1/21/2009
• Nuclear Power Riskier Than Ever; Too Risky, Too Expensive, Too Dangerous Press Release 1/5/09

Archives:

• Concerns About Water Use, Wildlife Aired at Hearing on Comanche Peak Expansion Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1/8/2009
• Supporters outnumber protesters at hearing on Texas nuclear reactors Dallas Monrning News 1/7/09
• Concerns About Water Use, Wildlife Aired at Hearing on Comanche Peak Expansion Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1/7/09
• Supporters Outnumber Protesters at Hearing on Proposed EFH Nuclear Reactors Dallas Morning News, 1/6/2009
• Officials Seek Public Comments on Proposed Comanche Peak Expansion Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1/5/09
• NRC Staff Proposes Fine Against Unit of Texas Utilities Wall Street Journal 1/2/1984
• Comanche Peak Plant in Texas Is Undergoing Major NRC Inspection Wall Street Journal 7/12/1984
• Safety Procedures At Comance Plant Cited by NRC Panel Wall Street Journal 10/2/1984
• Texas Utilities Co. Faces $370,000 Fines Proposed by the NRC Wall Street Journal 5/5/1986
• Texas Utilities Co. Finds New Problems At Comanche Peak Wall Street Journal 7/16/1986
• NRC Criticizes Managers in Texas Office On Data for Comanche Peak Wall Street Journal 12/12/1986
• The Co-opting of CASE The Nation 12/4/1989
• Texas Plant Comes Under Scrutiny As Cover-Up of Problems Charged New York Times 10/17/1989
• Leak in cooling systems closes Comanche Peak Fort Worth Star-Telegram 3/20/1991
• Staff seeks leak that forced Comanche Peak shutdown Fort Worth Star-Telegram 3/21/1991
• Brace hit plant lines, TU Says Fort Worth Star-Telegram 3/28/1991
• EPA tests water near nuclear facility Fort Worth Star-Telegram 3/23/1991
• Comanche Peak called No. 1 in safety violations Fort Worth Star-Telegram 4/26/1991
• Unit delays restart; Nuclear plant looks at damaged turbine Fort Worth Star-Telegram 5/01/1991
• Nuclear plant to be back on line this month, TU Electric predicts Fort Worth Star-Telegram 5/07/1991
• Oil spill wiped up at reactor; Workers' error causes 3,000 gallon deluge Fort Worth Star-Telegram 5/15/1991
• Reactor turbine badly damaged by heat surge Fort Worth Star-Telegram 5/16/1991
• Incident at plant reviewed Fort Worth Star-Telegram 5/30/1992
• Thermo-Lag Public deserves a full explanation Fort Worth Star-Telegram 8/12/1992
• Comanche Peak gets a warning Fort Worth Star-Telegram 9/01/1992
• Investigators say evidence lacking in reported Comanche Peak attack Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1/26/1993
• Comanche Peak leak creates 'unusual event' Fort Worth Star-Telegram 7/02/1993
• Water leak is cited at nuclear plant Fort Worth Star-Telegram 7/03/1993
• Texas Utilities Co.: Charge of $260 million set after rate-case agreement Wall Street Journal 10/20/1993
• Comanche Peak violations bring fine Fort Worth Star-Telegram 12/31/1993
• Lab says it falsified data on fire retardant Fort Worth Star-Telegram 4/17/1994
• Nuclear plant unit prepares to re power Fort Worth Star-Telegram 6/01/1994
• Oil leak shuts down Comanche Peak unit Fort Worth Star-Telegram 8/17/1994
• Overheated pump forces power cut at Comanche Peak Fort Worth Star-Telegram 9/30/1994
• Nuclear unit shut down again Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1/24/1996
• Comanche Peak narrowly averted mishap Fort Worth Star-Telegram 2/16/2000
• Flight ban idles airports near nuclear plant Fort Worth Star-Telegram 11/01/2001
• Security Heightened at Glen Rose, Texas Nuclear Plower Plant Dallas Morning News 11/01/2001
• Nuclear Facility cited for incidents Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1/23/2002
• NRC ponders penalty at reactor Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1/24/2002
• Nuclear plant to get more scrutiny Fort Worth Star-Telegram 2/23/2002
• Improper Handling At Comanche Peak Nuclear Engineering International 2/28/2002
• Power Industry Addresses Security Dallas Morning News 9/10/2002
• TXU Shuts Down Glen Rose, Texas-Area Power Plant after Radioactive Water Leak Dallas Morning News 12/03/2002
• Regulators, TXU to discuss tubing leak Fort Worth Star-Telegram 12/04/2002
• TXU, inspectors to discuss Comanche reactor problems Fort Worth Star-Telegram 12/10/2002
• Nuclear Regulators Determine Water Leak at TXU Plant Should Have Been Noticed Dallas Morning News 12/11/2002
• Flaw in reactor not seen in check Fort Worth Star-Telegram 12/11/2002
• Report issued on shutdown Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1/11/2003
• Repair schedule extended Fort Worth Star-Telegram 10/28/2006
• Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Glen Rose, Texas Fair Trade Group Publications 11/2007