Will Shill for Nukes

At UT and elsewhere, academic scientists are only too happy to lend their names and reputations to the nuclear power industry

"...published an op-ed article by Sheldon Landsberger, professor of nuclear engineering at UT. Headlined "Funds for nuclear waste storage..."

April 16, 2004 News Feature by William M. Adler

Letters at 3AM: Obama, Nukes, and Us

President Barack Obama fudges the truth of his nuclear policies

"...Barack Obama told an Iowa audience about "the only nuclear legislation that I've passed." His Illinois constituents had raised..."

April 8, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

Timing Is Everything

Events in Japan cast a long shadow

"...before the earthquake in Japan triggered the world's worst nuclear emergency in 25 years, the nuclear industry had cause..."

March 18, 2011 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Patched Atoms: Feds OK Restarting the Nuke

Despite not really knowing why South Texas Project 1 sprang a leak, federal regulators are satisfied with the $4 million repair job.

"...Among the nation's 103 commercial nuclear reactors, the twin 15-year-old nukes at the South Texas..."

Aug. 8, 2003 News Feature by William M. Adler

Hey, That's Our Nuke, Too

Jackie Goodman questions the new ownership of the South Texas Nuclear Project

"...would include its 44% share of the South Texas (Nuclear) Project, and hey, that's our nuke, too...."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Will the Nuke Mushroom?

The long-reviled South Texas (Nuclear) Project might actually expand.

"...Plans to expand the South Texas (Nuclear) Project, located in Bay City, were announced last Wednesday,..."

June 30, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City

"...continues to make the rounds of city boards and commissions and continues to get a skeptical reception. The 200-foot,..."

July 6, 2007 News Feature

The Hightower Report

Won't Take Nuke for an Answer; Drat. Oiled Again.

"...The nuclear power boys are weaseling again, this time in Vermont...."

May 6, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

Letters at 3AM

Why has the Bush administration ignored warnings about the catastrophes that would befall our nation as a result of a terrorist attack on any of our 103 nuclear plants?

"...The New York Times, March 25: "The Nuclear Regulatory Commission does not keep track of the number..."

April 19, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

Naked City

"...• The Community Development Commission Housing Committee, headed by housing advocate Karen Paup, is..."

Oct. 12, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Copper & Gold, go to http:/www.fcx.com... -- R.B. Our Nuclear Lemon The South Texas Project (STP) -- Austin's nuclear..."

Oct. 18, 1996 News Feature

Naked City

"...• The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced on Feb. 13 that it has..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature

News Roundup

Your Monday morning news update

"...that TNCs had been reluctant to "operate outside the regulatory framework," as the Council's draft ordinance puts it. We'll..."

Oct. 20, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...• County commissioners finally passed the conservation development ordinance – 15th draft..."

Dec. 22, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

"...Power Company (HL&P) now seems to care what Austin anti-nuclear activists have to say about them. HL&P, the company..."

July 28, 1995 News Feature

Naked City

"...their respective proposals to the RMMA Plan Implementation Advisory Commission. The presentation is open to the public, but only..."

March 1, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Headlines

"...Nuke-less: On Wednesday, the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission heard testimony in Midland, concerning a proposal..."

July 12, 2019 News Feature

Naked City

Happenings

"...-- and a day trip to spare, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is holding a public hearing Tuesday, July..."

July 25, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...out of South Texas Project 1, Austinites' very own nuclear reactor. So says the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which reassured..."

April 25, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Is Homer Simpson Available?

"...of nonunion contract labor by the South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company -- the nonprofit that oversees plant operations..."

March 29, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

A Council in Harmony

"...ground for environmental justice issues. On May 2, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission denied a permit for a uranium enrichment..."

May 23, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Brave New Web

In the wake of Sept. 11 and the hard-line USA Act, the Internet has become a very unfriendly place for hackers.

"...have been shut down. Shortly after the attacks, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission closed their entire Web site, pending review..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

Standing Rock Pipeline Protests Bring New Life to Old Struggles

“It’s about all of us”

"...the company filed its paperwork with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commis­sion in May of 2015, a broad coalition of..."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Greg Harman

Naked City

"...• A proposal to have the city ethics commission prepare recommendations on council-member ethics, conflicts, salary, and benefits..."

Oct. 13, 2006 News Feature

Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

Austin slowly thaws out from an unprecedented – but not entirely unexpected – disaster

"...it's not subject to oversight by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (which among other things mandates winterization standards for..."

Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

What’s Happening, What’s Being Done, and How We Got Into This Cold Weather Catastrophe

More chaos with continued power outages, calls for water conservation

"...it’s not subject to oversight by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and it can’t import power on a large..."

Feb. 17, 2021 News Post by Lina Fisher

What a Dump

What Does Gov. Bush Have Buried in West Texas?

"...clout and financial resources. The senator described how entire nuclear reactors would be dismantled and shipped - from as..."

March 13, 1998 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Twisting in the Wind

Austin Energy is trying to find the right price for renewable energy – but that's much easier said than done

"...join two other citizen bodies – the Electric Utility Commission and the Resource Manage­ment Commission – in making independent..."

Aug. 21, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Letters @ 3AM

The real election is being decided in the primaries, and unless disaster intervenes, the next president will be Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama

"...the front page of The New York Times headlined, "Nuclear Leaks and Response Tested Obama." In brief, this is..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

Postmarks

"...jobs for their next of kin, it seems (promoting regulatory agencies designed and controlled by the regulated industries themselves),..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Column

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