News Stories
- Nuclear power risky, expensive Corpus Christi Caller-Times 3/5/10
- Vermont Senate Votes to Close Nuclear Plant New York Times 02/24/10
- NRG, Texas Utility End Project Dispute Wall Street Journal 02/17/10
- CPS, partner might settle lawsuit today San Antonio Express-News 02/17/10
- Nukes Aren’t the Answer Common Dreams 02/15/10
- Rate Hike: Council vote on electric/gas bump Thursday morning San Antonio Current QueBlog 02/15/10
- Unit at nuclear plant shut down Houston Chronicle 02/4/10
- Will Obama guarantee a new reactor war? Free Press 1/30/10
- Plans for 2 new nuclear reactors appear to be in jeopardy Dallas Morning News 1/30/10
- Texas judge warns CPS in Texas nuclear dispute Reuters 1/29/10
- CPS and NRG are headed toward Splitsville San Antonio Express-News 01/29/10
- Nuclear lawsuit under way San Antonio Express News 1/26/10
- Federal judge halts nuclear suit San Antonio Express-News 01/20/10
- Yucca Haunts Admin’s Lagging Efforts on Nuclear Waste Study Panel Greenwire.com 01/11/10
- CPS general manager leaves nuclear meeting San Antonio Express-News 01/11/10
- San Antonio CPS, SAWS lawsuits have tie Bay City Tribune 1/11/10
- CPS says its stake in STP is protected San Antonio Express-News 01/09/10
- Bad business compounds bad politics at CPS San Antonio Express-News 01/08/10
- Operation:CPS – The mysterious death of a done nuclear deal San Antonio Current 01/06/10
- Mayor wants nuclear partners to settle San Antonio Express-News 01/04/10
- Four finalists for CPS board announced San Antonio Express-News 01/04/10
- CPS agrees to pay share of nuclear costs San Antonio Express-News 12/30/09
- Court clash starts in CPS’ fight over project San Antonio Express-News 12/30/09
- Councilman shone in nuclear debate San Antonio Express-News 12/27/09
- CPS seeks $32 billion in STP damages San Antonio Express-News 12/24/09
- Loan Program May Stir Nuclear Industry New York Times 12/24/09
- CPS partner says it’s time for decision San Antonio Express-News 12/16/09
- New numbers at CPS Energy suggest we can take a pass on nukes, spend decade developing alternatives San Antonio Current QueBlog 12/15/09
- Radioactive Waste Commission Punts Texas Observer 12/11/09
- Geis warns fiscal crisis looming at CPS Energy San Antonio Express-News 12/10/09
- External review needed at CPS San Antonio Express-News 12/08/09
- CPS Energy to release results of investigation WOAI 12/08/09
- CPS Energy chairwoman Geis resigns San Antonio Express-News 12/08/09
- CPS Energy Board Chair resigns after weeks of pressure San Antonio Current Queblog 12/08/09
- CPS internal report reveals scandal’s details San Antonio Express-News 12/08/09
- CPS asks court to ‘clarify’ nuclear pact San Antonio Express-News 12/07/09
- Conspiracy theory puts NRG on the grassy knoll San Antonio Express-News 12/06/09
- CPS’ partner told mayor of higher price San Antonio Express-News 12/06/09
- Costs Cloud Texas Nuclear Plan Wall Street Journal 12/5/09
- A culture of secrecy persists at CPS Energy San Antonio Express-News 12/04/09
- The high price of a deal gone bad: Rebuilding CPS leadership San Antonio Express-News 11/22/09
- Solar is ready to answer S.A.’s energy needs San Antonio Express-News 11/21/09
- CPS partner: Nuclear deal costs too high for S.A. (updated story) San Antonio Express-News 11/20/09
- CPS board shares blame in fiasco San Antonio Express-News 11/20/09
- UPDATE 1-CPS Energy share in new NRG nuclear units may fall Reuters 11/19/09
- Nuclear project still alive San Antonio Express-News 11/16/09
- CPS Execs return from Operation Cacahuates Japonés San Antonio Current queblog 11/16/09
- CPS Energy suspends 2 execs in probe San Antonio Express-News 11/03/09
- CPS secrecy strains relations with City Council San Antonio Express-News 11/01/09
- Diablo Canyon had an undetected problem for 19 months New Times 10/28/09
- Nuclear cost estimate rises by as much as $4 billion (updated story) San Antonio Express-News 10/28/09
- Suburban Cities Threaten to Scuttle Nuclear Expansion WOAI 1200 News Radio 10/27/09
- Suburban Cities Threaten to Scuttle Nuclear Expansion WOAI 1200 News Radio 10/27/09
- Nuclear cost estimate rises by as much as $4 billion San Antonio Express-News 10/27/09
- Fitch Rates San Antonio, Texas’ $380MM Elec & Gas Jr Lien Revs ‘AA+’; Outlook Stable Business Wire 10/22/09
- Groups call on Council to reject $400 million for nukes until alternatives are studied San Antonio Current – Queblog 10/19/09
- What CPS won’t tell you about nuclear power – 3 part Series – San Antonio Current
- Higher CPS bill will add to families’ struggles San Antonio Express-News 10/12/09
- Nuclear plant has crack Tampa Bay Tribune 10/09/09
- CPS has dropped the ball on alternatives to nuclear San Antonio Express-News 10/2/09
- Atomic Numbers; Is CPS cooking the books for nuclear power San Antonio Current – 9/30/09
- Water helps fuel debate on the STP San Antonio Express-News 9/11/09
- Castro reboots nuclear debate San Antonio Express-News 8/9/09
- New mayor brings new energy to the nuclear debate San Antonio Express-News 8/9/09
- Mayor tells CPS to rethink nuke options San Antonio Express-News 8/6/09
- Nuclear plan facing opposition on many fronts San Antonio Express-News 8/6/09
- Mayor Castro may be Houdini after all San Antonio Express-News 7/7/09
- Special report: CPS Energy’s nuclear expansion plans San Antonio Express-News
- Energy Future Holdings’ debt rating is downgraded Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- Scientists checking Nevada Test Site groundwater San Jose Mercury-News 8/01/09
- Nuclear plans hurting power companies’ credit ratings Grist.org 7/31/09
- PSE&G plan takes solar energy public Philadelphia Inquirer 7/29/09
- Exelon Nuclear will close Victoria office, eliminate local community outreach position Victoria Advocate 7/28/09
- Nuclear reactors too expensive – OpEd Matt Johnson San Antonio Express-News 7/7/09
- CPS plans to sell excess energy San Antonio Express-News 7/01/09
- Lee’s electric company San Antonio Current 6/30/09
- CPS $13 billion nuke figure spins against renewables San Antonio Current 6/30/09
- Proposed nuclear reactors to cost up to $13 Bln Associated Press 6/30/09
- Exelon delays plans Victoria Advocate 6/30/09
- South Texas nuke plant gets government loan boost San Antonio Express-News 6/17/09
- Funds to shut nuclear plants fall short Associated Press 6/17/09
- Vermont Yankee to power down to fix leak Brattleboro Reformer 6/09/09
- Exelon still looking for leak’s cause Chicago Sun-Times News 6/09/09
- Nuclear plant to be multibillion-dollar choice San Antonio Express-News 6/07/09
- Half-Life of a Radioactive Waste Scheme The Texas Observer 6/4/09
- Gov’t posts sensitive list of US nuclear sites AP News 6/3/09
- New Nuclear Generation: Ratings Pressure Increasing Moody’s Global June 2009
- Southeast U.S. Water Goes to Power Plants, Report Says Water & Wastewater News 5/18/09
- DOE narrows list of projects for nuclear loan help AP News 5/15/09
- DOE focuses on 4 companies for nuclear loan help Chicago Tribune 5/15/09
- Recount Doesn’t Change Results in Andrews County Bond Election NewsWest 9 5/14/09
- Andrews County judge verifying signatures on recount petition Midland Reporter-Telegram 5/12/09
- Andrews voters narrowly approve controversial bond issue KCBD 5/11/09
- Group Demands Recount in WCS Bond Election NewsWest 9 5/11/09
- West Texas county to vote on funding nuke site AP 5/07/09
- $75 Million Dollar Bond Election Passes in Andrews NewsWest 9 5/09/09
- In Bondage to Radioactive Waste The Texas Observer 5/7/09
- WCS Disposal Site Stirs Controversy Among Environmentalists News West 9 4/30/09
- Texas company: We want nation’s radioactive waste Forbes 4/14/09
- NRC Sees No Difference Between Foreign and Domestic Waste KCPW 4/14/09
- Fort Worth lawmaker airs concerns about low-level nuclear waste being transported on Texas roads Fort Worth Star-Telegram 4/12/09
- ‘Even the Mafia was more circumspect’: Glenn Shankle goes from regulator to lobbyist The Texas Observer 4/9/09
- WCS pushing Andrews election Odessa American Online 4/10/09
- Opponents Seek to Halt Nuclear Plant License KERA News 4/08/09
- Good to Glow Texas Observer 4/04/09
- Cracking the corporate media’s Iron Curtain around death at Three Mile Island Harvey Wasserman April 1, 2009
- CPS and climate politics: By the numbers San Antonio Queblog 3/30/09
- Three Mile Island at 30: Nuclear Power’s Pitfalls Time Magazine 3/27/09
- Andrews County sets bond election to finance Waste Control Specialists’ project Midland Reporter-Telegram 3/23/09
- Three Mile Island; 30 years of what if… Tribune Review 3/22/09
- NRC Decision on Depleted Uranium Draws Rebuke on Hill New York Times 3/20/09
- Kicking carbon out of homes, before the sea swallows us whole San Antonio Queblog 3/17/09
- Science suggests Australia’s present drought and wildfires may be tracking to Texas. And guess who’s fidding?San Antonio Queblog 3/13/09
- Radioactive Risks for West Texas Mudville News 3/10/2009
- Environmental Groups Protesting Radioactive Waste Storage in Andrews KWES9 3/6/09
- Concerned Representatives Speak Out on Radioactive Waste CBS 7 News 3/6/09
- Andrews dump site OA Online 3/6/09
- Environmentalists fight planned nuclear plant San Antonio Business Journal 2/23/09
- Cancer questions grow around Fermi nuclear plant The Michigan Messenger 2/17/09
- Another Spectacular $50 Billion No Nukes Victory for the Forces of Solartopia
Harvey Wasserman 2/12/09
- Why is that $50 billion radioactive antique toilet still in the stimulus Harvey Wasserman 2/10/09
- A $50 Billion Nuke Power Bomb is Dropping Toward Obama’s Stimulus Harvey Wasserman 1/31/09
- Nuclear Fallout Fort Worth Weekly 1/21/2009
- Exclusive analysis, Part 1: The staggering cost of new nuclear power Climate Progress, 1/5/2009
- Texas can take lessons from Finland’s nuclear power plant delays Dallas Morning News 12/21/08
- The Half-Life of the Lesser Evil; Dr. Chu’s Nuclear Prescription Counterpunch 12/15/08
- City Council likely to pay consultant to look into nuclear plant expansion; Austin buying into expansion unlikely, mayor says. Austin American Statesman 12/17/2008
- CPS Energy’s plans cover many bases San Antonio Express 12/13/2008
- Pushing nukes at the NRC; SA’s power plants skirt pressure test as federal regulators exempt industry from terrorism studies San Antonio Current 11/19/08
- Duke doubles cost estimate for nuclear plant Charlotte Business Journal 11/04/08
- Rethinking energy San Antonio Express 8/26/08
- Efficiency, renewable energy are much cheaper than nukes San Antonio Express 8/12/08
- Tougher Regional Energy Efficiency Goals Proposed: Would save money, reduce the need for more CPS Energy capacity WOAI News Radio 8/11/08
- Drought claims lake – Local landowner can’t see how Exelon could sustain dry timesVictoria Advocate 8/10/08
- Aggressive efficiency program could power San Antonio’s future San Antonio Express 8/11/08
- Why we never need to build another polluting power plant Salon Magazine 7/28/08
- Concern over French nuclear leaks BBC News 7/24/08
- Nuke plant still at 25 percent power after mishap Boston Globe 7/13/08
- CPS alternative program: Wind blows savings to customers San Antonio Express 7/13/08
- Once-cheap energy hurts S.A., report says San Antonio Express 6/11/08
- Half-Trillion Dollars for Nukes! Common Dreams 5/29/08
- Robert Rivard: A new energy economy in S.A. could be the next big thing San Antonio Express 5/24/08
- CPS Energy Makes Change To Rate Hike Distribution KSAT 5/8/08
- Balancing green and pro-nukes; Former head of Greenpeace backs use of nuclear energy Victoria Advocate 5/8/08
- Forget Nuclear Rocky Mountain Institute 4/28/08
- What Nuclear Renaissance? The Nation Magazine 4/24/08
- Guerra: CPS Energy could save megawatts, money by focusing on efficiency San Antonio Express 4/15/08
- Carlos Guerra: Don’t be sold a bill of CPS Energy goods San Antonio Express 4/11/08
- A Shift in the Debate Over Global Warming New York Times 4/06/08
- NRG’s estimate for Texas nuclear reactors still climbing; NRG says its plans for South Texas will now cost $8 billion Dallas Morning News 3/27/08
- NRC Indicates Security Problem At Three Mile Island In Letter WGAL 3/26/08
- NRG Energy Sets Up an Entity to Build Nuclear Plants New York Times 3/26/08
- Foes claim nuke plant cost estimate lowballed San Antonio Express 3/24/08
- UPDATE 1-NRC will not order 8 reactors to shut early (NRG – South Texas Project) Reuters 3/04/08
- Nuclear plants running into snags in application process Dallas Morning News 3/04/08
- Nuclear plants were down during Florida power outage – Power restored after massive blackout darkens much of Florida AFP 2/26/08
- NRC postpones public comments on STP units Bay City Tribune 2/19/08
- David Hendricks: Alarm bells should be ringing over nuke project San Antonio Express 2/13/08
- Austin will not join nuclear expansion: Too little information, too much risk, consultant finds Austin American Statesman 2/08/08
- NRC hears STP backers, detractors Bay City Tribune 2/06/08
- Nuke proposal meeting draws fans and foes San Antonio Express 2/05/08
- Bay City debates nuclear power in its backyard; Commission hearing on proposed plant expansion draws strong support and opposition Houston Chronicle 2/05/08
- Public can voice opinions on STP expansion; Nuclear Regulatory Commission to hold second round of meetings Victoria Advocate 1/31/08
- Three Mile Island License Up for Renewal Houston Chronicle 1/28/08
- Drought could force nuke-plant shutdowns Houston Chronicle 1/23/08
- Nuclear revival rekindles waste concerns Associated Press 1/18/08
- With Nuclear Rebirth Come New Worries Associated Press 1/15/08
- Cost, timeline of nuclear reactors keeps Georgia Power negotiating Atlanta Journal-Constitution 1/17/08
- Nuclear Costs Explode The Tampa Bay Tribune 1/15/2008
- Victoria on the Road to Nuclear Power – Excelon chooses site south of the city Victoria Advocate 1/08/08
- Nuke plant won’t suck Victoria dry, officials say Victoria Advocate 1/08/08
- Nuke investment will require vote Austin American Statesman 01/09/08
- Shifting Layers Over Arctic Blamed for Ice Melt Discovery News 01/02/08
- Debate begins over environment Victoria Advocate 12/19/07
- River water will become key issue; Plant would have rights to more river water than Victoria Victoria Advocate 12/19/07
- Exelon to seek license for nuclear power plant in Victoria County Associated Press 12/19/07
- Bloomberg article on nuclear plants in Texas 12/17/07
- How risky is the new era of nuclear power? USA Today 12/12/07
- A sampling of nuclear safety problems USA Today 12/12/07
- Nuclear Power in a Warming World Union of Concerned Scientists December 2007
- Plan to Build Reactors Is Running Into Hurdles New York Times 12/05/07
- A nuclear power revival in the United States? New York Times 12/04/07
- US utilities sceptical over nuclear plants Financial Times 11/18/07
- Hooked on Subsidies Forbes November 26, 2007
- Silver Lining to ‘The Nuclear Renaissance’; There may never be a better time to sell the nuke Good Life Magazine November 2007
- CPS approves $206 million for nukes, use police to keep community out 10/29/07 Southwest Workers Union Blog 10/30/07
- Melt down at CPS nuke vote San Antonio Current Blog 10/29/07
- CPS to study reactors San Antonio Express News 10/29/07
- Nuke plant revival debated San Antonio Express News 10/27/07
- A precursor to Austin’s upcoming nuke debate Austin American Statesman 10/27/07
- Nuclear power and water scarcity Science Alert 10/26/07
- Concerns Over Nuclear Power Expansion KXAN36 10/26/07
- Austin leaders appeal to San Antonio on nuclear plant KLBJ 590AM News 10/26/07
- CPS must die San Antonio Current 10/24/07
- CPS Energy may make history with new nuclear reactors San Antonio Express News 10/20/07
- Review on first COL application shows learning curve just beginning Inside NRC 10/15/07
- NRC Seeks Comments On Whether New Reactors Should Be Designed To Withstand Airplane CrashFoster Electric Report 10/10/07
- NRC Releases Findings Into Sleeping Guards CBS3 Philadelphia News 10/09/07
- Video shows nuclear plant guards sleeping on the job Raw Story 10/04/07
- GAO: NRC faces challenges tied to licensing Electric Power Daily 10/03/07
- NRG, a merchant, is first in three decades to file to build nuclear, but utilities lining up Electric Utility Week 10/01/07
- Nuclear power’s promise? Lower rates – someday Houston Chonicle 9/27/07
- With NRG Filing, DOE Moves Nuke ‘Risk Insurance’ The Energy Daily 9/26/07
- Is This Nuclear Plant Safe? Anonymous photographs raise new alarms about the Vermont nuclear reactor.
The Valley Advocate 9/06/07
- Nuclear plants protested outside ‘Simpsons’ premiere News 8 Austin 7/27/07
- Mercifully, Fall Out Boy Wasn’t Invited The Texas Observer blog 07/27/07
- PR Nuke Flacks Do the Kashiwazaki Quake Death Spin Huffington Post 7/26/07
- LANL Plutonium Reported in Santa Fe Drinking Water, While Dignitaries Celebrate First Plutonium Pit CCNS News 7/06/07
- Improving Government Oversight; Unlearned Lessons from Year-plus Reactor Outages Union of Concerned Scientists Oct. 2006
- Will the Nuke Mushroom? The Austin Chronicle 06/30/06
- Illinois Sues Exelon for Radioactive Tritium Releases Since 1996 Environmental News Service 3/21/06
- 4 Uranium reserves WISE/NIRS Nuclear Monitor February, 2005
- Federal inspectors, plant operators discuss nuke plant leak Associated Press 07/28/2003
- Larry Sinkin, et al., vs. STNP The Texas Observer 4/17/81
- Half-life National Geographic – July 2002
