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The pro-nuclear propaganda blizzard has arrived
Here’s how to answer it Desperate times have descended on the failing nuclear power industry. Its operating reactors are unaffordable without the life support of federal or state subsidies. New reactors are now routinely referred to us “Power Point reactors” — still on paper and with little commercial interest. Even Bill Gates and Rolls Royce…
Read MoreChanging the mad mindset about nuclear weapons
By Linda Pentz Gunter For most of the world’s population, the continued possession of nuclear weapons — and their potential use — are an abomination. Many countries agree, too. That is why the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has become law. Millions of people around the world already struggle just to survive…
Read MoreU.S. Installed Solar Capacity to Surpass Nuclear Power in Three Years
According to a review of the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) report “Energy Infrastructure Update for August 2021” performed by the Sun Day Campaign, the federal agency is forecasting that the nation’s installed utility-scale solar power generating capacity will surpass nuclear power generating capacity within three years. Sun Day further reveals the report’s finding…
Read MoreReference Girl: She is needed for now
As a health protection model, Reference Girl will afford more protection to our entire population fairly easily under the current regulatory regime. However, she cannot represent the totality of the exposure damage to our entire lifecycle. For that, we would need a Reference Fetus, a more complicated standard and one that would better account for…
Read MoreReference Girl: Questions worth asking
What are common sources of ionizing radiation? Why do radiation regulators create and use a Reference Individual? What reference individual does our (US) government use now? How is the Reference Individual used? Why change the Reference? Reference Girl is a project to improve protection for everyone (our species) from ionizing radiation. Please see this short…
Read MoreVladimir Slivyak of Ecodefense in Russia wins Right Livelihood Award!
Vladimir Slivyak [pictured] is one of Russia’s most committed and knowledgeable environmentalists, who has been spearheading important grassroots campaigns against environmentally damaging practices for decades. He has stopped projects related to the exploitation of fossil fuels, the use of nuclear power and coal, and the shipment of radioactive waste from abroad. As co-chairman and co-founder…
Read MoreLow dose radiation panel: Please register to attend, comment
The National Academies is hosting another public meeting this Thursday, August 26, 2021, from 11 AM -5:45 PM ET to examine how to move forward on low dose radiation research. Please register and attend what you can. The public comment time is from 5:30-5:45 PM. The first meeting was hosted on July 21, 2021 and…
Read MoreGroups intervene on Oconee relicensing
Beyond Nuclear and Sierra Club have intervened in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) review of Duke Energy’s application requesting a second twenty-year license extension (60- to 80-years) for the three-unit Oconee nuclear generating station near Seneca, South Carolina. The groups have requested a public hearing before an Atomic Safety Licensing Board based largely on an…
Read MoreNew nuclear: What’s at stake for wildlife?
A webinar looking at the impact of planned and existing nuclear power stations on local wildlife.
Read MoreRenewables More Effective for Carbon Reduction
An analysis of 123 countries over 25 year period of data collected from the World Bank and International Energy Agency by the University of Sussex Business School, UK and the International School of Management in Munich, Germany conclude that “diverse renewables are generally proving, in the real world, to be crucially more effective than nuclear…
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