Latest News
And then there were five
President Trump has nominated a candidate to occupy the still vacant fifth seat on the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a move that now locks in a Republican majority. Trump had already played dirty by firing Democratic commissioner Christopher Hanson earlier this year without cause and probably illegally, as Hanson’s term was not due to expire…
Read MoreOur ‘House of Dynamite’ will eventually blow
If you haven’t seen ‘A House of Dynamite’, this is a spoiler alert. But here’s another spoiler alert: nuclear deterrence does not and cannot work. Kathryn Bigelow’s thought-provoking film has been assailed by nuclear hawks as inaccurate but their critiques are nitpicks compared to the terrifying reality she portrays: that when it comes to how…
Read MoreAppeal to SCOTUS against Holtec’s NM CISF license!
[Tee shirt design by Noel Marquez, co-founder of Alliance for Environmental Strategies.] NEWS FROM BEYOND NUCLEAR For immediate release Contact: Mindy Goldstein, co-counsel for Beyond Nuclear, Turner Environmental Law Clinic, (404) 727-3432, [email protected] Kevin Kamps, radioactive waste specialist, Beyond Nuclear, (240) 462-3216, [email protected] Diane Curran, co-counsel for Beyond Nuclear, Harmon Curran, (240) 393-9285, [email protected] BEYOND…
Read MoreTrump threatens to restart nuclear testing
US President Donald Trump says the US will start testing nuclear weapons again, a statement that has raised alarm in the peace movement and in nations across the world. According to news reports, Trump told reporters on Air Force One that “We’ve halted many years ago, but with others doing testing I think it’s appropriate…
Read MoreZAP! Zombies Against Palisades Halloween Protest Rally
{Michigan Advance, WMUK (West Michigan’s NPR station), and WORT (89.9 FM, Madison, WI community radio) have reported on this story.} NEWS FROM BEYOND NUCLEAR For immediate release Contact: Kevin Kamps, radioactive waste specialist, Beyond Nuclear, Kalamazoo, Michigan, (240) 462-3216, [email protected] Michael J. Keegan, chair, Don’t Waste Michigan, Monroe, Michigan, [email protected] Opponents to Protest Holtec’s Unprecedented…
Read MoreTrump cuts Westinghouse reactors deal
On October 28, 2025, the Trump White House announced its commitment to stake at least $80 billion of US federal dollars to initiate yet another very risky run at new construction of Westinghouse Electric Company’s AP1000 nuclear stations. This is the follow-up to his May 23, 2025 executive orders to “unleash” more atomic power in…
Read MoreHOLTEC SNAFUS
[Yard sign design by Michigan Safe Energy Future-Kalamazoo Chapter and Shut Down Palisades Campaign; photo by Kevin Kamps.] HOLTEC SNAFUS Worker falls into reactor On October 21, a Palisades employee fell into the flooded reactor cavity, as Holtec continues racing at breakneck speed towards unprecedented restart of the 3.5 years closed nuclear plant by year…
Read MoreMembers of Congress object to plutonium giveaway
On December 31, the Trump White House will start revealing which lucky startup companies will receive free plutonium needed for their new reactor fuel. Trump will give away between 20-25 tons, according to reports, going against US energy policy that has long avoided the transfer of nuclear weapons-usable materials into the commercial sector. One likely…
Read MoreEVENT: RETURN TO FUKUSHIMA Living in an ongoing catastrophe
NEIS Night with the Experts hosts Thomas Bass — writer, professor of English and journalism, and author of the book Return to Fukushima — Thursday, October 30, 2025, 7pm CT. Registration is required. Fourteen years after the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami destroyed the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in 2011, the site is an ongoing…
Read MoreNEIS ACTION ALERT – UPDATE 10/21/25
NEIS ACTION ALERT – UPDATE 10/21/25 GOV. PRITZKER AND LEGISLATURE BACK NEW ILLINOIS NUKES Last chance to take action! Urge the Governor, elected officials to OPPOSE SB1527 AND REMOVE LANGUAGE from any bill promoting nuclear moratorium repeal Fall Legislative Session dates: Oct. 28-30 Greetings Safe-energy Champions – We’re down to the wire. Next Tuesday thru…
Read More