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Proposed South Texas Project Reactors Pose Increased Water Use and Radioactive Contamination Risks
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September 1, 2009
San Antonio, TX Nuclear power is the most water intensive energy source available. When
San Antonio and all of Texas are suffering from extreme drought and are increasingly in need of
sources of drinking water, pursuing more nuclear reactors doesn't make sense, especially true
since cheaper, safer alternatives such as energy efficiency, wind, geothermal and solar energy are
available. All use significantly less water than nuclear reactors.
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Citizens Win Right to a Hearing in Opposing
South Texas Project Nuclear Reactors
Citizen opposition to two proposed nuclear reactors at the South Texas Project continues with another success. On August 27th the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) Panel found that the nuclear applicant, South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC), had failed to adequately analyze issues raised by concerned citizens in their Petition to Intervene in the proposed expansion at STP.
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Citizens Groups Win Right to a Hearing for
Comanche Peak Intervention
Citizen opposition to more nuclear reactors at Comanche Peak continues. On August 6th the Atomic
Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) Panel found that Luminant had failed to adequately analyze issues
brought by concerned citizens in their Petition to Intervene in the proposed expansion at
Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant.
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San Antonio Citizens' Toolkit
Learn more about how San Antonio citizens can get involved in the decision to expand South Texas Project's nuclear reactors.
Citizen Filing Opposing Proposed South Texas Nuclear Reactors
NRC Image of South Texas Project, Units 1 & 2.
Citizens File in Opposition to South Texas Project Reactors 3 and 4
Raises Health, Safety and Financial Risks to the Public Opponents File Many Concerns with South Texas Project License Application
Read the supporting reports.
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CRAC-2 1982 Study - Consequences of Reactor Accident
The numbers given are in case of a class-9, or worse case scenario meltdown, and are based on 1982
population data and on 1982 dollars. This report was mandated by the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission and carried out by the Sandia Labs of New Mexico.
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Radioactive Risks for West Texas
No Bonds for Billionaires Group Opposes County Bonds for Radioactive Waste Dump
Read the press release May 5, 2009
Andrews County is poised to become the nation's largest and perhaps one of the most deadly radioactive and hazardous waste dumps, mainly for nuclear power and weapons waste.
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Three Mile Island 30th Anniversary
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Exclusive analysis, Part 1: The staggering cost of new nuclear power |
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Climate Progress
January 5, 2009
A new study puts the generation costs for power from new nuclear plants at from 25 to 30 cents per kilowatt-hour - triple current U.S. electricity rates! This staggering price is far higher than the cost of a variety of carbon-free renewable power sources available today - and ten times the cost of energy efficiency. Read More...
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Nuclear Nightmares Could Haunt Texas
Clean Energy Could Save Texas From Wasting Billions
Austin Oct 29, 2008 - Texas consumer and environmental organizations held a news conference today to expose seven monstrous nuclear nightmares, all reasons to oppose the construction of more nuclear reactors in Texas. The press conference was held outside of two buildings near the Capitol that the activists called "nuclear catacombs" since they contain the offices of three companies trying to build six nuclear reactors in Texas, Luminant, Exelon and NRG.
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Energy Efficiency Potential: San Antonio's Bright Energy Future - Aug. 11, 2008
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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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Nuclear plans hurting power companies' credit ratings From Grist...
Of the 17 proposed reactor projects on Moody's list, two already have obligations rated speculative or "junk" grade, and both are in Texas: NRG Energy's South Texas Project in Bay City, which is rated Ba3 ("questionable credit quality"), and Energy Future Holdings' Comanche Peak in Somervell County, rated B3 ("generally poor credit quality").
From Moody's Global...
New Nuclear Generation: Ratings Pressure Increasing
..from a credit perspective, the risks of building a new nuclear generation are hard to ignore, entailing significantly higher business and operating risk profiles, with construction risk, huge capital costs, and continual shifts in national energy policy...
Overview of NRC licensing process - by Nuclear Information and Resource Service:
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:
Sign Up to Take Action to Fight New Nukes in Texas
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Proposed Texas Nukes
Exelon's Nuclear Project in Victoria:
Exelon Nuclear Victoria Texas Plant Forum:
Exelon Factsheets:
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
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. 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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