Septembre 2006 / Union of Concerned Scientists (Report)

US long shutdowns prove nuclear power more dangerous and expensive

September 18, 2006

New Report : Long Shutdowns Prove Nuclear Power More Dangerous and Expensive than Necessary

Neglect of Safety Costs Ratepayers, Stockholders $82 Billion

WASHINGTON, DC, Sept. 18—A new report by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) shows that severe problems have caused U.S. nuclear reactors to shut down 51 times for a year or longer. More than 70 percent of those outages were caused by programmatic breakdowns that led to cumulative, systemic degradation of (...)