Hanford Watch

Nuclear power

2008

Price tag rising on Yucca Mountain -- Register-Guard, August 11
Take refresher course in nuclear power -- Register-Guard, August 6
McCain, Obama promote nuclear energy plans -- USA Today, August 5
A Northwest distaste for nuclear power -- Seattle Times, July 31
New Nukes Not Ready for Prime Time -- CounterPunch, July 25
Nuclear power still not safe -- Register-Guard, July 14
Nuclear Recycling Fails the Test -- Foreign Policy In Focus, July 7
Aglow for nuclear power -- Register-Guard, June 23
Pricey Alternative: Nuclear Energy -- The Washington Independent, June 13
Final Progress nuclear reactor tab could top $17-billion -- St. Petersburg Times, March 12

2007

The Future of Nuclear Power -- Monthly Review, February
How risky is the new era of nuclear power? -- USA Today, December 12
Nukes Are Back and So Are We -- Common Dreams, October 18
Nuclear spill sends warning -- The Oregonian, August 6
The mirage of nuclear power: We've heard all this before -- Salt Lake Tribune, August 1
California’s New Nukes War -- Common Dreams, July 16
Germany to Stay Nuclear in Merkel U-Turn -- Common Dreams, July 8
It's time to rethink Hanford -- The Columbian, June 24
Meltdowns or Solar Power? -- CounterPunch, June 20
Making more nuclear waste while Hanford keeps growing and glowing -- Seattle Post Intelligencer, June 12
Success of Hanford nuclear plant spurs thoughts of a second reactor -- KXLY4, May 24
What is reprocessing? -- Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility, 1978
When is recycling not recycling? -- Grist, May 4
Hanford's nuclear future tied to region's concerns -- Tri-City Herald, May 6
Statement of Sen. Ron Wyden on GNEP, March 26
Global Nuclear Energy Partnership EIS

 

US nuclear power plants

U.S. nuclear power plants. For larger map with individual power plant links, go to
International Nuclear Safety Center.

Note: Some of the power plants shown have been shut down. In the Northwest, only one of the three plants shown is still operating.