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Nuclear Watchdog Uncovers Fault in Russian Nuclear Power Plant's Safety System

November 7, 2008 BBC Monitoring Moscow - In October 2008 Rostekhnadzor [the Federal Service for Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Monitoring] uncovered metal deformation in the Novovoronezh ... read more

CNSC Receives Application for License to Prepare Site for a New Nuclear Plant

November 7, 2008 Marketwire Ottawa, Ontario - On October 31, 2008, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) received an application for a licence to prepare a site and a project description ... read more

Commissioners Say 'No' to Rezoning for Nuclear Plant

November 6, 2008 By Brittany Cooper http://www.kmvt.com/news/local/34065529.html Wednesday night marked the last of four public hearings for a proposed rezone to build a nuclear power plant in ... read more

Mini Nuclear Power Plants for Your Neighborhood in Five Years

November 9th, 2008 By Jerry James Stone http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/09/mini-nuclear-power-plants-for-your-neighborhood-in-five-years Scientists at the US government laboratory which developed ... read more

Duke Nuke Plant's Latest Cost: $11 Billion

November 5, 2008 By Bruce Henderson ([email protected]) Duke Energy now says its new nuclear power plant near Gaffney, S.C., will cost $11 billion, about double its estimates of ... read more

2006 Vandalism at FPL Nuclear Plant Raises Concerns About Worker Screenings

November 7, 2008 by SUSAN SALISBURY, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Information unveiled this week raises troubling questions about a 2006 act of vandalism at Florida Power & Light Co.'s Turkey ... read more

Duke Energy Struggles to Justify Risky New Power Plants

NEWS RELEASE from NCWARN November 7, 2008 Contact: Jim Warren - 919-416-5077 Utility is grilled at hearing over adding new customers outside its service area.