Nuclear Power
No real nuclear backtrack in Germany
The headlines were all about Germany’s decision to extend the life of its last three nuclear reactors into mid-April to meet winter energy shortages brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But what German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, actually did — and said — sounded quite a different note. “On April 15, it’s over for nuclear…
Read MoreEver worse at Zaporizhzhia
The six-reactor Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, occupied by Russian forces since March 4, is now within the regions “annexed” by Russia and under martial law. An already perilous situation is now even worse. Surrounding countries are taking this seriously. We’ve been warning of this danger since before the Russian invasion. And yet, insanely, “new” nuclear…
Read MoreOhio Nuclear-Free Network & Beyond Nuclear v. HALEU
At 10am Eastern Time on October 13, 2022, the Ohio Nuclear-Free Network and Beyond Nuclear had their day in court against HALEU — High-Assay Low Enriched Uranium. Listen to the audio recording of the oral arguments. Our case begins at the 31 minute, 10 second mark of the audio recording, and continues for the better…
Read MoreChildren exposed. Our in-depth look
A peer-reviewed article by Cindy Folkers and Linda Pentz Gunter of Beyond Nuclear, has been published in the British Medical Journal, Pediatrics Open. The article looks at how past and present regulations on radioactivity released from the nuclear power sector have never taken into account those potentially most sensitive—women, pregnant women and especially children. Children…
Read MoreA takeover and a restart at Zaporizhzhia
“The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi (pictured by IAEA), said he will engage in consultations with the relevant authorities following reports that Russia plans to supervise operations of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP),” according to the IAEA’s official website. IAEA experts at the site “have also learnt…
Read MoreZombies Against Palisades (ZAP)!
Bailout/Restart the Closed Palisades Atomic Reactor? Now That’s SCARY! What’d Somebody EAT YOUR BRAIN?! Anti-Nuke Zombies Protest Zombie Nuke Reactor! Saturday, October 29, 2022, 1–3pmExterior Grounds, State Capitol Building, Lansing, MI (East Lawn, North Side) Dress Up as an Anti–Nuke Zombie (Diabolical Beastie, Superhero, or other Crazy Critter–we need all the help we can get!)…
Read MoreLetter from 68 organizations to DOE, requesting denial of Civil Nuclear Credit Program payments to Palisades
On Friday, September 23, 2022, a coalition of 68 organizations and 81 individuals wrote to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, and other leaders of the U.S. Department of Energy, requesting denial of Civil Nuclear Credit Program payments amounting to hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars of federal taxpayer money, for the Palisades atomic reactor…
Read MoreForum on Palisades Nuclear Plant’s ‘decommissioning’ turns into debate over restarting reactor
As reported by MLive/Kalamazoo Gazette. Beyond Nuclear is quoted: …Kevin Kamps with the organization Beyond Nuclear, accused Holtec of taking part in a “con job” by taking ownership of Palisades for decommissioning and shortly afterward announcing it’s effort to restart it. “This will be challenged,” Kamps said. “Just as the plant was challenged before it…
Read More2018 documentary about South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant, by Gabriela Bulisova and Mark Isaac
God’s River, by filmmakers Gabriela Bulisova and Mark Isaac GOD’S RIVER is a short documentary film created by Mark Isaac and Gabriela Bulisova as part of their work in Ukraine supported by a Fulbright grant. Energy producers and environmentalists agree that climate change has significantly reduced the flow of the Southern Bug River, the longest river…
Read MoreNuke extensions won’t help Germany
Would not reduce CO2 emissions says ifo Institute From Clean Energy Wire: Calculations by the ifo Institute for Economic Research suggest that postponing the decommissioning of Germany’s three remaining nuclear power plants would not help the climate. “Extending the operating lives of nuclear power plants in Germany only saves small amounts of natural gas, but will hinder…
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