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“Why Nuclear Energy Is Suddenly Making a Comeback”–NOT!
[“Burning Money” image by Gene Case/Avenging Angels. It graced the cover of The Nation magazine in 2003, accompanying an article about the Bush/Cheney administration’s ill-fated nuclear power relapse efforts.] On December 27, Bloomberg TV published a very largely pro-nuclear power report. Of the 12 minute 16 second-long report, only a very short section, beginning at…
Read MoreNihon Hidankyo Receives Nobel Peace Prize
[Mr. Terumi Tanaka, Co-Chair of Nihon Hidankyo, presents the Nobel lecture, at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway on December 10, 2024. Photo credit: © Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Jo Straube] NOBEL PEACE PRIZE Nihon Hidankyo Receives Award The very moving December 10 (UN Human Rights Day) ceremony, including several musical performances, was…
Read MoreStudy shows radioactive wastewater would linger
Any radioactive wastewater discharged from the decommissioning Pilgrim nuclear power plant on Cape Cod Bay would linger in the bay potentially for months rather than drift out to sea, a new study from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has revealed. “We found virtually no out-of-the-Bay transport in winter and fall and slightly larger, but still…
Read MoreANA Fall Meeting & SRS site tour
[Photo by Nikolas Peterson, executive director of Hanford Challenge. Pictured from left to right are: Joanne Sweeney/Nuclear Watch South; Andrea Jones/GA WAND; Alfred Meyer/PSR; Tanvi Kardile/OREPA; Kimmy Igla/PeaceWorks Kansas City; Ellen Barfield/Veterans for Peace; Scott Kovac/Nuclear Watch New Mexico; Lon Burnam/Peace Farm; Ann Suellentrop/PeaceWorks Kansas City; Kevin Kamps/Beyond Nuclear; Ellen Thomas/Proposition One Committee; Betsy Rivard/GA…
Read MoreRisky Revival: How Michigan’s Palisades nuclear plant could impact agriculture
[Yard sign design by Michigan Safe Energy Future-Kalamazoo Chapter and Shut Down Palisades Campaign. Photo by Kevin Kamps.] On December 10, 2024, S. Nicole Lane published an article in Investigate Midwest entitled “Risky Revival: How Michigan’s Palisades nuclear plant could impact agriculture: While state leaders champion the Palisades reopening as an energy solution, local farmers…
Read MoreProponents for nuke waste dumps in TX & NM file briefs with SCOTUS
[Photo: Protestors against ISP’s CISF speak out at NRC’s environmental scoping hearings in Andrews County, TX in February, 2017. Photo courtesy of SEED Coalition and No Nuclear Waste Aqui.] Federal appeals for and against high-level radioactive waste dumps targeting Texas and New Mexico are now before the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). Beyond…
Read MoreBroken hearts: Uranium’s cardiovascular impact
Uranium is commonly found in drinking water throughout the United States. It is a special concern in communities in the United States Southwest where uranium mining for weapons and power has left a legacy of contamination, exposure, and disease, particularly among Native American and Hispanic communities. A just released, open access study “Relationship Between Urinary…
Read MoreGender and radiation: New report shows girls most at-risk group
A new United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) report by Amanda M. Nichols — Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Santa Barbara and Mary Olson — Founder, Gender and Radiation Impact Project entitled Gender and Ionizing Radiation: Towards a New Research Agenda Addressing Disproportionate Harm examines recent research correlating harm from exposure to ionizing radiation…
Read MorePalisades restart timeline questioned
[Yard sign design by Michigan Safe Energy Future-Kalamazoo Chapter and Shut Down Palisades Campaign; photo by Kevin Kamps] A front page, below the fold article by Carol Thompson in the Detroit News on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 was entitled “Nuke plant restart timeline questioned: Decision to repair, not replace damaged part irks safety advocates.” The…
Read MoreIndigenous views on nuclear power: no thanks
A new report — Indigenous Views on Nuclear Energy and Radioactive Waste — and a 10-minute video —Askomiw Ksanaqak (Forever Dangerous): Indigenous Nations Resist Nuclear Colonialism — are being released this week. Both are the culmination of a year-long project, CEDAR, led by Susan O’Donnell at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, Canada, in partnership with…
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