Nuclear Power
Court says NRC doesn’t have to factor climate extremes into licensing
In a shocking and disappointing decision — and at a time when Texas is flooding, wildfires are making the air unbreathable and New York City is under a tornado warning — a DC court has ruled against an appeal by Beyond Nuclear and the Sierra Club. The court’s decision effectively allows the US Nuclear Regulatory…
Read MoreTELL NRC: Don’t weaken radiation standards
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission draft proposed rule (PR), allowing more radiation exposure at the industry’s discretion, has been published in the Federal Register. Deadline for comments is August 31, 2026. The PR would allow greater exposures “just to save the nuclear power industry money,” says Ed Lyman, Union of Concerned Scientists. But it is…
Read MoreTrump’s “nuclear socialism” more apparent as a grift
The libertarian non-profit Cato Institute just posted a stinging critique of the Trump’s White House latest scheme to jump start wildly expensive and unreliable “advanced” nuclear reactor construction but misdescribed a more apparent grift as “nuclear socialism.” Trump has offered Westinghouse Electric Company, now owned by two Canadian corporations that bought the corporation from the…
Read MoreNo To Nuclear book tour and webinars
Beyond Nuclear international specialist Linda Pentz Gunter’s new book — No to Nuclear. Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress and Provokes War — available from Pluto Press. Below is a record of prior and upcoming events in person and on line and a listing of media clips. Past Live Events Lighthouse Books, Edinburgh,…
Read MoreNuclear madness will worsen the climate crisis
From Wyoming to Wales, a nuclear madness is infecting our political leaders, who are eagerly joining in the nuclear con game Many of us have been asking ourselves the same question recently. Why does there seem to be a collective taking leave of all senses gripping politicians everywhere when it comes to nuclear power? And…
Read MoreRadiation Trainwreck: Is NRC deregulating radiation standards?
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission released to the public yesterday its draft proposed rule (PR), allowing more radiation exposure. The PR is not published in the Federal Register (FR) as of this writing (12:15 PM ET), meaning the public must prepare comments now for submission in the future. We will announce when the PR is…
Read MoreNo radioactive communities: Webinar and comment writing workshop
Following Executive Order 14300 in May 2025 directing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to weaken radiation protection standards, our colleagues at Committee to Bridge the Gap (CBG) are holding a 90 minute webinar, Tuesday, July 7, 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT on radiation harm that will include time for writing comments. Dr. Amanda M. Nichols, coauthor of…
Read MoreSweden’s nuclear madness: uranium isn’t ‘nuclear’
In keeping with the collective taking leave of all senses that seems to have gripped politicians everywhere when it comes to nuclear power, the Swedish parliament has decided that uranium mines need no longer be described as “a nuclear facility”. This means the radioactivity they release and the waste they create— and mainly leave behind—…
Read MoreNuclear Autopsy for Indian Point Decommissioning?
Video of Beyond Nuclear presentation to NY Decommissioning Oversight Board on Indian Point nuclear station Board broadening Indian Point proceeding to initiate a “nuclear autopsy” to inform relicensing reactor safety On June 18, 2026, Beyond Nuclear was the guest speaker before the New York State Decommissioning Oversight Board (NYDOB) in a public meeting focused on…
Read MoreNY State Decommissioning Oversight Board presentation and nuclear autopsies
Beyond Nuclear PowerPoint presentation on Thursday evening, June 18, 2026 Indian Point decommissioning “Mind the Gap: Decommissioning’s critical connection to public safety and extended reactor operations” Beyond Nuclear is invited to make a presentation to the New York State Decommissioning Oversight Board (NYDOB) during the board’s third and final yearly meeting on Thursday, June 18.…
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