Impacts
Nukes 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…
Read MoreBeyond Nuclear statement on threat to Iran’s reactor
Trump’s threats to obliterate power plants in Iran could lead to a fatal nuclear disaster affecting the Middle East and beyond The recklessness of the US and Israeli bombing attacks on Iran that now threaten to potentially destroy the Bushehr commercial nuclear power plant there, represents a radiological risk of monumental proportions, warned Beyond Nuclear…
Read MoreMultigenerational impacts: nuclear’s lasting legacy
Dr Arjun Makhijani (pictured), president of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, has published a new report for the Nuclear Truth Project, examining the impacts of nuclear weapons testing and related nuclear activities on intergenerational health. Multigenerational Health Impacts of Nuclear Weapons Testing and Production: A Survey, highlights the non-cancer impacts of ionizing radiation,…
Read MoreNo To Nuclear on Nuclear Hotseat
Tune in to this week’s edition of Nuclear Hotseat to hear host Libbe HaLevy’s interview with Beyond Nuclear executive director Linda Pentz Gunter discussing her new book — No To Nuclear: Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress And Provokes War. (Purchase your copy online by April 8 to receive a 40% off discount!)…
Read MoreWebinar: Doing harm — Nuclear power risks
Join International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War on April14 at 11AM Eastern (US) to explore the risks associated with nuclear power and challenge the myth that it’s a solution to anything. Speakers include Linda Pentz Gunter (Beyond Nuclear), Tim Judson (Nuclear Information & Resource Service), Paul Saoke (IPPNW Kenya) and Vladimir Slyviak (Ecodefense).…
Read MoreWebinar: No to Nuclear
NUCLEAR DISCRIMINATION Join Linda Pentz Gunter of Beyond Nuclear in discussion about her newly published book No To Nuclear: Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress and Provokes War in a webinar hosted by Massachusetts Peace Action on April 14, 7pm Eastern (US) and moderated by Chris Nord, vice-president of the Citizens Awareness Network. Linda’s book…
Read More“No Kings” / “No Nukes” Sat. 03/28/2026
PROTEST! MARCH 28, 2026 IS “NO KINGS DAY” and “NO NUKES” DAY 47 th COMMEMORATION OF THE THREE MILE ISLAND DISASTER The Trump Administration, by decree, is poised to “unleash” a prohibitively expensive, dangerous and expanded nuclear power empire to speed up licensing, construction and deployment by drastically cutting federal safety regulations, security and licensing…
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