Group Letter to DOE re: Loan Guarantees

Guest Blog | October 19, 2009 | Position Statements

On October 19, 2009 SACE and several organizations submitted a letter to Secretary of Energy Chu asking the Department of Energy to immediately halt issuance of controversial federal loan guarantees for new nuclear reactors. The letter specifically highlighted recent safety concerns with the Toshiba-Westinghouse AP-1000 design identified by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission earlier in October.DOE-loan-guarantee-letter-10-20-09.pdf