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he typical consumer. In 2005, the average cost of nuclear-produced electricity across the US was 1.72 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh). Over the same time period, the cost of electricity from coal-fired plants per kWh was 2.21 cents and 7.51 cents from natural gas plants.

June 25 & 28, 2007 IEPR Committee Workshop on Nuclear Power Issues Workshop Notice - Posted: May 10, 2007. (PDF File, 10 pgs, 64 kb). Workshop Agenda - Posted: June 15, 2007. Workshop Transcript (June 25) - Posted: July 23, 2007. Workshop Transcript (June 28) - Posted: July 24, 2007. (PDF File, 360 pgs, 1.89 mb) Reports Nuclear Power in California: Status Report 2007 - Draft Consultant Report. Publication # CEC-100-2007-005-D. (PDF, 302 pgs, 3.2 megabytes). Posted: June 8, 2007 Public Comments on the MRW Report Comments, (Acrobat PDF files). Updated: July 23, 2007. Presentations Presentations, (Acrobat PDF files). Updated: June 29, 2007. Panelist Submittals Panelist Submittals, (Acrobat PDF files). Updated: July 6, 2007. Panelist Bios June 25 Panelist Bios, (Acrobat PDF files). Updated: August 8, 2007. June 28 Panelist Bios, (Acrobat PDF files). Updated: August 8, 2007.

Local NUMEC employees recount tales of radiation exposure

Documents show evidence of N-deal / Fresh discovery of U.S. memos show link between Okinawa return, N-weapons

An average of 17 trains would chug across rural Nevada each week for 50 years carrying nuclear waste, construction materials and scraps to and from the Yucca Mountain repository being developed by the U.S. Department of Energy. During a railroad construction period that could take anywhere from four to 10 years, as many as a dozen construction camps 30 miles apart would be set up for workers in the Nevada outback. The crews, drawn largely from Clark County and some from Nye County, would build up to 240 bridges, 138 large culverts and up to five highway crossings along the line running from Caliente and heading west and then south to the repository.

BALTIMORE (Map, News) - Constellation Energy has already proved to be quite profitable for investors this year, and a recent decision by the Department of Energy could lead to future nuclear development opportunities for the Baltimore firm.The DOE last week issued final regulations for the loan guarantee program authorized by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, paving the way for billions of dollars in future federal support of clean energy products using innovative technologies.

A high-ranking official in the Ministry of Electricity and Energy, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, claims that the nuclear deal between the government and the US-based Powered Corporation has been misrepresented by the Yemeni press.   “What has been said in the press about the deal between the Ministry of Electricity and Energy and the Powered Corporation is not true and is full of misleading information,” said a high-ranking source in the Ministry Electricity and Energy. “There are people in the government who do not want to see nuclear power working in Yemen because it will make corruption more difficult to get away with.”

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Our immediate attention focuses on ending sub-critical tests and other war-making preparations at the Nevada Test Site and preventing the return of full scale nuclear testing.

Scottish government rejects new nuclear 10 October 2007 Scottish ministers have rejected new nuclear power stations in their response to the UK consultation on nuclear power.New plants were described as “dangerous and unnecessary” by the Scottish government, which previously opted out of the separate Westminster consultation pursuing deep disposal of nuclear waste.Energy minister Jim Mather wants the money that could be spent on nuclear power reallocated to make Scotland, and the UK, world leaders in renewable technology.The Scottish government can veto any new nuclear plants through its right to refuse consent for onshore power stations over 50MW under the Electricity Act 1989.The Scottish submission to the UK government consultation says Scotland already produces more energy than it consumes, and new technologies are “far more secure” than relying on finite imported uranium resources.

Public’s help needed in search for answer to low-level n-waste

'it was not in anyone’s mind that it could catch fire’

A congressional hearing Oct. 23 will assess whether ill workers from Rocky Flats and other nuclear weapons sites are being treated fairly by a federal program that is supposed to compensate them for work-related illnesses. Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., heads the committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, which will try to determine whether the program is "friendly to our Cold War heroes." Coloradan Terrie Barrie is getting ready to go. She became a national advocate for ill workers like her husband George, a former Rocky Flats worker. She plans to meet with lawmakers' staff members.

Liquid Nuclear Waste Plant Slated for New Mexico

Consensus sought for nuclear waste storage

Call for Investigation over Nuclear Dump Site in Nevada

Two lawmakers dismiss conflict of interest in their involvement with proposed nuke power plant