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Dec. 15, 2004: BREDL letter to NRC Chairman Nils Diaz regarding NRC Predecisional Enforcement
Conference with Duke Energy.
Dec. 14, 2004: BREDL and GRVAAQC comments to VA DEQ regarding
determinations as to Reasonably Available Control
Technology (RACT) for the
control of nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions for Norfolk
Southern Railway Company, Roanoke Cement Company, and
Roanoke Electric Steel Corporation (Roanoke, VA area).
Nov. 30, 2004: BREDL
Report on Savannah River Site Citizens Advisory Board
Meeting of November 15-16, 2004, which was held in
Augusta, GA. (includes dates for upcoming 2005 meetings - Next meeting is scheduled for
January 24-25, 2005 at Hilton Head Island, SC)
Nov. 16, 2004: Renewable
Energy Factsheet: Total Cost-Benefit Accounting for
Electric Energy - Support for
coal and nuclear power retards the growth of renewable
energy sources such as solar and wind.
Nov. 3, 2004: Project: Environmental
Pollution at Savannah River Weapons Site | Date of Project: September 4— 11, 2004 |
Host organizations: Blue Ridge Environmental Defense
League, ISAR Open World Russia Civic Program |
Administered by: Open World Leadership Center at the
Library of Congress. Associated documents:
Risk-Based End States at SRS factsheet: Radioactive
Pollution gets a Facelift. English
Version , Russian
Version | Combat Air Pollution
with Bucket Brigades factsheet. English
Version , Russian Version (documents posted 11/04/04)
Oct. 28, 2004: Link to sign the Swamp
Watch petition "No Hugo Neu landfill"
Oct. 19, 2004: BREDL has endorsed the
"Declaration of Independence from Dirty Energy"
as outlined by Energy Action, a new North American Youth
Clean Energy Coalition.
July 14, 2004: This is the written testimony
of Dr. Edwin S. Lyman, filed July 1, 2004 on
behalf of Blue Ridge Environmental Defense
League. This legal action is a part of BREDL's
campaign to educate the public about the dangers
of plutonium fuel use at the Catawba nuclear
power station. Duke Energy seeks a license
amendment for its Catawba nuclear power plant to
test the experimental fuel which is a mixture of
plutonium and uranium oxides (hence the industry
abbreviation MOX). Dr. Lyman's testimony supports
BREDL Contention I which was admitted for
litigation on March 5 by the Atomic Safety and
Licensing Board of the US Nuclear Regulatory
Commission. This filing also includes a list of
the exhibits to Dr. Lyman's testimony and Dr.
Lyman's curriculum vitae, which is Exhibit A to
his testimony.
In his testimony, Dr. Lyman states,
"Duke has failed to address these
uncertainties in MOX fuel behavior, and
therefore its LTA [lead test assembly]
application is unacceptable tosatisfy the
requirements of 10 CFR 50.46 with respect
to PCT [peak cladding temperature],
maximum cladding oxidation, and coolable
geometry of fuel."
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The July 8, 2004 rebuttal testimony of
Dr. Edwin Lyman further addresses safety issues
brought up in BREDL Contention 1. In his
rebuttal, Lyman states, "Neither the
testimony of Duke nor the testimony of the NRC
staff offers any experimental evidence to support
their claims regarding the ability of MOX LTAs
[mixed oxide fuel lead test assemblies] to comply
with 10 CFR 50.46 criteria...." Dr. Lyman
adds, "In fact, the NRC staff testimony
confirms several of the assertions that BREDL has
made in the course of this proceeding."
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June 26, 2004: North
Anna information slides in .pdf. (First new reactors
in 25 years, Facts about North Anna, What's wrong with
nuclear power and proposed expansion?, Timeline for
expansion) (.pdf)
June 8, 2004 (posted
online): May 28, 2004 Nuclear Regulatory
Commission's Atomic Safety & Licensing Board (ASLB)
Memorandum and Order regarding BREDL arguments on
security measures at the Catawba Nuclear Reactor and the
proposed plutonium fuel test. The ASLB wrote: "The
original version of this Memorandum and Order was issued
on April 12, 2004, and was sealed as Safeguards
Information. This document is a redacted version of the
original." Redactions are blacked out sections of
the document, removed by the NRC. BREDL objects to some
of these omissions; we will raise our objections before
the ASLB judges. (.pdf - 3.95 MB)
| June 8, 2004 (posted online): Notice of the June 15, 2004
hearing in Charlotte, NC on Duke Energy's
plutonium fuel test at Catawba. The public
will be permitted to attend and speak at what is
called a "limited appearance" session
with Atomic Safety Licensing Board judges. This
is the public's opportunity to present issues
centering on opposition to plutonium fuel. The
hearing is the result of legal challenges by
BREDL to Duke’s request to amend the
operating license for its Catawba Nuclear Station
to allow the testing of four experimental
plutonium fuel assemblies at the station. Note:
The nuclear industry calls this new type of
nuclear reactor fuel "MOX" because it
contains a mixture of plutonium and uranium
oxides. (.pdf) |
ASLB
"limited appearance"
public hearing
Time:
June 15, 2004, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and 7:00 to
9:00 p.m.
Place: Grand Ballroom (lobby level) of the Omni
Charlotte Hotel located on 132 East Trade Street
Charlotte, NC 28202.
More Details: See Notice
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June 3, 2004 (posted online): Map of High-Level Radioactive Wastes and
Aquifers in the Southeast featuring Savannah River Site (.pdf)
June 3, 2004 (posted online): Map of Drinking Water information featuring
Savannah River Site (.pdf)
May 27, 2004: BREDL comments on Draft
Site-wide Environmental Impact Statement for Continued
Operation of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in
California and Supplemental Stockpile Stewardship and
Management Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement,
February 2004
May 20, 2004: Consolidated
Coal Company in Buchanan Co., VA is seeking to nearly
double its permitted VOC limits just months after being
deemed a "High Priority Violator" for violating
the current VOC limits. VA DEQ will hold a June 1, 2004
public info. briefing and a July 1, 2004 public hearing. Action Alert flyer and more details.
May 17, 2004: BREDL comments
to EPA regarding deregulation of low-level radioactive
wastes. BREDL recommends that the EPA withdraw its
Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Low-Activity
Radioactive Waste; furthermore, we recommend that EPA
undertake no non-regulatory actions which would have the
effect of de-regulating radioactive wastes.
Chapter Spotlight: May
13, 2004: Virginians for
Appropriate Roads, Roanoke & Franklin counties, VA
(includes Action Alert for VDOT June 1 & 2, 2004
Public Meetings regarding route change through Roanoke.)
May 03, 2004: BREDL,
NIRS, Public Citizen contentions filed before the Atomic
Safety and Licensing Board regarding Early Site Permit
application for North Anna Nuclear Power Plant site,
Louisa County, VA (.pdf)
April 28, 2004: Added
model for Resolution
for Zero Waste. This resolution
can be adapted and passed by local communities.
April 26, 2004: People’s
Resolution for United States Adherence to the Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty - The Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty has successfully limited the
number of new states armed with nuclear weapons, but for
decades the states which already possess nuclear weapons
have continually avoided their obligation to eliminate
them. Next year the United States of America proposes to
spend $6.57 billion for nuclear weapons research and
development. Also, the United States plans to construct a
new nuclear bomb plant to produce 450 new atomic weapons
per year. We submit that the United States is now the
principal violator of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty. Therefore, we press for full implementation of
the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and to bring an end
to the nuclear arms race. We bring this People’s
Resolution to the attention of all delegations attending
the Preparatory Committee Meeting of the States Party to
the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the United
Nations in New York on April 26 - May 7, 2004. Read
or sign onto the resolution
April 26, 2004: Please write the NC Rules
Review Commission to ask them to oppose NC Environmental
Management Commission’s exemption for Paper Mills
from Hydrogen Sulfide Air Emissions Limits. Action
Alert and more details. Letters needed as soon
as possible. Thanks
April 26, 2004: BREDL and Protect All
Children's Environment (PACE) Action
Alert (.pdf) asking the NC
Dept. of Agriculture to require public notification of
ALL aerial pesticides spraying.
April 9, 2004: Pictures taken at the
March 25, 2004 rallies in Louisa County and
Charlottesville, Virginia which were held in support of
the BE SAFE Anti-nuclear Days of Action. PACE, People's
Alliance for Clean Energy, organized the events with help
from the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League to
commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Three Mile Island
nuclear meltdown and to prevent new nuclear plants from
being constructed by Dominion Virginia Power on Lake
Anna. View
Pictures
Mar. 31, 2004: Strategic Planning: What it is and Why it
matters (.pdf)
Mar. 08, 2004: BREDL
comments to VA DEQ regarding CPV Warren gas-fired power
plant air permit, Warren County, VA. (.pdf)
Mar. 02, 2004: Posted
notorized transcript of comments from Feb. 12, 2004
People's Hearing regarding International Paper-Riegelwood
kraft paper mill. (.pdf)
Mar. 01, 2004: BREDL comments to NC
DENR DAQ regarding International Paper
Riegelwood PSD permit - proposed boiler upgrade.
Feb. 27, 2004: Factsheet:
North Anna - New Nuclear Power Plants in Virginia? (.pdf)
Feb. 12, 2004:
People’s Hearing on International Paper Riegelwood
air pollution permit, risk assessment and new innovative
technology. Hearing will be held Thursday, Feb. 12, 2004
at 7:00 PM in Lake Waccamaw, NC. More Details:
BREDL Action Alert | IP Fact
Sheet | Hearing Flyer (Flyer
& Fact Sheet updated with new date)
Public Hearing: VA DEQ
will hold a public hearing on Feb. 24, 2004 in Front
Royal, VA on the proposed CPV Warren 580 Mw gas-fired
power plant. This facility would be located 5 miles from
the Shenandoah National Park, a very polluted Class I
area. Action Alert and more details.
Jan. 26, 2004: BREDL,
NIRS, Public Citizen Opposition to Dominion Nuclear's
Application for new Adjudicatory Process filed before NRC
(.pdf)
Jan. 02, 2004: BREDL,
NIRS, Public Citizen Hearing Request and Petition to
Intervene filed before NRC (.pdf)
Jan. 12, 2004: Plutonium Fuel Factsheet (in .pdf)
Public Briefing: VA DEQ
will hold a Q & A meeting on Jan. 15, 2004 in Front
Royal, VA on the proposed CPV Warren 580 Mw gas-fired
power plant. This facility would be located 5 miles from
the Shenandoah National Park, a very polluted Class I
area. Action Alert and more details.
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