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PALISADES ZOMBIE REACTOR: Action Alert on Environmental Scoping
[Yard sign design by Michigan Safe Energy Future-Kalamazoo Chapter, and Shut Down Palisades Campaign; photo by Kevin Kamps] ============================================================================================ July 17, 2024 Update: ZOMBIE NUKE?! Enviros Resist Feds & Holtec at Palisades At the July 11 Nuclear Regulatory Commission/Department of Energy hybrid public comment meeting on environmental scoping for the Palisades zombie reactor restart scheme,…
Read MoreKarl Grossman receives Antioch College’s Horace Mann Award
Karl Grossman, a founding member of the board of directors of Beyond Nuclear, has received the Horace Mann Award from the Antioch College Alumni Association on Friday, June 28, 2024. Karl gave a talk about the nuclear menace in a presentation at the event. Karl received the award at a ceremony at Antioch‘s Yellow Springs, Ohio…
Read MoreExtending reactor licenses under a 385 foot dam?
On June 24, 2024, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Atomic Safety Licensing Board (ASLB) heard Beyond Nuclear and Sierra Club South Carolina Chapter’s (the Petitioners) oral arguments on the admissibility of three contentions that scrutinize the environmental qualification of the Subsequent License Renewal (SLR) of Duke Energy’s three unit Oconee nuclear power station for 60…
Read More“Congress’s Nuclear Addiction”
Karl Grossman, professor of journalism at State University of New York/College at Old Westbury, Beyond Nuclear board member, and author of many books and articles, has just published an article in Counterpunch: “Congress’s Nuclear Addiction.” As Grossman states: The “ADVANCE Act,” a bill to promote nuclear power, was passed 88-to-2 by the U.S. Senate last…
Read MoreWhite House nuclear hypocrisy on EJ
In light of the White House’s hypocrisy in both supporting nuclear power while simultaneously claiming to care about Environmental Justice (EJ) in the context of addressing the climate crisis, Beyond Nuclear submitted the following comments to the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council. June 18, 2024 To: The White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC)…
Read MoreConfronting rising nuclear tensions
If you missed the panel presentation and discussion hosted by Veterans for Peace — Nuclear Power and Weapons in a Time of Rising Tensions — you can watch it here. The speakers featured Linda Pentz Gunter of Beyond Nuclear, William Hartung of the Quincy Institute, and Greg Mello of the Los Alamos Study Group.
Read MoreU.S. Senate passes pro-nuclear ADVANCE Act, 88 to 2
To paraphrase investigative reporter Greg Palast, it seems Congress is “the best that money can buy,” regarding the influence of nuclear industry lobbying and campaign contributions on its legislating. Thanks to all who took action to try to prevent this horrible outcome. But alas, we lost — very badly. On June 18, 2024, the United…
Read MoreAction Alert for Michiganders: Urge Your State Senator & Representative to Block another $150 Million of State Taxpayer-Funded Bailouts for Palisades Zombie Atomic Reactor Restart!
[“Burning money” image by Gene Case/Avenging Angels. It graced the cover of The Nation magazine in 2003, accompanying an article by Christian Parenti about the Bush/Cheney administration’s nuclear power relapse.] ***Urgent Action Alert*** Urge Your Michigan State Senator & Representative to Block another $150 Million of State Taxpayer-Funded Bailouts for Palisades Zombie Atomic Reactor Restart!…
Read MoreAustralian unions pan nuclear plan
Press release from the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Dutton’s dangerous nuclear fantasy will cost workers, says ACTU The ACTU condemns Peter Dutton’s election promise of building nuclear power plants as ‘dangerous’ and ‘costly’ for Australian workers. Today, the Coalition proposed seven nuclear power sites covering five states: Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South…
Read MoreDanger downwind
From Common Dreams: (Note: the Senate has since passed the ADVANCE Act with only Ed Markey and Bernie Sanders voting against it.) Scientists Say Senate Bill Will Endanger People ‘Living Downwind’ of Nuclear Plants “This is not about making the reactor licensing process more efficient, but about weakening safety and security oversight across the board,…
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