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Nuclear Industry
Slamming coal, foreign oil won't make case for nuclear  Nashvile Tennessean:  Monday, 11/12/07
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.
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
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.
URANIUM RESOURCES AND NUCLEAR ENERGY.  Energy Watch Group.  December 2006.  EWG-Series
No 1/2006
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 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.
Sick nuclear workers gather to push for better compensation.  Knoxville News Sentinel.  June 25,
2008.  
French Nuclear Facility to Shut Down After Uranium Leak.  July 12, 2008 by Agence France Presse
The Self-Limiting Future of Nuclear Power.  Joe Romm. Center for American Progress Action Fund. June
2008
New Reactor Licensing Applications (Site and Technology Selected).  This is NRC’s official timeline chart for
reactor licensing by design.
Nuclear Power’s Role in Generating Electricity  May 2008.  Congressional Budget Office.
The Role of Nuclear Power in Global and Domestic Energy Policy.  Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for
Public Policy.  Summary report of October 2007 conference.
Power from perspective.  Potential future United States energy portfolios.  A collaborative effort between
Deloitte Consulting LLP and the Howard Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, University of Tennessee.  2008.
Proposed uranium process draws concern.  NFS plant in Erwin TN.  Small quantities of gas mean lower
risk, NRC says.  KNS.  Associated Press.  Saturday, October 4, 2008
CounterPunch.org.  3/19/09.

Surprise Drop in Power Use Delivers Jolt to Utilities.  Wall Street Journal.  Nov. 21, 2008.

Mini nuclear plants to power 20,000 homes.   The Guardian (England).   November 9, 2008.

The Five Fatal Flaws.  A Series of Fact Sheets.  Public Citizen

Westinghouse Expands Presence in Southeastern U.S.       Opens Office in
Westinghouse, Shaw to Form Joint Venture Company to Manufacture Modules for AP1000(TM) Nuclear
Power Plants .  August 26, 2008.

Standardized nuclear plant design eluding utility firms.  Triangle Business Journal.  10/24/08.

Nuclear power: the negatives.  Hugh Haskell op-ed.  News and Observer.  Raleigh, NC.  October 14, 2008.
Marion plant awaits nuclear contracts.  Ryan Lewis.  Chattanooga Times Free Press.
June 6, 2010.

USEC gains 2 investors  Toshiba, Babcock & Wilcox stake $200M into nuclear
industry    By Frank Munger   Knoxville News Sentinel   May 26, 2010

Drilling for Certainty  By DAVID BROOKS  New York Times.  May 27, 2010

Obama’s climate card: nuclear power.  Billions on table in bid to get GOP support
for emissions law. msnbc Jan. 31, 2010

Nuclear Revival: Still On Hold, MIT Study Says.  Wall St. Journal, May 20, 2009