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State Says No to 2nd Nuclear Dump: Feds Seeking Disposal Site

Jul 31 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - John Fleck Albuquerque Journal, N.M. The Department of Energy's love affair with disposing radioactive  trash at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant doesn't ... read more

The two blows that killed the industry

August 1, 2009 - The Financial Post

Plan to Pay Sick Nuclear Workers Unfairly Rejects Many, Doctor Says

CommonDreams.org, July 31, 2009 by ProPublica by Laura Frank, Special to ProPublica Carla McCabe spent a decade building nuclear bombs at the sprawling Rocky Flats complex near Denver. When she ... read more

Utility seeks rate hike to help pay for reactors

COLUMBIA, S.C. (The  Associated Press) - Jul 30 > South Carolina's largest private utility is seeking a 1.1 percent > rate hike starting with October's bills to help pay the financing ... read more

Reid says more cuts ahead for Yucca Mountain

WASHINGTON (The Associated Press) - Jul 30 - By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press Writer > Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday the Obama > administration has assured him it will ... read more

Rep. Pitts floats bill to 'fast track' new nuke plants

(Friday, July 31, 2009) Katherine Ling, E&E reporter A Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee is set to introduce a bill today that would "fast track" the review ... read more

Nuclear plans hurting power companies' credit ratings

Power companies pursuing construction of new nuclear plants may find it harder to get credit -- meaning ratepayers could end up shouldering a greater financial burden for the costly and ... read more