Latest News
Not so fast
Bill Gates is unleashing a potentially very big proliferation problem with his TerraPower Natrium reactor, despite his denials. Victor Gilinsky and Henry Sokolski of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Center say there’s a lot more to the story. Here is what they wrote: “Late last week, Bill Gates’ TerraPower nuclear reactor corporation struck an agreement with the…
Read MoreBeyond Nuclear on TV! A nuclear-free future chat
Beyond Nuclear’s radioactive waste specialist, Kevin Kamps, is a frequent guest on “Nuclear-Free Future Conversation,” hosted by Margaret Harrington (photo above) on Burlington, Vermont’s Town Meeting TV at the Center for Media and Democracy. The program is celebrating its 15th year on the air. This interview, recorded January 20th, covers such wide ranging topics as:…
Read MoreFEB 4: A discussion of energy futures from Oregon to the entire West Coast
Please note a valuable forthcoming opportunity for you, your members, and your networks to hear two of the world’s most knowledgeable energy and nuclear experts. Amory Lovins and Dr. M.V. Ramana, will discuss Oregon’s current energy sources and energy options available for addressing the unfolding climate crisis THIS Friday, February 4, 2022, at 12:00pm to…
Read MoreFive former Japan PMs disavow nuclear power
Five former prime ministers of Japan have expressed shock that the European Union would consider including nuclear power in its “green” Taxonomy. In a statement signed by Junichiro Koizumi, Morihiro Hosokawa, Naoto Kan, Yukio Hatoyama (pictured) and Tomiichi Murayama, the five said: “What we have witnessed in Fukushima over the last decade is an indescribable…
Read MoreUranium Atlas now in French
For our French and Francophone friends, the Uranium Atlas has now been published in French. The Uranium Atlas literally maps the use of uranium across the globe, from mining to its use for nuclear power and nuclear weapons as well as the lethal waste trail it has left behind. First published in German, the English…
Read More“Risks of nuclear power cannot be controlled”
Dr. Inge Paulini, president of Germany’s Federal Office for Radiation Protection (FORP), has come out with a clear and categorical statement about the risks of nuclear power as the European Commission continues to weigh consideration of the energy source under its “green” EU Taxonomy. In a statement on the FORP website, Dr. Paulini said: “The…
Read MoreMarking the Jan. 22 “Banniversary”!
In preparation for global celebrations to mark the first-year anniversary of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons’ (TPNW) entry into force, The Illuminator Collective supported New York City artists and activists to illuminate the South wall of the iconic United Nations Secretariat building designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and the Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier. The illuminations projected on to the UN, designed by artist…
Read MoreSix Fukushima victims file suit over thyroid cancers
The Japan Times is reporting that “six people are set to sue Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. (Tepco) over thyroid cancer that they claim they developed due to exposure to radioactive substances released from the 2011 triple reactor meltdown at its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.” They are represented by campaigning lawyers…
Read MoreIt’s still 100 seconds to midnight
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has kept the hands of its now 75-year old Doomsday Clock at 100 seconds to midnight for the third consecutive year, the closest it has ever been to midnight. While the panel of science and security experts noted some positive developments, it also observed that humanity remains unprepared to…
Read MoreLAST CHANCE! Attend and comment on the future of radiation research
The National Academies is hosting what will probably be the last of 7 virtual public meetings examining how to move forward on low-dose radiation research. The two-day meeting is on Monday and Tuesday, January 24-25, 2022, starting at 2 PM Monday. Public comment times are 6:30-6:45 PM Monday and 11-11:30 AM Tuesday. Agenda subject to…
Read More