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Trump’s attack on Biden’s IRA spending could complicate Palisades restart effort
[“Burning Money” image by Gene Case/Avenging Angels. It was featured on the cover of The Nation in 2003, accompanying an article by Christian Parenti, critical of the Bush/Cheney administration nuclear power relapse then underway.] As reported by Tom Henry at the Toledo Blade. However, the article is behind a paywall. Trump’s executive order regarding the…
Read MoreRural energy co-op in northern Michigan wants nuclear revival
[The Palisades atomic reactor, located in Covert Twp., Van Buren County, southwest Michigan, on the Lake Michigan shoreline.] As reported by Izzy Ross at Interlochen Public Radio in northern Michigan. The coverage focuses on the Wolverine rural electric cooperative’s role in the Palisades zombie reactor restart scheme, namely as Power Purchase Agreement purchaser. Beyond Nuclear…
Read MoreTrump, an offshore wind killer
Karl Grossman, professor of journalism at State University of New York/College at Old Westbury, author and Beyond Nuclear board member, has written a piece in Nation of Change outlining Trump’s dangerous stance on wind. “Among his many actions on Monday in his first day as U.S. president, Donald Trump ordered a ‘temporary withdrawal’ of any…
Read MoreRandy Kehler Memorial Zoom, 7pm ET Jan. 26, 2025
Randy Kehler is appreciated on Sunday, 7 PM ET, Sunday, January 26, 2025 in a special Zoom presentation for his many contributions to democratic movement building and living a life dedicated to world peace, sustainable energy policy and non-violent resistance, when necessary, to direct global change. For more on the event and how to register…
Read MoreAmicus Briefs opposing CISFs filed at SCOTUS
[Photo of NRC environmental scoping public comment meeting in Andrews, TX in Feb. 2017, re: Waste Control Specialists’ (later renamed Interim Storage Partners) CISF license application, compliments of No Nuclear Waste Aqui and SEED Coalition.] Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 was the deadline for opponents of so-called “Consolidated Interim Storage Facilities” (CISFs) to submit Friend of…
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 MoreZOMBIE NUKE? Holtec’s 2 Years of Neglect!
[Photo of a steam generator in a pressurized water reactor. The photo is taken from the top, looking down. The exceedingly thin-walled steam generator tubes at Palisades are only 0.042 inches thick to begin with; many are significantly cracked, risking through-wall failure.] For nearly three years, Beyond Nuclear and environmental allies have resisted the unprecedented…
Read MoreCISFs@SCOTUS: Fasken, Texas Submit Briefs
[Photo from NRC’s Feb. 2017 environmental scoping meeting in Andrews, TX for the ISP CISF, compliments of No Nuclear Waste Aqui.] Fasken Land & Minerals filed its Brief with the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), by the Jan. 15 deadline. So too did the State of Texas. Our strange bedfellow allies, a fossil…
Read MoreCA wildfires: a warning to NRC on climate change
US Government Accountability Office warnings to Nuclear Regulatory Commission go unheeded For nuclear power plants, fire is considered a very significant contributor to the overall reactor core damage frequency (CDF), or the risk of a meltdown. Fire at a nuclear power station can be initiated by both external and/or internal events. It can start with…
Read MoreHoltec neglected Palisades’ steam generator tubes for two years!
[Yard sign design by Michigan Safe Energy Future-Kalamazoo Chapter and Shut Down Palisades Campaign. Photo by Kevin Kamps.] NEWS FROM BEYOND NUCLEAR For immediate releaseContact: Kevin Kamps, radioactive waste specialist, Beyond Nuclear, (240) 462-3216, [email protected] Keegan, co-chairman, Don’t Waste Michigan, (734) 770-1441, [email protected](Reporters wishing to speak with Arnie Gundersen, chief engineer, Fairewinds: please reach out…
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