First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in operation

Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by jeffbee on Thursday December 28, 2023 @09:37AM (#38793844)

The funny thing is these effing boomers still protest against nuclear power at the end of University Avenue every month, as if this was somehow a relevant concern in 2023.

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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by aftbit on Thursday December 28, 2023 @11:27AM (#38795125)

I remember when I lived there, they had to get a special exemption to use self-checkout machines made by 3M in the Berkeley library. I don't remember why 3M ended up on the bad boy list, probably something related to nuclear weapons though.

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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by jeffbee on Thursday December 28, 2023 @01:03PM (#38796351)

"The Peace and Justice Commission finds that it would violate the Nuclear Free Berkeley Act (NFBA) to approve a waiver of the law and contract with 3M Corporation for maintenance of the Library’s RFID system."

"Pursuant to B.M.C. Section 12.90.070, the City of Berkeley shall grant no contract to any person or business, which knowingly engages in work for nuclear weapons."

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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by aftbit on Thursday December 28, 2023 @04:45PM (#38799088)

Thank you for the quotes. Can you provide the source too? Google search returns only this page for quoted searches for this text.

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