Nuclear Power
Beyond Nuclear annual report
The Beyond Nuclear Annual Report for 2024, a brief overview of some of the highlights of our work last year, is now available for download here. The annual report focuses on our work to stop extreme reactor license renewals; to draw attention to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s reckless decision to ignore the likely impacts of…
Read MoreTrump’s attack on Biden’s IRA spending could complicate Palisades restart effort
[“Burning Money” image by Gene Case/Avenging Angels. It was featured on the cover of The Nation in 2003, accompanying an article by Christian Parenti, critical of the Bush/Cheney administration nuclear power relapse then underway.] As reported by Tom Henry at the Toledo Blade. However, the article is behind a paywall. Trump’s executive order regarding the…
Read MoreRural energy co-op in northern Michigan wants nuclear revival
[The Palisades atomic reactor, located in Covert Twp., Van Buren County, southwest Michigan, on the Lake Michigan shoreline.] As reported by Izzy Ross at Interlochen Public Radio in northern Michigan. The coverage focuses on the Wolverine rural electric cooperative’s role in the Palisades zombie reactor restart scheme, namely as Power Purchase Agreement purchaser. Beyond Nuclear…
Read MoreRandy Kehler Memorial Zoom, 7pm ET Jan. 26, 2025
Randy Kehler is appreciated on Sunday, 7 PM ET, Sunday, January 26, 2025 in a special Zoom presentation for his many contributions to democratic movement building and living a life dedicated to world peace, sustainable energy policy and non-violent resistance, when necessary, to direct global change. For more on the event and how to register…
Read MorePalisades restart: Feb. 12 ASLBP oral argument pre-hearings
A three-judge (administrative law judges, or hearing examiners) Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel (ASLBP) has ordered oral argument pre-hearings to be held on February 12, 2025, beginning at 8:30am Eastern Time, regarding Holtec’s scheme to restart the closed Palisades reactor on Lake Michigan in southwest Michigan. See that ORDER, here. The ASLBP’s administrative judges…
Read MoreZOMBIE NUKE? Holtec’s 2 Years of Neglect!
[Photo of a steam generator in a pressurized water reactor. The photo is taken from the top, looking down. The exceedingly thin-walled steam generator tubes at Palisades are only 0.042 inches thick to begin with; many are significantly cracked, risking through-wall failure.] For nearly three years, Beyond Nuclear and environmental allies have resisted the unprecedented…
Read MoreCA wildfires: a warning to NRC on climate change
US Government Accountability Office warnings to Nuclear Regulatory Commission go unheeded For nuclear power plants, fire is considered a very significant contributor to the overall reactor core damage frequency (CDF), or the risk of a meltdown. Fire at a nuclear power station can be initiated by both external and/or internal events. It can start with…
Read MoreHoltec neglected Palisades’ steam generator tubes for two years!
[Yard sign design by Michigan Safe Energy Future-Kalamazoo Chapter and Shut Down Palisades Campaign. Photo by Kevin Kamps.] NEWS FROM BEYOND NUCLEAR For immediate releaseContact: Kevin Kamps, radioactive waste specialist, Beyond Nuclear, (240) 462-3216, [email protected] Keegan, co-chairman, Don’t Waste Michigan, (734) 770-1441, [email protected] (Reporters wishing to speak with Arnie Gundersen, chief engineer, Fairewinds: please reach…
Read More2025 Nuclear-Free Future Award laureates announced
The 2025 Nuclear-Free Future Awards will this year honor individuals from Brazil, India, Navajo country, the United States and Zimbabwe for their achievements in working for a nuclear-free world. The Award laureates are chosen by an international jury of their peers and are offered in three categories: Resistance, Education and Solution. The 2025 laureates are:…
Read MoreNuclear Power 2.0: When will we learn?
[Long Island, New York-based hosts Doug and Patti Wood interviewed Beyond Nuclear’s radioactive waste specialist, Kevin Kamps, on their radio show/podcast, Green Street. The audio recording is already posted on Green Street’s website (Kevin’s segment begins at the 8 minute 40 second mark, after news headlines, and continues till the end of the show). The…
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