Nuclear Power
The nuclear Labubu? Every governor’s got to have one
Why are US governors across the country chasing after new reactors as if they are the latest fad toy, a kind of nuclear Labubu? They are falling all over each other to get them like obsessive parents outside a toy store at dawn. New reactors will be over-priced, a longtime coming, and fizzle out quickly.…
Read MoreNew nuclear renaissance? Same as the old nuclear renaissance but not an actual renaissance
The promise of a new nuclear renaissance is about the same as the promise of the last one. Big on aspiration, low on likely delivery, Watch our video. (Headline photo of Botticelli painting republished under a CC BY 2.0 licence)
Read MoreAre Trump’s nuclear plans illegal?
13 organizations, including Beyond Nuclear and Nuclear Information & Resource Service, have filed comments to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, suggesting Trump’s nuclear “orders” may violate long-standing legislation The so-called “Rubber-Stamp Rule”, an effort by the Trump administration to “Make America Nuclear Again”, violates key components of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) and Energy Reorganization…
Read MoreTen reasons to reject nuclear power
In Beyond Nuclear executive director Linda Pentz Gunter’s new book — No To Nuclear. Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress And Provokes War — she delivers a compelling indictment of every aspect of the nuclear power industry and its connections to nuclear weapons. In the book’s appendix, you will find a more succinct list…
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 MoreNo To Nuclear book tour and webinar calendar
Beyond Nuclear international specialist Linda Pentz Gunter’s new book — No to Nuclear. Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress and Provokes War — has been published by Pluto Press. Linda is currently in the UK with the book at the following events: Past Live Events Lighthouse Books, Edinburgh, February 25, in conversation with…
Read MoreChernobyl at 40: Belarus took the brunt
A report from Olga Karatch, Belarussian founder in exile of Our House: On April 26, it marked 40 years since the largest nuclear technological disaster in history — the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Although the plant is geographically located in Ukraine, Belarus suffered the greatest damage due to weather conditions. The Chernobyl…
Read MoreCA nuclear moratorium holds
From Committee to Bridge the Gap, founded by the late Dan Hirsch, special to the Lassen County Times: Excerpt: Committee to Bridge the Gap today welcomed the failure of AB2647, the latest in a series of annual attempts to overturn California’s moratorium on new nuclear power plant construction. The bill was amended, removing the moratorium…
Read MoreBye bye nukes, hello solar
Between 2015 and 2025 global solar energy generation grew tenfold, a new study reveals. Fossil fuels fell by 2% while nuclear, which saw a tiny increase (due to China), is also set to be overtaken by renewables this year. Aditya Lolla, managing director of Ember, which produced the report, told The Guardian, “Clean energy is…
Read MoreNorway says “nuclear renaissance” too expensive
Report illuminates new reactors can’t compete with the accelerating growth of renewable energy The “Survey and assessment of the status of available nuclear reactor technologies and designs” published on March 16, 2026 as the final report on Norway’s energy policy was made public on April 8, 2026. It was prepared by the international team of…
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