Health Impacts
New book lays out radiation’s impact
Just in time for our major pushback against the weakening of radiation standards, comes a new book: The Dangers of Ionising Radiation. Written by Dr. Ian Fairlie, previously scientific advisor to the UK Government’s Committee on the Radiation Risks of Internal Emitters in the United Kingdom, this book authoritatively examines the growing body of evidence…
Read MoreMultigenerational impacts: nuclear’s lasting legacy
Dr Arjun Makhijani (pictured), president of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, has published a new report for the Nuclear Truth Project, examining the impacts of nuclear weapons testing and related nuclear activities on intergenerational health. Multigenerational Health Impacts of Nuclear Weapons Testing and Production: A Survey, highlights the non-cancer impacts of ionizing radiation,…
Read MoreNo To Nuclear on Nuclear Hotseat
Tune in to this week’s edition of Nuclear Hotseat to hear host Libbe HaLevy’s interview with Beyond Nuclear executive director Linda Pentz Gunter discussing her new book — No To Nuclear: Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress And Provokes War. (Purchase your copy online by April 8 to receive a 40% off discount!)…
Read MoreWebinar: Doing harm — Nuclear power risks
Join International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War on April14 at 11AM Eastern (US) to explore the risks associated with nuclear power and challenge the myth that it’s a solution to anything. Speakers include Linda Pentz Gunter (Beyond Nuclear), Tim Judson (Nuclear Information & Resource Service), Paul Saoke (IPPNW Kenya) and Vladimir Slyviak (Ecodefense).…
Read MoreWebinar: No to Nuclear
NUCLEAR DISCRIMINATION Join Linda Pentz Gunter of Beyond Nuclear in discussion about her newly published book No To Nuclear: Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress and Provokes War in a webinar hosted by Massachusetts Peace Action on April 14, 7pm Eastern (US) and moderated by Chris Nord, vice-president of the Citizens Awareness Network. Linda’s book…
Read MoreThe never-ending legacy of Fukushima
Living free from exposure to radiation: a fundamental human right A statement by Akiko Morimatsu In order to avoid exposure to radiation caused by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident which occurred in 2011, I still continue living in Osaka today, as an “internally displaced person*” with my two minor children. Immediately after the accident, we,…
Read MoreNew cancer study goes where NRC refused
Shows increase in cancer deaths near reactors The Lost Opportunity: NRC’s Canceled Study In the early 2010s, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) tasked the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) with conducting a groundbreaking study on childhood cancer risks near nuclear facilities. This study was designed to address shortcomings in the NRC’s existing 1990 health…
Read MoreProtect Better: ORGANIZE AND PUSH BACK
Protect Better: YES to healthy babies, a healthy future. NO to increased radiation from nuclear sites JOIN US: Online INFO / ORGANIZING meetings: January — February 2026 (Important update: NRC Federal Register proposed rule release now scheduled for April 30) The May 2025 White House Executive Order 14300 has told NRC to allow more radiation exposure…
Read MoreThe sacrificial victims of radiation exposure
Ignoring radiation risks and promoting nuclear power as beneficial to communities instead of protecting them, is one of the many negative outcomes of the Trump administration’s efforts to curb oversight by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. By discarding the Linear No Threshold model that says there is no safe dose of radiation, regulators will codify…
Read MoreTrump’s radiation EO will harm women and girls more
Over forty citizen’s sector organizations including the national nonprofit Physicians for Social Responsibility have sent a joint letter to federal officials warning of public health consequences of a series of executive orders by President Trump which direct the NRC to dramatically weaken Standards for Protection Against Radiation in the US federal code. The letter, spearheaded by the nonprofit Generational Radiation Impact Project (GRIP) and Beyond…
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