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NB Power pegs Lepreau cost at $845M
(February 28, 2002) Lepreau the sequel will not go into cost overruns, like the original project, according to plams released by NB Power Monday. Continue reading
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NRC upgrades security at U.S. nuclear
(February 27, 2002) WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued orders Tuesday to all 104 of the nation’s nuclear power plants, upgrading the high-level security measures already in place. Continue reading
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Environmentalists split on Point Lepreau refit
(February 27, 2002) Environmentalists are divided on whether NB Power should rebuilt its nuclear power station at Point Lepreau. Continue reading
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Energy Probe director speaking at Watchdog meeting
(February 26, 2002) Norm Rubin, a professional in the field of nuclear energy, has been invited by Port Hope’s Nuclear Environmental Watchdogs to talk to the community Wednesday night about his values and principles and how they relate to Low-Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW) Continue reading
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Nuclear plants targeted
(January 31, 2002) U.S. intelligence agencies have issued an internal alert that Islamic terrorists are planning another spectacular attack to rival those carried out on September 11. Continue reading
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Terrorists had diagrams of nuclear power plants
(January 30, 2002) US President says terrorists had diagrams of nuclear power plants; NRC must move now on major upgrade of security against attack. Continue reading
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Nuclear Denial
(January 24, 2002) Security requirements for plants like Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island have barely changed since the 1970s. About 6 p.m. on October 17, five weeks after the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks, officials at the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) telephoned the control room at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with some chilling information. The intelligence community had intercepted a “credible” threat against the reactor. Continue reading
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission memo warns of terrorist attack
(January 23, 2002) Information assessment team advisory update for power reactors, non-power reactors, decommissioning reactors, category I and III fuel facilities, independent spent fuel storage installations, and large material licenses. Continue reading
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Environmentalists, province oppose Coleson Cove plan
(January 22, 2002) Big industrial users of electricity and those in line for construction jobs want NB Power to spend $747 million converting Coleson Cove to burn Orimulsion. Continue reading
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The NRC: What, me worry?
(January 21, 2002) The question immediately arose on September 11 and has persisted: As horrific as the terrorist attacks were, what might have happened if the terrorists who seized jumbo jets and used them as weapons against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon had aimed them at nuclear power plants instead? And if more attacks are likely, as government officials have said, are nuclear facilities on the terrorist target list? Continue reading
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