Climate Crisis
Jane Fonda: Nuclear power is no climate solution
From the Philadelphia Inquirer : “The actor Jane Fonda writes that while some see a planned restart of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant as a tool to fight climate change, the risk of an accident outweighs any potential benefits.” Fonda states “The recent news about restarting the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant 75 miles…
Read MoreNRC dismisses GAO climate warnings for nukes
On September 27, 2027, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Chairman Christopher Hanson publicly provided the federal agency’s response and an attachment that dismisses the April 3, 2024 U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) report [GAO-24-106326], “Nuclear Power Plants: NRC Should Take Actions to Fully Consider the Potential Effects of Climate Change.” The GAO in its…
Read MoreHochul: “Hoodwinked In The Hothouse?”
Karl Grossman, a veteran investigative reporter, professor of journalism, and Beyond Nuclear board member, has written Has Hochul Been “Hoodwinked In The Hothouse” in the Long Island newspaper Smithtown Matters. Grossman states “It took decades to stop the plan of the now defunct Long Island Lighting Company to build seven to eleven nuclear power plants in…
Read MoreExtending reactor licenses under a 385 foot dam?
On June 24, 2024, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Atomic Safety Licensing Board (ASLB) heard Beyond Nuclear and Sierra Club South Carolina Chapter’s (the Petitioners) oral arguments on the admissibility of three contentions that scrutinize the environmental qualification of the Subsequent License Renewal (SLR) of Duke Energy’s three unit Oconee nuclear power station for 60…
Read More“Congress’s Nuclear Addiction”
Karl Grossman, professor of journalism at State University of New York/College at Old Westbury, Beyond Nuclear board member, and author of many books and articles, has just published an article in Counterpunch: “Congress’s Nuclear Addiction.” As Grossman states: The “ADVANCE Act,” a bill to promote nuclear power, was passed 88-to-2 by the U.S. Senate last…
Read MoreWhite House nuclear hypocrisy on EJ
In light of the White House’s hypocrisy in both supporting nuclear power while simultaneously claiming to care about Environmental Justice (EJ) in the context of addressing the climate crisis, Beyond Nuclear submitted the following comments to the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council. June 18, 2024 To: The White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC)…
Read MoreAustralian unions pan nuclear plan
Press release from the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Dutton’s dangerous nuclear fantasy will cost workers, says ACTU The ACTU condemns Peter Dutton’s election promise of building nuclear power plants as ‘dangerous’ and ‘costly’ for Australian workers. Today, the Coalition proposed seven nuclear power sites covering five states: Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South…
Read MoreDanger downwind
From Common Dreams: (Note: the Senate has since passed the ADVANCE Act with only Ed Markey and Bernie Sanders voting against it.) Scientists Say Senate Bill Will Endanger People ‘Living Downwind’ of Nuclear Plants “This is not about making the reactor licensing process more efficient, but about weakening safety and security oversight across the board,…
Read MoreEnviro Close-Up: The New Nuclear Push, Part 2
Enviro Close-Up is hosted by author, investigative journalist, nuclear watchdog, and founding Beyond Nuclear board of directors member, Karl Grossman. Here is the write up for “The New Nuclear Push, Part 2” (see Part 1, here): Enviro Close-Up #690, The New Nuclear Push with Kevin Kamps of Beyond Nuclear, Part 2: The program starts off…
Read More“The New Nuclear Push” — Beyond Nuclear board member Karl Grossman interviews our radioactive waste specialist, Kevin Kamps
Enviro Close-Up #689 The New Nuclear Push with Kevin Kamps of Beyond Nuclear Part 1 “We are up against the biggest push for nuclear power that I’ve ever experienced in 32 years of anti-nuclear power activism,” says Kevin Kamps of the organization Beyond Nuclear. Kamps refutes the claim of the nuclear industry that nuclear power…
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