Nuke extensions won’t help Germany

Would not reduce CO2 emissions says ifo Institute From Clean Energy Wire: Calculations by the ifo Institute for Economic Research suggest that postponing the decommissioning of Germany’s three remaining nuclear power plants would not help the climate.  “Extending the operating lives of nuclear power plants in Germany only saves small amounts of natural gas, but will hinder…

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Missiles hit close to South Ukraine nuclear plant

Russian missiles came dangerously close — within 328 yards — of striking the South Ukraine nuclear power plant on Monday, according to Ukrainian authorities. Ukraine nuclear energy authority, Energoatom, released images of the strike, which took out a nearby hydroelectric power station. While Energoatom insists its nuclear power plants are designed to withstand the crash of…

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“Events at Palisades,” 1966-2021, compiled by David Lochbaum

David Lochbaum, retired Nuclear Safety Project director at Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), has compiled the following list of events at the Palisades atomic reactor in Covert, Michigan, near South Haven on the Lake Michigan shoreline. The first listed event is dated January 28, 1966. The last listed event is dated July 31, 2021. Note…

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Oral argument re: ISP CISF federal appeal scheduled for Nov. 10 in D.C. Circuit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has scheduled oral argument in the federal appeal Don’t Waste Michigan, et al., versus U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, re: Interim Storage Partners, LLC’s highly radioactive waste consolidated interim storage facility targeted at the Waste Control Specialists, LLC’s national “low-level” radioactive waste dump in Andrews…

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Headaches at Palisades: Broken Seals and Failed Heals

“Headaches at Palisades: Broken Seals and Failed Heals,” is a July 16, 2010 report by Nuclear Safety Director Dave Lochbaum at Union of Concerned Scientists, re: chronic control rod drive mechanism seal failures at the Palisades atomic reactor in Covert, MI, beginning just one year into operations, in 1971. In a May 20, 2022 press…

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DEFEND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE! Donate to block Texas waste dump Thanks to generous anonymous donors, Beyond Nuclear has been awarded $14,000 in matching funds for our legal work to block construction and operation of a high-level radioactive waste dump in Texas. The Interim Storage Partners consolidated interim storage facility is not consent-based and violates environmental justice.…

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Queen Elizabeth II’s nuclear delusion

“This new power, which has proved itself to be such a terrifying weapon of destruction is harnessed for the first time for the common good of our community.” Those were the hopeful but delusional words spoken in 1956 by the British Monarch, Queen Elizabeth the Second, who died last week at the age of 96.…

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Last Zaporizhzhia reactor closes with power restored

Offsite power has been restored to the embattled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant site for now, but as a necessary precaution, the last of the six reactors has now been shut down, according to news reports. While safety concerns tend to focus on the reactors themselves and the necessity for cooling, the offloaded fuel in the…

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Diablo disaster

When the California legislature voted on August 31, 2022 to keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear facility open for a minimum of another 5 years, this setback wasn’t for lack of evidence as to why this was a bad idea. Activists from around the state, with national support, put forth compelling talking points, created petitions, made…

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