[NukeNet] NRC Says No To Nuclear Power Revival

[Bill Smirnow]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harvey Wasserman, The Free Press" <harvey at freepress.org>
To: <smirnowb at ix.netcom.com>
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 2:28 PM
Subject: Wasserman: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the reactor
revival is NOT ready for prime time


  Greetings,

The following Harvey Wasserman piece was just posted to the website of The
Free Press ( http://freepress.org ).

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the reactor revival is NOT ready for
prime time
by Harvey Wasserman
July 25, 2008

A devastating blow to the much-hyped revival of atomic power has been
delivered by an unlikely source---the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
The NRC says the "standardized" designs on which the entire premise of
returning nuclear power to center stage is based have massive holes in
them, and may not be ready for approval for years to come.

Read more:
http://www.freepress.org/columns/display/7/2008/1664

 No Nukes/No War...

--
Harvey Wasserman, Senior Editor, The Free Press
http://freepress.org

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