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Proposed Nukes:
Victoria - 2 reactors proposed
Exelon proposes two nuclear plants in Victoria County in South East Texas:
The proposed Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) design has not been approved in the United States and is still under review, yet the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is allowing the sped up licensing to proceed. Exelon has had tritium lead into groundwater at a reactor in Illinois. This same company was among those videotaped with security guards sleeping on the job. Is this a safe and responsible company that you want running a nuclear plant in your area?
Speak out!
Issues raised at a previous scoping meeting are online here.
Aug. 7, 2008 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Scoping Meeting
6:00 - 9:30 PM Victoria Community Center
2905 E. North St.
Victoria, Texas
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New Report: Assessing Nuclear Plant Capital Costs for the Two
Proposed NRG Reactors at the South Texas Project Site
Arjun Makhijani, Ph.D. - March 24, 2008
San Antonio: Say No to Nuclear
Safe, affordable, clean solutions can meet our energy needs: Mayor Hardberger's Sustainability Plan for San Antonio - presented June 22, 2008
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San Antonio Rate Hike for Nuclear Power
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What else can you do? Speak Up:
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Nuclear energy expert Arjun Makhijani, Ph.D. - Texas Tour
Dr. Arjun Makhijani toured Texas recently, speaking about U.S. energy policy ahead of the presidential debates on the energy future of our country in Houston, TX in March. Dr. Makhijani is a nuclear scientist and author of "Carbon-Free, Nuclear-Free: Roadmap to a U.S. Energy Policy" which provides a clear path to clean energy solutions while explaining why nuclear power is a bad choice at this time. His talk was timely since seven additional nuclear plants are being proposed in Texas.
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A Dirty Nuclear Deal
CPS Energy, the San Antonio electric utility, is considering investing in two new nuclear reactors at the South Texas Project nuclear facility near Bay City, TX. On October 29, 2007, the CPS Energy Board of Trustees is expected to vote on whether to take the next step into a costly and risky nuclear development deal with NRG Energy, Inc.
Too costly: We've made this mistake before and it resulted in rate hikes and harmed CPS's finances. The South Texas Project's first two nuclear reactors came in 5 times over budget and 8 years late. NRG is seriously underestimating the cost of its proposed two additional reactors, which will can only lead to horrible cost overruns in the future.
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Nuke License Application Incomplete: Citizens File to Suspend Hearing Notice :
NRC Links to find the information you need:
- List of NRC web sites for reactor licensing
- A Dozen Issues to Raise, and How to comment
- Nuclear Reactor Licensing Process
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
- Application for 2 nuclear reactors at the South Texas (Nuclear) Project site, in Matagorda County, near BayCity
STP Nuclear Operating Company
- Public Involvement in the Nuclear Regulatory Process
NRC Regulation Brochure
- For Additional Information:
For more information on public involvement, contact the NRC Office of Public Affairs by telephone at 301-415-8200, or
via Internet electronic mail at OPA@NRC.GOV.
- For more detailed descriptions of how to obtain information from the NRC, you can order a copy of the latest revision to the "Citizen's Guide to NRC Information," NUREG/BR-0010, by writing to the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Mail Stop SSOP, Washington, DC, 20402-0001 or at http://bookstore.gpo.gov/
- Radionuclide Decay Chains
Radiation Protection EPA page
- What You Can Do To Help:
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Austin: No More Nukes!
Austin City Council made a forward looking decision for its citizens in February when it chose not to invest in more nuclear power plants. Although city council has decided to opt out of the South Texas Plant for now this issue may come up again this fall or after elections. Write to the mayor and city council to let them know that you do not want Austin to invest in expensive, unreliable and unsafe nuclear plants. Austin should remain a leader and show the world the right way to a clean "carbon free / nuke free" future.
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Take Action! Contact the Austin City Council
Union of Concerned Scientists' Reports on Nuclear Power Plants
CPS must die
Why SA's utility is not only wrong on nukes but putting your future at risk
By Greg Harman
Screaming temps and cranked ACs in April '06 caught state utilities with their plants down. Several units were offline for maintenance when boiling mercury unexpectedly reached a record-setting 101. Others flat-out failed.
In Dallas, Austin, Houston, and San Antonio, utilities started rolling timed blackouts to keep the power grid from scorching. Police hit the street to direct disorientated travelers. In the end, Texas avoided pandemonium akin to the Northeast Blackout of 2003, when millions across eastern Canada and the U.S. were left powerless. But a few months later, brutal temperatures in Europe made it impossible to cool discharge from nuclear power plants to safe levels, leading utilities to cut power even as the heat-related death count rose.
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