Impacts
Trump’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 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 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.…
Read MoreA Moral Imperative: Adopting the Nuclear Truth Project protocols
Speaking before an international audience of researchers, policymakers, and diplomats, Benetick Kabua Maddison (pictured above accepting the Nuclear Free Future Award), Co-Chair of the Nuclear Truth Project (NTP) and Executive Director of the Marshallese Educational Initiative, opened not with a plea, but with a demand. He came, he said, “not as a statistic, not as…
Read MoreNukes and cancer: proximity associated with deaths
In the latest study from Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health, proximity to nuclear power reactors was associated with elevated mortality from breast, colon, and lung cancers. Examining data from 2000 to 2020, almost 40,000 female deaths and 40,000 male deaths were estimated to be attributable to this proximity. Lung cancer accounted for most…
Read MoreNRC’s “Nuclear Rubberstamp Commission” Rule
On May 4, 2026, Beyond Nuclear and Nuclear Information Resource Service, et al, filed public comments strongly opposing the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking “NRC Reviews of Reactor Designs Previously Authorized by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)or Department of War” issued on April 2, 2026. The NRC proposed rulemaking realigns the…
Read MoreNew England governors pledge nuclear support
But fail to provide considerations of the expansion of the production of high-level nuclear waste New England’s governors (two Republicans and four Democrats) have signed a joint statement recklessly condemning their region to the extended operation of dangerously aging nuclear reactors and the deployment of expensive and untested new ones. Moreover, Republican governors Kelly Ayotte (NH), Phil…
Read MoreNew book lays out radiation’s impact
Just in time for our major pushback against the weakening of radiation standards, comes a new book: The Dangers of Ionising Radiation. Written by Dr. Ian Fairlie, previously scientific advisor to the UK Government’s Committee on the Radiation Risks of Internal Emitters in the United Kingdom, this book authoritatively examines the growing body of evidence…
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