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Palisades Nuclear Watchdogs to Gov. Whitmer: Freeze $150 Million Legislature Approved for Unprecedented Reactor Restart on June 28
NEWS FROM BEYOND NUCLEAR For immediate release Contact: Kevin Kamps, radioactive waste specialist, Beyond Nuclear, (240) 462-3216, [email protected] Terry Lodge, Legal Counsel, (419) 205-7084, [email protected] Michael Keegan, Co-Chair, Don’t Waste Michigan, (734) 770-1441, [email protected] Palisades Nuclear Watchdogs to Gov. Whitmer: Freeze $150 Million Legislature Approved for Unprecedented Reactor Restart on June 28th Fired Holtec CFO…
Read More“Milestone” reactor still at zero power
The Vogtle-3 nuclear reactor in Georgia, which was hailed as a “milestone” in nuclear power advancement when it first went critical in March, is still at zero power. Two days after that March 14 “milestone”, Vogtle-3 was automatically shut down after reaching just 18 percent power before encountering an electrical issue that caused the loss…
Read MoreWatch Tritium Truths: Facts vs. Deceptions
Given the plans to dump tritium into Cape Cod Bay from Pilgrim, the dumping of tritium from Indian Point into the Hudson, the history of batch releases and leaks from Braidwood, the proposed release from Los Alamos, and the plan to dump the Fukushima tritiated water into the Pacific, we have put together a short…
Read MoreKoreans condemn IAEA Fukushima decision
The Korean coalition, Peoples’ Action to Stop Dumping of Fukushima Daiichi Radioactive Water, has issued a strong condemnation of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) rubber stamp decision to allow Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) to begin dumping radioactively contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear site. In a press release, the network…
Read MoreLetter to MI governor re: Holtec’s alleged “make believe” financial misrepresentations
On July 7, Amanda Oglesby published an article entitled “Ex-Holtec CFO accuses company of ‘make believe’ financial statements in whistleblower suit,’ in the Asbury Park Press. See the whistleblower lawsuit, here. In light of the news about the whistleblower allegations against Holtec, Toledo, OH attorney Terry Lodge, has written Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. See the…
Read MoreZaporizhzhia dangers should end nuclear power pursuit
In a press release today, Beyond Nuclear called for the alarms around potential detonations at Ukraine’s six-reactor Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to serve as a clear signal that it is time to end our use of nuclear power and pursuit of new reactors. The press release begins: Amidst accusations from both the Russian and Ukrainian…
Read MoreNo surprise as pro-nuclear IAEA OKs water dump
Calling it “a very special night,” Rafael Grossi, head of the nuclear power-promoting International Atomic Energy Agency, on Tuesday gave Japan’s prime minister the green light to begin dumping more than a million tonnes of radioactively contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean from the Fukushima nuclear site. But the decision is not so special for…
Read MoreHouseholder gets 20 years in nuclear bribery racket
Breaking news from the Columbus Dispatch: “Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for orchestrating a nearly $60 million illegal bribery scheme that fueled his return to political power. “Once one of the most powerful politicians in Ohio, Householder is now a convicted felon, guilty of racketeering conspiracy…
Read More43 Groups to Michigan State Legislators: Oppose $300 Million Bailout to Restart Closed Palisades “Zombie” Atomic Reactor
Organizations Cite Astronomical Expense and Extreme Risk of Unprecedented Scheme See the letter, here. See the press release, here. Also, see a full page paid advertisement by the Alliance to Halt Fermi 3, published in the Lansing State Journal on June 28, 2023.
Read MoreExploring Tritium Dangers
Exploring Tritium Dangers: Health and Ecosystem Risks of Internally Incorporated Radionuclides, by Arjun Makhijani, Ph.D., uses the tritium pollutant, which forms radioactive water, to illustrate the risks of taking any radioisotope into the human body. Tritium easily crosses the placenta (the book makes clear it is not the only radioisotope that does so) and can…
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