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San Antonio Nuclear Show Down: VIDEO from KSTX Town Hall on Energy
Last week we invited folks to attend KSTX’s Town Hall on Energy in San Antonio. This event featured Michael Kotara, Executive Vice President for Energy Development, CPS Energy and Mayor Julián Castro,...
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San Antonio Protest of Nuclear Reactors TOMORROW, Thursday Sept. 10
Hey San Antonio! There will be a protest against nuclear power tomorrow at lunchtime downtown outside of City Hall. Join us and the rest of the Energia Mia coalition and make your voice heard!...
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Nuclear or Not? Hear the Experts at Free Evening Talk Wednesday Sept. 16
Nuclear or Not? That’s the question on everyone’s lips in San Antonio these days, but some are still waiting to hear from the experts before they make a decision. What are the consequences and risks?...
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Suggested Reading: Greg Harman on STP
If you’re interested in the San Antonio South Texas Project nuclear issue and haven’t been reading Greg Harman’s work for the San Antonio Current, you are seriously missing out. His latest story is a...
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Come Speak TONIGHT at CPS Public Hearing
Tonight at 6 pm is the final CPS hearing regarding the proposed nuclear reactors. The trustees will vote at their next meeting, Oct. 5th, on whether to participate in the proposed two additional...
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Reminder Post: Nuclear reactors too expensive
In case you didn’t catch our editorial in the San Antonio Express News this summer, it’s worth repeating. NUCLEAR REACTORS ARE TOO EXPENSIVE By Matthew Johnson – Express-News Guest Voices CPS Energy...
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Four more contentions added to STP nuke expansion legal fight – isn’t it time...
Great news about the legal fight against STP. The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel admitted four more of the contentions (all water related) brought by SEED Coalition, bringing the grand total...
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CPS has dropped the ball on alternatives to nuclear
CPS has dropped the ball on alternatives to nuclear By Arjun Makhijani – Special to the San Antonio Express-News CPS Energy is asking its board and the San Antonio City Council for permission to sell...
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Nuclear cost estimate balloons by $4 Billion, San Antonio delays vote on...
With just two days before San Antonio City Council was to vote to approve $400 million in bonds to move forward with the South Texas Nuclear Project two reactor expansion, officials announced yesterday...
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Texas Farming Industry Struggles To Exist
Millions of people have been farming in Texas for a very long time. In fact, agriculture is one of the major components of the state’s economy. But news reports have been showing that the farming...
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$18.2 Billion! Amores Nucleares: San Antonio Nuclear Expansion Soap Opera Update
The San Antonio Nuclear Expansion Soap Opera plot thickens. Today’s update brings the shocking news that South Texas Project Reactors 3 & 4 could actually cost, not $13 Billion, not even $17...
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Public Citizen Welcomes Opportunity for Senate to Hold Rogue Utility CPS...
Statement of Tom “Smitty” Smith, Director of Public Citizen’s Texas Office The latest interim charge of the state Senate Business and Commerce Committee provides a welcome opportunity for Texas to rein...
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Nuclear Renaissance Dealt Blow by South Texas Project Troubles
A critical court ruling today rang the first chime in what could be the death knell of the so-called “nuclear renaissance,” starting with the failed expansion of the South Texas Project (STP). This...
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No worries my duckies, “San Antonio resolution backing STP Units 3 & 4″ just...
I got at least one worried phone call this morning about an article in the Bay City Tribune claiming that A resolution backing STP Units 3 & 4, possibly within the next few days, may be at least...
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CPS/NRG Settlement Shows Nuclear Power Too Costly, Too Risky
Statement of Tom “Smitty” Smith, Director, Public Citizen’s Texas Office Today’s announcement that as a part of a settlement with NRG Energy, CPS Energy will withdraw its application for a federal loan...
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NRC Staff Should Stop Balking, Provide Fire Safety Information, Groups Say
Agency Is Refusing to Adhere to an Order to Release Document That Would Help Determine Safety of New Nuclear Reactors WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) should stop balking and...
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South Texas nuke expansion project cuts staff
About 20 of the roughly 100 contractor personnel working on the proposed addition of two new 1,350-MW nuclear units at the South Texas nuclear station have been let go. Nuclear Innovation North America...
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Human error causes a partial shutdown of Texas nuclear plant
South Texas Project Human error appears to have caused a partial shutdown last Friday at the South Texas Project, one of the state’s two nuclear plants. Last week, prices spiked in the wholesale...
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Smitty’s statement on former PEC/AE GM Juan Garza’s new nuclear job
Statement of Tom “Smitty” Smith: We are shocked to hear the news that former Austin Energy and Pedernales Electric Cooperative General Manager Juan Garza has taken a job promoting nuclear power with...
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STP license renewal – Opportunity for public participation
On January 13th, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced the opportunity to request a hearing on an application to renew the operating licenses for the South Texas Project (STP) Units 1 and 2...
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