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22 Apr 2009
Randall Thompson's version of what happened at Three Mile Island, supported by a growing body of other scientific evidence, contradicts the official U.S. government story that the accident posed no threat to the public.
22 Apr 2009
(News: National)
23 May 2007
Just weeks after federal investigators confirmed that armed guards were encouraged to cheat on qualifying tests at Progress Energy's Shearon Harris nuclear power plant, a local congressman requested a government probe into long-standing fire safety concerns at the Wake County facility and other U.S. reactors.
23 May 2007
(News: North Carolina)
28 Mar 2007
Two Triangle legislators convened a public meeting last week about the ongoing failure of Progress Energy's Shearon Harris nuclear power plant to comply with federal fire safety regulations.
28 Mar 2007
(News: Wake County)
3 Jan 2007
Unless North Carolinians take action soon to curb global warming pollution, we face the possibility of having these gems stolen from us by seas that scientists warn could rise as much as 43 inches by 2100.
3 Jan 2007
(News: North Carolina)
25 Oct 2006
A state probe into charges of cheating on certification exams by security staff at Progress Energy's Shearon Harris nuclear power plant found improper training of the plant's guards, who are responsible for protecting not only the facility's reactor but also one of the nation's largest stockpiles of highly radioactive spent fuel.
25 Oct 2006
(News: Wake County)
18 Oct 2006
When Environmental Quality's hazmat facility burst into flames Oct. 5, Jimmy Sauls and his wife were two blocks away, watching TV in the Apex house they've called home for 22 years.
18 Oct 2006
(News: Wake County)
27 Sep 2006
After years of sounding the alarm over fire safety problems at Progress Energy's Shearon Harris nuclear plant, five watchdog groups have taken legal action...
27 Sep 2006
(News: North Carolina)
2 Aug 2006
Last year, armed guards at the Shearon Harris nuclear power plant blew the whistle on security problems that hindered their ability to protect the facility.
2 Aug 2006
(News: National)
5 Jul 2006
« Cover story Jul. 5, 2006
It doesn't have to be expensive. Whether you give your home an energy audit or get politically involved, eat more local food or spend four bucks a month to support production of green power, there's lots you can do to help wean America from our expensive addiction to fossil fuels. But we've got to start now--time is running out.
5 Jul 2006
(News: National)
31 May 2006
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission came to the Triangle last week to discuss its glowing report card for Progress Energy's Shearon Harris nuclear plant--and got an earful from area residents about the plant's safety record and its own oversight process.
31 May 2006
(News: Wake County)
3 May 2006
Concern over corporate profits appears to have trumped public safety in the crafting of a new rule regulating security at the nation's commercial nuclear power plants.
3 May 2006
(News: National)
29 Mar 2006
Feds confirm security problems at Harris, but whistle-blower slams NRC investigation as a 'whitewash'
29 Mar 2006
(News: North Carolina)
15 Mar 2006
New evidence has surfaced of ongoing failures to fix security problems at the Shearon Harris.
15 Mar 2006
(News: Wake County)
15 Feb 2006
A draft rule on mercury emissions calls for a cap-and-trade system instead of across-the-board cuts.
15 Feb 2006
(News: North Carolina)
1 Feb 2006
Progress Energy plans
two new reactors, but watchdogs howl over the facility's safety record--and more evidence of security woes.
1 Feb 2006
(News: Feature)
11 Jan 2006
The NRC faces scruitiny as well
11 Jan 2006
(Ye Olde Archives: NEWS: Triangles)
21 Dec 2005
As Progress Energy investigates guards for releasing information, security staff say vital doors still malfunction.
21 Dec 2005
(Ye Olde Archives: NEWS: Triangles)
14 Dec 2005
Vehicles aren't searched, doors don't lock, weapons are improperly used, logs are faked and cheating on tests is routine
14 Dec 2005
(News: Feature)
30 Nov 2005
« Cover story Nov. 30, 2005
New federal research shows that there's no safe level of exposure to routine radiation coming out of nuclear power plants. Why aren't regulators taking that into account?
30 Nov 2005
(News: Feature)
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