Nuclear Power Reports

Vermont Yankee Timeline: Incidents, Accidents and Incompetence

November 05, 2009

Timeline from January 2006 until October 2009.

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Vermont Yankee License Renewal

June 18, 2009

Vermont Yankee is one of the oldest nuclear reactors in the U.S. but its owner Entergy wants to run the nuclear reactor for another 20 years and has applied to renew the plant’s operating license with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Normally this decision rests solely in the hands of nuclear corporations and the federal regulators. However, the Vermont legislature has given itself the authority to decide whether the nuclear reactor should operate past its forty-year license or shut down in 2012.

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EPR: The French Reactor

November 30, 2008

A costly and hazardous obstacle to climate protection. The French EPR Reactor is a new reactor design developed by the French company Areva in co-operation with the German firm Siemens. Serious doubts have been raised about the safety and cost of the EPR. A study of the EPR’s blueprints and experience at the two sites where EPRs are under construction, in Finland (Olkiluoto 3) and France (Flamanville 3), has revealed weaknesses in design, problems during construction phases and soaring costs.

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France’s Nuclear Failures

November 30, 2008

The great illusion of nuclear energy

Today, the world is confronted with dangerous climate change that threatens the lives of millions of people and the ecological integrity of the entire planet. To avoid the most dangerous effects of climate change, we must at least halve our carbon emissions by 2050. The energy investment decisions taken today will determine whether we will achieve the necessary CO2 emission reductions in time.

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Greenpeace's Comments on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's proposed rule on nukes & airplanes

May 01, 2008

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Nuclear Power - Undermining Action on Climate Change

December 01, 2007

There is a clear scientific consensus that we must halve global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050 or suffer changes to the global climate with catastrophic consequences. Avoiding the most severe impacts of climate change requires governments, individuals and businesses world-wide to take immediate action.

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Letter to NRC Regarding German Air Crash Study

October 22, 2007

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The Economics of Nuclear Power

May 01, 2007

Over the last two decades there has been a steep decline in orders for new nuclear reactors globally. Poor economics has been one of the driving forces behind this move away from nuclear power.The civilian nuclear power industry has been in operation for over fifty years. During such a long period, it would be usual for technological improvements and experience to result in learning and subsequently enhancements in economic efficiency. However, the nuclear industry has not followed this pattern.

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