Groups Respond to NRC Denial of Vogtle Motion
On April 16, 2012, representatives of nine groups opposed to the Nuclear Regulation Commission’s (NRC) decision in February to approve the licensing of Southern Company’s two new Vogtle reactors in Georgia commented about the NRC decision on their bid to halt construction of the troubled project.
Speakers of this phone news conference include:
• Diane Curran, Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg, L.L.P., attorney for organizations;
• Dr. Arjun Makhijani, president, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research;
• Sara Barczak, High Risk Energy Choices director, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy; and
• Rev. Charles Utley, Environmental Justice coordinator, Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League.
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