Impacts
Destruction of Nova Kakhovka dam jeopardizes Zaporizhzhia NPP cooling
June 9, 2023 , UPDATE: Ukrainian operators at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station (still under Russian military occupation) warn that the water level in the Kakhovka reservoir behind the breached Nova Kakhovka Dam has dropped below 42 feet and that the nuclear reactor’s cooling water pumping station is no longer capable of pumping water up…
Read MoreWATCH: Tritium and the U.S. Nuclear Power Sector
“Tritium and the U.S. Nuclear Power Sector” is the first in a two-part webinar series on the threats from dumping huge amounts of tritium (radioactive hydrogen) from the nuclear power and nuclear weapons sectors into our environment both as radioactive vapor and effluent. This webinar features: Dr. Ian Fairlie providing an overview of tritium and…
Read MoreNEIS ACTION ALERT: The final battle to stop new nuclear power plants from coming to Illinois begins!!
Action alert emailed by Dave Kraft, director, NEIS, at 1:50pm ET on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. If you reside in IL, please take direct action. If you do not, please alert everyone you know who does live in IL: NEIS ACTION ALERT The final battle to stop new nuclear power plants from coming to Illinois!!…
Read MoreGermany’s last nukes shut down
As planned, Germany closed the last of its three operational reactors on April 15. These were kept running beyond their original December 2022 shutdown dates, largely as a political concession to conservative minority partners within the German government, as their electricity was not actually needed. The German winter energy crunch was related to a cutoff…
Read MoreZombie reactors really must be resisted!
Public Virtual Access to NRC-HOLTEC Meeting, Monday, March 20, beginning at 3pm ET: Webinar Webinar Link:https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MTU0MGFlZGItMmI1Yi00NGEwLTkwZjgtOGI0NTc1MWYxYWNh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22e8d01475-c3b5-436a-a065-5def4c64f52e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22f4d12ca8-cdab-400f-9cf0-e494b8ccd74c%22%7d Webinar Meeting Number:301-576-2978 Webinar Password:103 064 240# INTRODUCTION Dear Friends and Colleagues, In early February, Holtec International submitted a letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), regarding the company’s proposed, secretive scheme that they called a “regulatory pathway”…
Read MoreWatchdogs File FOIA Request for Holtec’s Secretive “Regulatory Path to Reauthorize Power Operations at Palisades Nuclear Plant”
NEWS FROM BEYOND NUCLEAR For immediate releaseContact: Kevin Kamps, Beyond Nuclear, (240) 462-3216, [email protected] Michael Keegan, Don’t Waste Michigan, (734) 770-1441, [email protected] Wally Taylor, Environmental Coalition Legal Co-Counsel, (319) 350-5807, [email protected] Watchdogs File Freedom of Information Act Request with NRC for Holtec’s “Regulatory Path to Reauthorize Power Operations at the Palisades Nuclear Plant” Groups Argue…
Read MoreLetter to Hayes Township Advisory Focus Group and Planning Commission, re: need for zoning at the former Big Rock Point nuclear plant to absolutely minimize human exposure to hazardous radioactivity
On Feb. 6, 2023, Beyond Nuclear and Don’t Waste Michigan wrote the Hayes Township, Michigan, Advisory Focus Group and Planning Commission. They emphasized the need for zoning at the former Big Rock Point nuclear power plant to absolutely minimize human exposure to the lingering hazardous radioactive contamination of the site, as well as to the…
Read MoreWatchdogs Demand NRC Block Destruction of Safety-Significant Documents at Palisades Atomic Reactor
NEWS FROM BEYOND NUCLEAR For immediate releaseContact: Kevin Kamps, Radioactive Waste Specialist, Beyond Nuclear, (240) 462-3216, [email protected] Michael Keegan, Co-Chair, Don’t Waste Michigan, (734) 770-1441, [email protected] Wally Taylor, Legal Counsel, (319) 350-5807, [email protected] Arnie Gundersen, Chief Engineer, Fairewinds, (802) 238-4452 Watchdogs Demand NRC Block Destruction of Safety-Significant Documents at Palisades Atomic Reactor Holtec and Governor…
Read MorePress Release: Environmental Coalition to Energy Secretary Granholm: Again Reject Massive Bailout Scheme at Palisades “Zombie” Atomic Reactor
NEWS FROM BEYOND NUCLEAR For immediate release Contact: Daisee Francour, Communications Director, Indigenous Environmental Network, [email protected], (415) 312-5958; Kevin Kamps, Radioactive Waste Specialist, Beyond Nuclear, [email protected], (240) 462-3216; Michael Keegan, Co-Chair, Don’t Waste Michigan, [email protected], (734) 770-1441; Diane D’Arrigo, Radioactive Waste Project Director, Nuclear Information and Resource Service, [email protected], (301) 270-6477 ext. 3. Environmental Coalition…
Read MoreEnvironmental Coalition to Energy Secretary Granholm: Again Reject Massive Bailout Scheme at Palisades “Zombie” Atomic Reactor
Restarting Dangerously Age-Degraded Nuke Would Risk Health, Safety, Security, and Environment, Watch-Dogs Warn See the letter, endorsed by 115 organizations (31 in Michigan) and 179 individuals (including 49 Michiganders), here. (A PDF of the letter can be emailed to you as well — simply send request to [email protected].) See our press release, here.
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