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Reactors in a war zone pose unimaginable risks
Beyond Nuclear joins the chorus of voices calling for a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine, a situation that could become orders of magnitude worse should any of the country’s 15 nuclear reactors suffer major damage due to military exchanges. We are in an unprecedented situation, with, for the first time, a war happening…
Read MoreRussian military at Chernobyl: (another) ecological catastrophe?
This is a developing story. Associated Press and other sources are reporting that Russian forces have taken over the Chernobyl nuclear site in northern Ukraine, 80 miles north of the capital. Kyiv. According to the Washington Post, a televised statement from Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal “[t]he Chernobyl zone — the exclusion zone — and…
Read MoreNo nuke waste on the Great Lakes
From The Michigan Business Network: U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced a resolution opposing Canada’s placement of a permanent nuclear waste storage site near the shared Great Lakes Basin. Canada is currently considering a storage site at South Bruce, just 30 miles from Lake Huron. The resolution urges President Biden and…
Read MoreEmergency in Ukraine
Online briefing on the medical implications of war in Ukraine. Would nuclear weapons be used? And are Ukraine’s nuclear power plants vulnerable, including Chernobyl? The medical consequences of any kind of conflict in Ukraine could be dire, whether it remains a conventional war, affects the 15 nuclear reactors there, or, most frighteningly, escalates to the…
Read More$6 billion for old nukes?
On February 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a press release full of false rhetoric, claiming that an injection of $6 billion under the Department’s Civil Nuclear Credit Program would end the shutdown of the country’s aging reactors because this has “led to an increase in carbon emissions in those regions, poorer…
Read MoreOIG “Special Inquiry” finds fraudulent, counterfeit parts in US reactors
Nuclear industry whistleblowers have been reporting bogus parts and components installed in US nuclear power station that can jeopardize both reactor operations and public safety but nobody in charge seems to be listening or taking action. Finally, on February 9, 2022, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) released…
Read MoreEvent: A new Nuclear Age?
As the Utah Municipal Power System (UAMPS) prepares to greenlight the first-ever small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) in the U.S. using the NuScale SMR design, a new analysis from the independent and non-partisan Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) takes a deep dive into the financial viability of the project and what it…
Read MoreIllinois reactors are a waste
Stop repeal of nuclear moratorium From Nuclear Energy Information Service: Illinois has more reactors and high-level radioactive waste than any other state. 11 reactors currently operate; 3 have been closed/decommissioned. To date, all of these reactors have created over 11,000 tons of highly radioactive and dangerous “spent-fuel” wastes, which are currently all stored onsite at the reactors.…
Read MoreNuclear power is needed for the H bomb
TVA’s not so hidden agenda for supporting nuclear power for climate The Associated Press chose Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) President and CEO, Jeff Lash to express — “simply” — the view that “You can’t significantly reduce carbon emissions without nuclear power,” in its story proclaiming that almost two thirds of US states will choose nuclear…
Read MoreLow-dose radiation: April report release for public comment
The National Academies hosted what was most likely the last of seven virtual public meetings examining how to move forward on low-dose radiation research. Video of the two-day meeting is available. At the meeting, public members pointed out conflicts of interest of the chairman, Joe W. Gray, PhD, who failed to state publicly that he…
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