Watchdogs to Duke CEO: Don’t Buy into Failing Nuclear Project in South...
SC regulators cite major, continuing construction and design problems at the VC Summer project; NC WARN tells Duke the project could well be abandoned NC WARN today told new Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good...
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Maggie and Arnie Gundersen, Dr. Steve Wing and Jim Warren Nuclear engineer Arnie Gundersen, a prominent voice in the US and international news media regarding the ongoing nuclear disaster at Fukushima,...
View ArticleNC WARN Hosts Arnie and Maggie Gundersen on Fukushima, Nov. 20, 2013
Nuclear industry experts Arnie and Maggie Gundersen discuss the status of the ongoing nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan and the U.S. nuclear “renaissance”.
View ArticleNC WARN Hosts Dr. Steve Wing on Fukushima, Nov. 20, 2013
Epidemiologist Dr. Steve Wing discusses the human impacts of the nuclear disaster at Fukushima based on his experience visiting the area.
View ArticleAlert declared after smoke detected at Harris Nuclear Power Plant — WTVD
By Jon Camp Officials at Harris Nuclear Power Plant declared an alert Saturday at 10:16 a.m. after smoke was detected in plant electrical equipment. Plant operators safely suspended operations as...
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Strange Bedfellows to Call for Electricity Competition — News Release from NC...
Public forums to focus on state-forced loans from ratepayers and the need for competition as power industry changes rapidly In a state where economic, energy and environmental concerns grow more...
View ArticleGerman Nuclear Waste May Be Headed to South Carolina Site — The New York Times
By Reuters CHARLESTON S.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy said on Wednesday it will study the environmental risk of importing spent nuclear fuel from Germany that contains highly enriched uranium, a...
View ArticleGermany’s Biggest Utility, E.ON, Is Divesting Fully From Centralized Power...
By Stephen Lacey Executives from E.ON, Germany’s biggest utility, announced plans today to leave the centralized power business in order to focus exclusively on distributed energy and “empowering...
View ArticleExperts warned of nuke work overruns — Atlanta Journal Consitution
State regulators still to decide if consumers will pay for rising costs By Matt Kempner WAYNESBORO — The biggest construction project in Georgia is also becoming one of the biggest budget busters in...
View ArticleI-Team: Flaw Found in Harris Nuclear Power Plant Reactor Head — ABC 11 News
By Jon Camp NEW HILL, N.C. (WTVD) –The ABC11 I-Team has learned of a new problem at the Duke Energy Shearon Harris power plant in New Hill. The plant was off-line for refueling when a so-called “flaw”...
View ArticleWon’t New Nukes Slow Climate Disruption? — NC WARN newsletter
by Jim Warren In a recent poll, many US scientists said construction of nuclear power plants would help with climate change. This reflects a major disconnect between scientific expertise and energy and...
View ArticleMore Cost Increases for Delayed Reactors in SC, Georgia — The Southern...
More Cost Increases for Southern Company’s Delayed Plant Vogtle Reactors Vogtle utility owners, lead contractor announce major changes to nuclear project Contact: Jennifer Rennicks, SACE,...
View ArticlePlant Vogtle’s Price Tag Climbs to $21 Billion as Commission Experts Predict...
This has great bearing for Duke Energy and NC’s future. There remains a strong chance that neither the Georgia nor SC AP1000 projects will be completed. — NC WARN Executive Director Jim Warren Five...
View ArticleLawsuit targets Duke Energy Florida, FPL over higher rates for nuclear power...
by Robert Trigaux A class-action lawsuit was filed against Duke Energy Florida and Florida Power & Light Co. alleging the monopoly electricity providers force millions of Florida customers to pay...
View ArticleJim Warren: First, renewables; later, nuclear retirement — The News & Observer
I agree with David McNelis’ Aug. 2 Point of View that retiring existing nuclear plants early is a mistake – with some exceptions. NC WARN has opposed building more nukes since before the failed U.S....
View ArticleTrigaux: If you’re not mad at Duke Energy, you’re not paying attention —...
By Robert Trigaux If Duke Energy keeps up its remarkably self-serving agenda, the company should update its corporate slogan. Here’s a suggestion. Duke Energy: Me First, Customers Last. In 2014, Duke’s...
View ArticleTrigaux: Is Duke Energy’s iron grasp on Tallahassee slipping? — Tampa Bay Times
By Robert Trigaux State legislators, apparently waking from a long winter’s nap, are introducing measures that would crack down on big power companies like Duke Energy Florida that are relentlessly...
View ArticleDuke Energy Executives Count on Climate-Wrecking Fracked Gas & Captive...
NC WARN’s initial comments on Duke Energy’s latest 15-year plan If the NC Utilities Commission approves Duke Energy’s latest 15-year Integrated Resource Plan, it risks bankrupting North Carolina’s...
View ArticlePull the Plug on Duke’s Nuclear Boondoggle — NC WARN News Release
US nuclear “renaissance” collapses along with Westinghouse; Duke Energy has wasted 13 years and $529 million on hopes to build two reactors in SC Today NC WARN called for state regulators to disallow...
View ArticleDuke Energy’s Nuclear Hopes Dim Further — NC WARN News Release
North Carolina regulators technically rejected NC WARN’s March motion on Monday but they pressed Duke Energy with the questions we raised about the viability of the effort to build twin nuclear plants...
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