MEDIA BACKGROUNDER March 17, 2006 Feds to Issue Interim Findings on Shearon Harris Security Investigation Guards say some corrections are being made, but defense levels are insufficient; no arrests have been made in intruder incidents DURHAM, NC – The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will release an interim report next week …
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Security Doors Faulty 6 Years; New Trespass Problems – News Release by NC WARN
NEWS RELEASE February 1, 2006 Security Doors Faulty 6 Years Ago; New Trespass Incident Raises More Questions DURHAM, NC – Two newly discovered …
7th Investigation Finds More Fire Risks at Harris – News Release by NC WARN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Group Says Owner Dodging Corrections; Urges Legislators Touring Shearon Harris to Look Beyond New Paint, Guards & Guns DURHAM, NC – A federal report shows scores of additional pumps, valves and electrical cables unprotected against fire at the Shearon Harris nuclear plant – the seventh inspection since …
300 Groups Reject Nuclear Energy as a Global Warming Solution – News Release by NC WARN and Partner Organizations
U.S. Public Interest Research Group * Public Citizen * Sierra Club * Greenpeace * Nuclear Information and Resource Service * Friends of the Earth For Immediate Release: Contact: Erica Hartman, Public Citizen (202) 454-5174 Michael Mariotte, NIRS (202) 328-0002 June 16, 2005 …
Congress Demands NRC Address Risks at Reactor Waste Pools – News Release by Nuclear Security Coalition
A powerful Congressional committee has issued a stinging criticism of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s inaction regarding the safety of waste fuel stored at the nation’s nuclear power plants, and directed the agency to move on recommendations made by the National Academy of Sciences.
Preparing North Carolina for Climate Changes – News Release by NC WARN
UPDATE SEPT. 2009: State govt. still has done little on this front. Representative Pricey Harrison 57th District North Carolina General Assembly For Immediate Release May 3, 2005 Contact on the bill: Representative Pricey Harrison, (919) 733-5771 On the studies: NC WARN, Jim Warren (919) 416-5077 Studies show likelihood of increasingly violent weather …
Synopsis of Recent Scientific Findings on Global Warming – A Statement by NC WARN
Despite a well-funded public relations offensive by polluting industries, by 2001 scientific consensus was solid: Rising global temperatures are primarily caused by burning fossil fuels. Since then, evidence is mounting that 1) global warming is advancing rapidly; 2) rising temperatures are driving extreme weather; 3) the rate of warming is accelerating at a disturbing pace; and 4) we are rapidly approaching a point of no return.
Report: Bush Administration Degrading National Security to Protect Nuclear Energy Industry – News Release by NC WARN
NEWS RELEASE November 25, 2003 Contact: Stan Goff or Jim Warren 919-416-5077 Report released: Bush administration degrading national security to protect financial interest of nuclear energy industry; Calls Bush administration rhetoric “Orwellian patriotism-for-profit” DURHAM, NC – In the George Orwell classic 1984, the monolithic security state called “Big Brother” combined “doublethink” …
Design Flaw Creates 34% Chance of Core Damage at Nuclear Plants – News Release by NC WARN
NEWS RELEASE August 20, 2003 Contact: Jim Warren 919-416-5077 Chance of Nuclear Accident 34% at U.S. Plants Scientists show risk exists at NC plants and cite regulators’ negligence DURHAM, NC – “According to government reports, the odds that one of the nation’s nuclear power reactors will have a serious accident in …
NRC Blasted for Subverting Science on Cooling Pool Hazards – News Release by NC WARN
NEWS RELEASE May 21, 2003 919-416-5077 NRC Blasted for Subverting Science on Cooling Pool Hazards Local Officials, Citizens Press State Attorney General For Action On Nuclear Waste RALEIGH, NC – Civic leaders and environmentalists revealed today that a commissioner with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is colluding with the nuclear …