Nuke Free Texas: News Stories

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South Texas Project Hearing in Rockville, MD – October 31, 2011

STP News Stories

Trump administration renews license of South Texas nuclear plant San Antonio Business Journal 09/29/17
Toshiba writes down value of stake in Texas nuclear projectToshiba writes down value of stake in Texas nuclear project Reuters 05/07/14
107 U.S. Nuclear Reactors Vulnerable to Attack Texas Energy Report 08/15/13
Austin group uses old law to oppose STP Bay City Tribune 5/04/12
Daily Energy Real Clear Energy Editorial 5/02/13
Regulators: Too much foreign ownership for nuclear expansion San Antonio Express-News 4/30/13
Texas Nuclear Reactor Restarts, Four Months After Fire Texas Tribune 04/23/12
Texas Nuclear Reactor Restarts, Four Months After Fire Texas Tribune 04/13/13
Brief fire prompts shutdown of reactor at Bay City nuke plant FuelFix Blog Houston Chronicle 1/8/2013
Report: South Texas Project faces flood risk San Antonio Express-News 10/18/12
Government suspends nuclear license decisions Houston Chronicle 08/07//2012
Texas company could bury 1st nuke waste in April Fort Worth Star-Telegram 3/19/12
South Texas 2 reactor to return by mid-April Reuters News Service 03/01/12
ABWR fit for aircraft impact World Nuclear News 11/02/11
Toshiba N-reactor contract for U.S. plant seen as kaput Yomiuri Shimbun 04/21/11
NRG Energy halts S. Texas nuclear plant expansion Austin Business Journal 04/21/11
NRG Withdraws From Texas Nuclear Project World Nuclear News 04/20/11
NRG will no longer invest in STP expansion San Antonio Express-News 04/20/11
NRG Decides to Give Up Its $331 Million of Investment after Japan’s Catastrophe TopNews NZ 04/20/11
NRG Energy Provides Clarity on Nuclear Project: No More Money GigaOm 04/1911
Texas nuclear plant expansion in doubt CNNMoney 3/23/11
NRG first to slow US nuclear work after Japan Reuters News Service 03/22/11
CPS’ talks on nuclear power halted San Antonio Express-News 03/22/11
South Texas Project’s expansion slowing down San Antonio Express-News 03/21/11
NRG, Toshiba Slow Work On Texas Nuclear Plant Pending New Rules Wall Street Journal 03/21/11
Timing Is Everything Austin Chronicle 3/18/11
Japanese explosions threaten plans for nuclear expansion in Texas Dallas Morning News 03/16/11
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Situation in Texas? RT America
March 16, 2011
Japan’s disaster chills plan for Texas nuclear plant Houston Chronicle 3/14/11
Would new Texas reactors be safer than Japan’s? Houston Chronicle 3/15/11
CPS halts talks on buying nuclear power San Antonio Express-News 03/15/11
Tokyo Electric to Build US Nuclear Plants: The No BS Info on Japan’s Disastrous Nuclear Operators Truthout.org 3/14/11
South Texas Project deal dubious in wake of quake Austin American-Statesman 03/14/11
Nuke Means No Austin Chronicle 03/11/11
CPS-NRG arm twist The QueQue San Antonio Current 3/09/11
Nuclear foes rip CPS negotiations San Antonio Express-News 3/09/11
Reactor under microscope Southern Maryland Newspapers 10/20/2010
CPS Energy to announce new solar deal San Antonio Express-News 10/06/2010
Texas Mulls More Nuclear Reactors Texas Tribune 6/28/10
Will an “Emergency” Military Vote Tomorrow Fund More Nukes?? Harvey Wasserman 5/26/10
Residents support expansion of STP Bay City Tribune 5/10/10
CPS deal died of multiple causes San Antonio Express News 4/06/10
Nuclear power risky, expensive Corpus Christi Caller-Times 3/5/10
NRC Staff Should Stop Balking, Provide Fire Safety Information, Groups Say Press Release 2/22/10
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
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
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
New numbers at CPS Energy suggest we can take a pass on nukes, spend decade developing alternatives San Antonio Current QueBlog 12/15/09
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
Diablo Canyon had an undetected problem for 19 months New Times 10/28/09
CPS secrecy strains relations with City Council San Antonio Express-News 11/01/09
Nuclear cost estimate rises by as much as $4 billion (updated story) San Antonio Express-News 10/28/09
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
What CPS won’t tell you about nuclear power – 3 part Series – San Antonio Current
- Nukes mean mines- Part 1 9/16/09
- Risky Business – Part 2 9/30/09
- Until the end of the world – Part 3 10/14/09
Atomic Numbers; Is CPS cooking the books for nuclear power San Antonio Current – 9/30/09
CPS has dropped the ball on alternatives to nuclear
San Antonio Express-News 10/2/09
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
Mayor Castro may be Houdini after all San Antonio Express-News 8/5/09
Special report: CPS Energy’s nuclear expansion plans San Antonio Express-News
CPS plans to sell excess energy San Antonio Express-News 7/01/09
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
South Texas nuke plant gets government loan boost San Antonio Express-News 6/17/09
Nuclear plant to be multibillion-dollar choice San Antonio Express-News 6/07/09
CPS and climate politics: By the numbers San Antonio Queblog 3/30/09
Science suggests Australia’s present drought and wildfires may be tracking to Texas. And guess who’s fidding? San Antonio Queblog 3/13/09
Environmentalists fight planned nuclear plant San Antonio Business Journal 2/23/09
Press Release 2/20/09
CPS Takes Next Step on Nuclear Path San Antonio Current Queblog 1/21/09
South Texas nuke foe Lanny Sinkin returns FuelFix 02/06/2008
Transcript from the public scoping meeting day session 2/05/08
Transcript from the public scoping meeting evening session 2/05/08
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