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Fighting Around Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Heightens Safety Fears
A series of blasts Friday at the plant, which the Russian military is using as cover for artillery attacks, renewed concerns of a radiation catastrophe. As reported by the New York Times.
Read MoreDirector General Grossi Alarmed by Shelling at Ukraine NPP, says IAEA Mission Vital for Nuclear Safety and Security
Media statement by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Read MoreU.N. watchdog warns of ‘nuclear disaster’ from shelling at Zaporizhzhia plant
As reported by the Washington Post.
Read MoreWarnings Grow over Nuclear Annihilation as Tensions Escalate Between U.S., Russia & China
Democracy Now! interviews Dr. Ira Helfand and Dr. Zia Mian. Helfand is a leader of PSR, IPPNW, ICAN, and Back from the Brink. Mian is co-director of Princeton University’s Program on Science and Global Security.
Read MoreGreenpeace Warns of Twin Nuclear Crises in Ukraine from Chornobyl to Russian Military Control of Zaporizhzhia Plant
Democracy Now! interviews Shaun Burnie of Greenpeace International on August 4, 2022. (In an April 29, 2022 interview by Democracy Now! with Ukrainian energy expert Olexi Pasyuk, deputy director of the group Ecoaction, previous Russian military threats to Ukrainian nuclear power plants were discussed. The story is entitled “Ukraine Accuses Russia of Firing Missiles Over…
Read MoreSupplemental Briefing in ISP CISF Federal Appeal, re: WV v. EPA SCOTUS Ruling
The opposing parties in the 5th Circuit (headquartered New Orleans) U.S. Court of Appeals case regarding the Interim Storage Partners (ISP) consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) in Texas filed supplemental briefing filings on August 3, 2022. They focused on the implications of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruling in West Virginia versus…
Read MoreWhat is really going on at Zaporizhzhia?
On this week’s Nuclear Hotseat, Linda Pentz Gunter’s Hot Story looks at the confusing and alarming news coming out of Ukraine about the status of — and conflict around — the six reactor Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Listen here. An excerpt: “What on earth is going on at Ukraine’s six-reactor Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant? The…
Read MoreCritics decry Vogtle 3 fuel load
The following is an August 3, 2022 press release from Nuclear Watch South Nuclear Watch South remains unequivocally opposed to the Vogtle project and greets the announcement that the NRC has completed its safety review, granting permission to Southern Nuclear to load nuclear fuel in Vogtle 3, with grave trepidation. Nuclear Watch South Coordinator Glenn…
Read MoreKeeping Diablo Canyon Running Past 2025 Is Not the Answer to California’s Energy Future
A San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace-Beyond Nuclear joint op-ed was published in POWER Magazine on August 1, 2022. (“Diablo Boys” cartoon by Mark Bryan — ArtOfMarkBryan.com)
Read MoreNuclear waste storage proposed in Permian Basin facing lawsuits from national groups
As reported by the Carlsbad (New Mexico) Current-Argus. Beyond Nuclear’s radioactive waste specialist, Kevin Kamps, and legal counsel, Diane Curran, are extensively quoted.
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