Nuclear Power
Radiation Harm from EO
This week, Libbe HaLevy of Nuclear Hotseat interviews Cindy Folkers, Radiation and Health Hazard Specialist at Beyond Nuclear. Cindy breaks down what’s wrong with recent nuclear Executive Order (EO) 14300, which asks NRC to recognize a safe radiation dose, and gives NRC a mandate to “enable” the building of new, untried Small Modular Nuclear Reactors.…
Read MoreGundersen warns of yet more cracking at Palisades
[Nuclear engineer Arnie Gundersen, our environmental coalition’s expert witness opposing Holtec’s extremely risky Palisades restart scheme.] {Sept. 12, 2025 update: MITechNews, a podcast out of Ann Arbor, MI, interviewed Arnie Gundersen, and Beyond Nuclear’s radioactive waste specialist, Kevin Kamps. See the 15-minute video recording of the Zoom interview here.} NEWS FROM BEYOND NUCLEAR For immediate…
Read MoreTell World Bank no nuclear financing
The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are international financial institutions funded by governments to support economic development, poverty reduction, and infrastructure. Until now, both institutions have avoided supporting nuclear power projects for the following reasons: nuclear proliferation risks; serious concerns over safety; radioactive waste; extremely high costs. On June 10, the World…
Read MorePalisades steam generator appeal lodged at NRC Commission
[A photo of steam generator tubes in a pressurized water reactor, looking from the top down.] {The U.K.’s Daily Mail has reported on this story, quoting Beyond Nuclear.} NEWS FROM BEYOND NUCLEAR For immediate release Contact: Kevin Kamps, radioactive waste specialist, Beyond Nuclear, Kalamazoo, MI, (240) 462-3216, [email protected] Michael Keegan, chair, Don’t Waste Michigan, Monroe,…
Read MoreWatch the Nuclear-Free Future Awards
The 2025 Nuclear-Free Future Awards were held on March 4, 2025 at The Great Hall at Cooper Union in New York City. Each year the Awards offer cash prizes to unsung heroes of the anti-nuclear movement in three categories: Resistance, Education and Solution. The Awards also offer two honorary awards, in the categories of Special…
Read MoreSolar keeps growing
The following is information provided by the Sun Day Campaign. A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reveals thatsolar provided almost 9% of total U.S. electrical generation in the first half of this year while wind + solar produced over one-fifth and the mix…
Read MoreResponse to Holtec/Palisades’ claim of operational status
[Image: Yard sign design by Michigan Safe Energy Future-Kalamazoo Chapter and Shut Down Palisades Campaign; photo by Kevin Kamps] {UPDATE: Michigan Public Radio quoted Beyond Nuclear in its coverage of this story. So too has Utility Dive.} NEWS FROM BEYOND NUCLEAR For immediate release Contact: Kevin Kamps, radioactive waste specialist, Beyond Nuclear, (240) 462-3216, [email protected]…
Read MoreA.I. Criticism of Holtec’s Palisades Reactor Restart
NEWS FROM BEYOND NUCLEAR For immediate release Contact: Kevin Kamps, radioactive waste specialist, Beyond Nuclear, Kalamazoo, MI, (240) 462-3216; [email protected] Arnie Gundersen, nuclear engineer/expert witness, (802) 238-4452; Michael Keegan, chair, Don’t Waste Michigan, Monroe, MI, [email protected]; Terry Lodge, environmental coalition co-counsel, Toledo, OH, [email protected]; Wally Taylor, environmental coalition co-counsel, Cedar Rapids, IA, [email protected] A.I.…
Read MoreNuclear engineer Arnie Gundersen to testify at NRC ACRS mtg. on 8/21 re: Holtec’s Palisades steam generator tube degradation
[Photo of a typical steam generator in a pressurized water reactor like Palisades. The exceedingly thin-walled tubes are shown, looking from the top down.] NEWS FROM BEYOND NUCLEAR For immediate release Contact: Kevin Kamps, radioactive waste specialist, Beyond Nuclear, Kalamazoo, MI, (240) 462-3216; [email protected] Arnie Gundersen, nuclear engineer/expert witness, (802) 238-4452; Michael Keegan, chair, Don’t…
Read MoreDOW & NUKES: Lessons unlearned 40 years on
DOW & NUKES: Lessons unlearned 40 years on By the mid-1980s, Dr. Mary Sinclair (pictured), co-founder of Don’t Waste Michigan, had helped lead the movement to victory, against Consumers Power’s Midland nuclear power plant, blocking the partially-built Nuclear Leaning Tower of Pisa twin reactors. They would have largely electrified and provided industrial steam for Dow…
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