Events
11am ET, 2/12 NRC ASLB hearings re: Palisades restart, with listen-only call-in phone line
[Holtec’s Palisades atomic reactor, located in Covert Township, south of South Haven, in Van Buren County, southwest Michigan, on the Lake Michigan shoreline.] NEWS FROM BEYOND NUCLEAR For immediate releaseContact: Kevin Kamps, radioactive waste specialist, Beyond Nuclear, [email protected], (240) 462-3216 Michael Keegan, Don’t Waste Michigan, [email protected], (734) 770-1441 (Media reporters wishing to speak with the…
Read MoreWatch Webinar: New book sheds light on radiation science
The Scientists Who Alerted Us to the Dangers of Radiation, a new book by Ian Fairlie and Beyond Nuclear’s Cindy Folkers, had its Canadian book launch and webinar. There was a lively and informative discussion and question and answer session that covered many topics, in addition to those highlighted in the book that reveals that the…
Read MorePalisades restart: Wed., Feb. 12 ASLBP virtual oral argument pre-hearings, 11am ET, with listen-only call-in line for public/media
[Please note that the time and format for this pre-hearing have been changed. Although the pre-hearing will be held on the same date as previously announced, Wednesday, February 12th, the start time has been changed to 11am Eastern Time (It had previously been 8:30am ET). In addition, the pre-hearing will no longer be held in-person.…
Read More2025 Nuclear-Free Future Award laureates announced
The 2025 Nuclear-Free Future Awards will this year honor individuals from Brazil, India, Navajo country, the United States and Zimbabwe for their achievements in working for a nuclear-free world. The Award laureates are chosen by an international jury of their peers and are offered in three categories: Resistance, Education and Solution. The 2025 laureates are:…
Read MoreWEBINAR: Exposed – New book sheds light on radiation science
The Scientists Who Alerted Us to the Dangers of Radiation, a new book by Ian Fairlie and Beyond Nuclear’s Cindy Folkers, will have its Canadian book launch and webinar, hosted by Canadian advocacy groups on Thursday, January 16 noon – 1 ET. Both authors will be present for discussion and questions. This book reveals that the…
Read MorePalisades: Sample Talking Points for Jan. 14, 2025 NRC-Holtec meeting
[Photo of the thousands of exceedingly-thin (merely 0.042 inches thick!) walled tubes inside a typical pressurized water reactor steam generator. This photo is taken from the top looking down.] Please click on this link to learn more about the very important January 14,* 2025 meeting between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Holtec International.…
Read MoreBONNIE RAITT: Kennedy Center Honoree, Lifelong Activist
Bonnie Raitt (pictured) received a moving Kennedy Center Honor, broadcast on CBS December 22, 2024. Fellow musicians honoring her included Jackson Browne, Brandi Carlisle, Sheryl Crow, Keb’ Mo’, Susan Tedeschi, James Taylor, and others. Comedian and actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus introduced Bonnie Raitt. As the Kennedy Center wrote: “…As known for her lifelong commitment to social…
Read MoreNihon Hidankyo Receives Nobel Peace Prize
[Mr. Terumi Tanaka, Co-Chair of Nihon Hidankyo, presents the Nobel lecture, at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway on December 10, 2024. Photo credit: © Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Jo Straube] NOBEL PEACE PRIZE Nihon Hidankyo Receives Award The very moving December 10 (UN Human Rights Day) ceremony, including several musical performances, was…
Read MoreANA Fall Meeting & SRS site tour
[Photo by Nikolas Peterson, executive director of Hanford Challenge. Pictured from left to right are: Joanne Sweeney/Nuclear Watch South; Andrea Jones/GA WAND; Alfred Meyer/PSR; Tanvi Kardile/OREPA; Kimmy Igla/PeaceWorks Kansas City; Ellen Barfield/Veterans for Peace; Scott Kovac/Nuclear Watch New Mexico; Lon Burnam/Peace Farm; Ann Suellentrop/PeaceWorks Kansas City; Kevin Kamps/Beyond Nuclear; Ellen Thomas/Proposition One Committee; Betsy Rivard/GA…
Read MorePalisades: Public Speaks Out Against “Zombie Atomic Reactor”
[Photo: Protestors at Van Buren State Park, with Palisades’ containment building, cooling tower steam, and Lake Michigan visible in the background, Nuclear-Free Great Lakes Action Camp, August 2000; photo by Gabriela Bulišová.] {November 21, 2024 update: WWMT TV-3 from Kalamazoo covered this story, quoting Beyond Nuclear’s Kevin Kamps at length. So too did ABC 57…
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