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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
Foes claim nuke plant cost estimate lowballed Read more...
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San Antonio: Say No to Nuclear
San Antonio Rate Hike for Nuclear Power could
come as early as May 15th... Take ACTION!
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.
Too Risky: The Advanced Boiling Water Reactor design proposed for the nukes has never been built before in the U.S. and doesn't have a good track record in Japan. NRG has never built a nuclear plant of any kind, and nearly went bankrupt in 2003.
Radioactive waste: The waste from nuclear reactors will remain dangerous to all forms of life for hundreds of thousands of years. There is still no way to keep it from harming the environment. Before a reactor can even be operated, nuclear power requires the mining, milling and enrichment of uranium for fuel. All of these processes cause widespread environmental contamination and exposure, posing serious health and safety hazards. The risk of meltdown is always present with any nuclear plant, and is especially high during the early and late years of an operating nuclear plant.
Mining poisons Texas water: Mining has ruined aquifers near Karnes City and Kingsville, and the damages may be spread over South Texas as mining expands. Some citizens now have radioactive water.
We don't need these plants: San Antonio needs more energy, but as energy expert Amory Lovins says, "it is cheaper to save electricity than to make it". Economic energy efficiency programs could provide more energy than would come from the proposed nukes at a fraction of the cost and create local jobs, while reducing monthly bills as reported by KEMA, in a study commissioned by CPS Energy. With energy efficiency and renewable energy there is no worry about fluctuating fuel costs, which is a problem for other energy sources due to the price volatility of uranium, coal, or natural gas!
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Nuke License Application Incomplete: Citizens File to Suspend Hearing Notice :
NRC Links to find the information you need:
- 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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Austin: No More Nukes!
The Austin City Council and Austin Energy will soon decide whether to invest in the two nuclear units that NRG wants to add at the South Texas (Nuclear) Plant, formerly known as STNP, in Matagorda County. The application for the nukes by NRG Energy was the first in the nation in 29 years. Meetings will be held in January - and the city will present it's findings on our energy plan - which could very well include investing in these dangerous and expensive 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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