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Palisades atomic reactor’s shutdown for good: No More Risk of Reactor Core Meltdown, No More Radioactive Waste Generation, but Significant Waste and Contamination Risks Continue
NEWS FROM BEYOND NUCLEAR For immediate release Contact: Kevin Kamps, Radioactive Waste Specialist at Beyond Nuclear, Board of Directors Member for Don’t Waste Michigan (Kalamazoo Chapter), (240) 462-3216, [email protected] Media Statement by Kevin Kamps, Beyond Nuclear, regarding the Palisades Atomic Reactor’s Shutdown for Good No More Risk of Reactor Core Meltdown, No More Radioactive Waste…
Read MoreBreaking: DOE rejects Holtec’s bid to reopen Palisades
“The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) rejected Holtec International’s application for funding to reopen the Palisades nuclear power plant in Michigan,” a Holtec spokesperson told Reuters today (Nov. 18). Holtec, which is supposed to be decommissioning the Palisades reactor, had instead made a bid to secure federal funds to reopen it, even though the company…
Read MoreLeaders speak about the Ban Treaty
Enviro Close-Up #671 with Karl Grossman features representatives from the Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance. Writes Grossman: “This Enviro Close-Up focuses on the Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance (OREPA)—especially it being a leader in getting action on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. This visionary pact was passed at the UN in 2017.…
Read MoreOnline radiation course: U.S. radiation exposure standards!
SIGN UP FOR OUR DECEMBER COURSE! Cindy Folkers (Beyond Nuclear) and Mary Olson (Gender and Radiation Impact Project) have set out to teach about radiation. One more class is slated for 2022: UNDERSTANDING THE HOW AND WHY OF U.S. RADIATION EXPOSURE STANDARDS December 6, 7 and 8 noon, ET In this third class hosted by…
Read MoreMore Ukraine reactors lose power
Military action around both the Rivne and Khmelnytskyy nuclear power plants — not previously embroiled in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — caused both plants to lose access to offsite power supplies earlier this week as Russian missile attacks continued to target power lines and other key infrastructure in Ukraine. Beyond Nuclear has been warning since…
Read MoreDrowning in double-talk as Arctic ice melts
From this week’s Nuclear Hotseat: Writes host, Libbe HaLevy: “Given the pro-nuclear double-talk at COP 27, which is drowning out the voices of actual informed activists, it’s important for us to understand the consequences of the climate catastrophe already in evidence around the world – and how much of it is created by nuclear contamination…
Read MoreWALK TO JUSTICE for Leonard Peltier: March, Rally, and Prayer in Washington, D.C.
Beyond Nuclear stood in solidarity with the American Indian Movement (AIM) and International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee on Sunday, November 13, 2022. The day marked the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Trail of Broken Treaties occupation of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. See the event flier here: The rally marked the culmination…
Read MoreFederal court panel rejects HALEU appeal, but another opening remains
On November 15, 2022, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected an appeal brought by Beyond Nuclear and the Ohio Nuclear-Free Network challenging the production of High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Portsmouth, Ohio site. HALEU would, supposedly, fuel “advanced” reactor…
Read MoreCOP27 “awash” in big polluters
The COP27 climate summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, is reportedly “awash” in fossil fuel representatives, according to the Washington Post, and there appears to be an equal rash of nuclear propagandists there, lead by representatives of the US government along with the inevitable nuclear power-promoting International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The US has already…
Read MoreKaren Hadden, 2022 Dr. Judith H. Johnsrud “Unsung Hero” Awardee
We are thrilled to announce that Karen Hadden (pictured), executive director of the Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) Coalition based in Austin, Texas, is this year’s recipient of the Dr. Judith H. Johnsrud “Unsung Hero” Award. Judith was an activist, leader and founding board member of Beyond Nuclear and other groups. The inaugural award…
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