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Georgia Power almost scratches nuclear plans.  By Margaret Newkirk.  The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution.  1/18/08
Nuclear Costs Explode.  By RUSSELL RAY, The Tampa Tribune.  1/15/08
Science for Democratic Action.  "Nuclear Power Costs Higher and Higher."  Arjun Makhijani. An
IEER Publication.  January 2008.
Slamming coal, foreign oil won't make case for nuclear  Nashvile Tennessean:  Monday, 11/12/07
Nuclear power lesson.  Atlanta Journal 8/2/07 editorial on n-plant construction loan guarantees.
Uranium Lode in Va. Is Feared, Coveted.  Landowner Wants to End Ban on Mining Radioactive
Element Sought for Energy.  Washington Post  January 2, 2008;
10 Strikes Against Nuclear Power (Why Nukes Are Not a Climate Solution).  Coop America.  1/08.
Money Is the Real Green Power: The Hoax of Eco-Friendly Nuclear Energy
by Karl Grossman.  Feb. 3 2008.  Common-Dreams.org
The Risks of Building New Nuclear Power Plants.  September 2007.  Synapse Energy Economics, Inc.
 
Planning for Success:  Reasoned Expectations For New Nuclear Plant Construction.  John Rowe,
Exelon CEO.  February 21, 2008
Nuclear Power: Outlook for New U.S. Reactors.  Congressional Research Service.  3/9/07
Rising Utility Construction Costs:  Sources and Impacts.  Edison Electric Inst.  September 2007.
Assessing Nuclear Plant Capital Costs for the Two Proposed NRG Reactors at the South Texas
Project Site.  Arjun Makhijani, Ph.D.  IEER March 2008.
Plan to Build Reactors Is Running Into Hurdles By MATTHEW L. WALD.  New York Times.  
December 5, 2007
S.C. DISCLOSURE DECISION POSSIBLE TODAY.  Nuclear-cost secrecy fuels 2-state outcry.  Consumer
advocate, nuclear critics want estimates made public.
Charlotte Observor.  4/25/08.
Forget Nuclear.  By Amory B. Lovins, Imran Sheikh, and Alex Markevich.  updated 4/08.
Carbon Caps May Give Nuclear Power a Lift Source:  Wall Street Journal Date:  May 19, 2008 Byline:  
Rebecca Smith

Nuclear's CO2 cost 'will climb'.  Paul Rincon, Science reporter, BBC News 30 April 2008 17:56 UK
The reality of France's aggressive nuclear power push By Mycle Schneider | 3 June 2008  Bulletin of
Atomic Scientists.

Nuclear energy's French connection.  Ambitious Areva is second to none at American-style power
politics.  MSNBC.  1/25/07.
A Nuclear Energy Renaissance Wouldn't Solve Our Problems, But It Would Rip Us Off.  The Nation.
Posted May 6, 2008
URANIUM RESOURCES AND NUCLEAR ENERGY.  Energy Watch Group.  December 2006.  EWG-Series
No 1/2006
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ELECTRICITY: A SIMPLE COSTING MODEL.  Philip D. Lusk.  2008.
Bad reactions.  The figures just don't stack up for the argument that new nuclear power stations will ensure
a secure and sustainable energy source.  By Michael Meacher, The Guardian,    May 7 2008
The price isn't right Nuclear power is expensive The Gristmill.  June 14, 2008

SCE&G requests 37 percent rate increase Customers would see monthly bills rise
over 11 years to pay for two nuclear reactors.  The State (Columbia, SC) 5/31/08.

Prices Are Rising Nuclear Cost Estimates Under Pressure By Pam Radtke Russell.  
May 2008.  Energy Biz.

New wave of nuclear plants faces high costs.  By REBECCA SMITH The Wall
Street Journal  5/20/2008
"The Nuclear Illusion" [PDF]. Amory Lovins.  5/08.
Spread of Nuclear Capability Is Feared.  Global Interest in Energy May Presage A
New Arms Race.  Washington Post.  May 12, 2008.
Nuke Revival Hits Quicksand at Harris, Other Plants Delays, cost overruns loom as
NRC concedes new designs are years from completion.  NC WARN: Waste Awareness
& Reduction Network.  6/24/08.
McCain's Nuclear Power Policy Identical to Bush Administration's.  By Jason
Leopold.  The Public Record.  Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Y-12 chief gives details of 2007 fire.  Uranium particles from fire spread via
building's air system.  Knoxville News Sentinel.  Sunday, June 22, 2008.