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(August 2010) A translation of the scathing report issued by former French government official, Francois Roussely, on EDF, the fissures in the French nuclear industry and the dismal prospects for the EPR reactor design. Read more »
PSR Reports: Spring 2010
Inside this issue: PSR makes the medical case against coal, the need for chemical reform, President Obama's risky nuclear loan guarantees, a dangerous nuclear power plant in Vermont, nuclear disarmament challenges and opportunities, and more. Read more »
An analysis by PSR and IEER detailing the proliferation, safety, and waste problems posed by thorium-fueled reactors. Read more »
Public Services International Research Unit, University of Greenwich (February, 2009). Steve Thomas, Professor of Energy Policy, University of Greenwich; David Hall, Director of Public Services International Research Unit, University of Greenwich. A discussion of the future of nuclear power in the context of our current financial crisis. Read more »
EarthTrack, Inc. (November, 2006). Doug Koplow, EarthTrack, Inc. A report on the growth of subsidies in the U.S. energy sector and the market distortions associated with subsidy of nuclear power. Read more »
Beyond Nuclear (February, 2007). Notes from Wall Street’s view of the insurmountable financial risks associated with investing in nuclear power. Read more »
Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. (July, 2008) David Schlissel, Senior Consultant, Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. Bruce Biewald, President, Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. An analysis of the ‘soaring’ costs expected with construction of new nuclear reactors. Read more »
Union of Concerned Scientists (March, 2009). David Schlissel, Senior Consultant, Synapse Energy and Economics, Inc.; Michael Mullet, Mullet and Associates; Robert Alvarez, Institute for Policy Studies. A report analyzing the risk exposure the federal government takes on as part of its loan guarantee program for nuclear reactors. Read more »
International Panel of Fissile Materials (January, 2007). Frank von Hippel, Co-Director of Program on Science and Global Security, Princeton University. An analysis of the economic and security risks posed by the development of irradiated fuel reprocessing program in the United States. Read more »
Dr. Steven Wing, Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina. A discussion of the carcinogenic risk factors posed by deregulation of radioactive waste. Read more »
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