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Vatican representative calls on U.S. to sign nuclear-test-ban treaty

September 1, 2020 Posted by | 2 WORLD, Religion and ethics | Leave a comment

Republicans in Ohio House create new committee for nuclear bailout repeal debate

Ohio House Creates New Committee For Nuclear Bailout Repeal Debate, Cincinnati Public Radio, By ANDY CHOW, 31 Aug 20,   Republican leaders in the Ohio House have announced the creation of a new committee to hold hearings on the potential repeal of HB6, a nuclear power plant bailout bill at the center of an alleged $60 million corruption scheme…….

Rep. Laura Lanese (R-Grove City) believes that the end result will still be a full repeal of the law.  ……

House Democrats criticize the new committee as just another hurdle towards a full repeal.

Rep. Michael Skindell (D-Lakewood) says the legislature should act quickly in order to stop further implementation of the law, such as increased electric bills next year.

“I think the citizens of Ohio have had enough conversations. The vast majority of citizens support the outright appeal of House Bill 6,” says Skindell.
The Ohio Senate is also moving forward with a bill that proposes a full repeal of HB6, with its first committee hearing this week.  https://www.wvxu.org/post/ohio-house-creates-new-committee-nuclear-bailout-repeal-debate#stream/0

September 1, 2020 Posted by | politics, USA | Leave a comment

Duke Energy Has Squandered Billions in Failed Natural Gas and Nuclear Projects,

Report: Duke Energy Has Squandered Billions in Failed Natural Gas and Nuclear Projects, Alex Formuzis, alex@ewg.org, EWG, 31 Aug 20, WASHINGTON – Since 2013, Duke Energy and its partners have scrapped natural gas pipelines and nuclear power plants totaling $11.6 billion, according to a new report by the Environmental Working Group.

For most businesses, this record of blowing billions of dollars on one failed project and boondoggle after another would send finances reeling and the executives in charge packing.

But not when you are the nation’s largest investor-owned electric utility, with a captive ratepayer base of 7.7 million across six states, and state lawmakers and regulators in your pocket who let you pass those losses onto customers through new fees and rate increases………………

Failed, costly projects like the ACP and the Edwardsport plant are business as usual for Duke, from the cancelled Lee nuclear plant in South Carolina to the cancelled Levy and shuttered Crystal River nuclear plants in Florida.

Plans for the construction of the Levy plant first began in 2006 under Progress Energy, which merged with Duke in 2012. The original estimate was $5 billion to $6 billion. By the time of the merger, the price tag had grown to $24 billion and the in-service date was pushed back eight years, to 2024.

Even in the face of overruns nearly five times higher than the original cost estimates, Duke was unfazed, pressing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a license to build and operate the plant. The NRC granted Duke’s request in 2016, but that same year the utility announced it would halt production. Florida regulators allowed Duke to charge customers $800 million for a plant that never delivered a kilowatt of electricity.

To drag Duke and other utilities into the clean energy future, politicians and regulators must disrupt the monopoly model that has ceded control of energy to profit-first corporations. Electricity rates should be tied to efforts to increase efficiency and promote renewables like rooftop and community solar – both of which Duke has fought to deny the captive ratepayers in its vast expansive service area. And stockholders, not ratepayers, should bear the costs and risks of big capital projects.

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The Environmental Working Group is a nonprofit, non-partisan organization that empowers people to live healthier lives in a healthier environment. Through research, advocacy and unique education tools, EWG drives consumer choice and civic action. Visit www.ewg.org for more information.       https://www.ewg.org/energy/release/23293/report-duke-energy-has-squandered-billions-failed-natural-gas-and-nuclear

September 1, 2020 Posted by | business and costs, USA | Leave a comment

Monroe County, Wegmans hand out KI pills to people living near Ginna Nuclear Power Plant

Monroe County, Wegmans hand out KI pills to people living near Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, by Seth Palmer, Tuesday, September 1st 2020  WHAM,People who live in Monroe County within 10 miles of Ginna Nuclear Power Plant are being given potassium iodide pills at nearby Wegmans stores.

The pills, which help to protect the thyroid gland from radioactive iodine that could be released in the event of a nuclear event, will be handed out at no cost.

KI pills are being distributed at the Holt Rd., Eastway, and Penfield Wegmans stores, which fall within the 10-mile emergency planning zone for the plant. Ginna would use its Emergency Alert System if such an event were to arise.

“Providing KI to residents who live in close proximity to the Ginna Nuclear Power Plant is an important step we can take to help protect our community in the unlikely event an emergency situation should arise at the plant,” Bello said……… https://13wham.com/news/local/monroe-county-wegmans-hand-out-ki-pills-to-people-living-near-ginna-nuclear-power-plan

September 1, 2020 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

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