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   Nuclear Reactor Safety

   NC WARN acts as a watchdog of Shearon Harris and other nuclear power plants.  We track reactor
   problems and since1998 have warned of the potential for nuclear terrorism (see Nuclear Plant Security).
 

• New Fire Program at Harris in Shambles: 4/08
       Letter to NRC Comm. Jaczko pdf
       Letter to Rep. David Price pdf

• N&O avoided Insp. General's report: 2/6/08

• Six Progress, Duke nukes lead in fire violations:1/30/08

• Rep. Price rebukes NRC: pdf

• GAO Investigates Harris Fire Violations: 7/11/07

• New and Continuing Problems at Shearon Harris: An NC WARN Report 5/23/07

• One of the Most Dangerous Nuclear Plants in America: Shearon Harris failed safety record 5/06

•  Groups Legal Response to NRC Proposed Ruling May 1, 2007

•  Update on Shearon Harris Fire Violations - Too dangerous to allow endless delay: Fact Sheet March 20, 2007

•  NRC Lied About N-plant Vulnerability to Air Attacks:    
           1) Note to Editors: Lack of defense highlights Shearon Harris fire violations
           2) Union of Concerned Scientists' indictment of NRC - Highlights: Feb 8, 2007

•  NRC confirms Shearon Harris fire violations; N-plant not meeting minimum standards
            Letter to Public Officials: Dec. 11, 2006
           Transcript of NRC Mtg. Harris Fire: Dec. 2006

•  Delaying With Fire: The Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant and 14 Years of Fire Safety Violations
           Attachments to Report: Delaying With Fire

•  10-20-06  Resolution to Support of Bringing Harris Plant Into Compliance with Federal Safety Regulations

•  10-03-06  Countering Progress Energy Distortions & Influence: Memo to Public Officials

•  09-20-06  Press Release: Groups Demand Nuclear Plant Suspension, Fines

•  09-20-06  Legal Petition for Emergency Enforcement

•  09-26-06  Follow Up Letter to CEO Re: Linguistic Contortions

    Key Information on Shearon Harris, Other NC Plants

    Industry Wide

• 01-25-06  Leaking Nuclear Plants: Release from Union of Concerned Scientists

• 03-25-04  25 Years After Three Mile Island; Industry-Wide Problems Increase

• 09-15-03  No Confidence in the NRC

• 08-26-03  Blackouts Leave Emergency Diesels as Tenuous Protection at Nuclear Plants 

• 08-20-03  Design Flaw Creates 34% Chance of Core Damage at Nuclear Plants

• 05-20-03  Report by Public Citizen, released with NC WARN, on Nuclear Industry PAC contributions to 108th Congress

• 03-26-02  U.S. Orders Checks for Corrosion at Nuclear Reactors, NY Times

• 07-31-01  Government Admits Nuclear Reactor Re-licensing Expected to Kill

• 04-24-01  Eight Disturbing Questions-Near Misses at Nuclear Plants

• 03-29-01  Davis-Besse: The Reactor with a Hole in its Head

• 10-25-00  NRC Reports Near Miss at V.C. Summer Nuclear Plant

• 03-22-99  Three Mile Island Accident Summary