Centralized Storage
Celebrating “Unsung Heroes,” the winners of Beyond Nuclear’s Dr. Judith H. Johnsrud Award
[Portrait of Dr. Judith H. Johnsrud, by Robert Del Tredichi, from his 1980 book The People of Three Mile Island.] Judith Johnsrud (1931-2014) was a founding board member of Beyond Nuclear. She also co-founded Nuclear Information and Resource Service, as well as the Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Power. One of her many claims to fame…
Read MoreNM Governor Lujan Grisham writes President Biden in opposition to Holtec CISF
See the strong Nov. 16, 2022 letter, here: New Mexico governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, pictured above, served as one of just a handful of official chairs for the 2020 Democratic National Convention that nominated Joe Biden as the party’s candidate for president. She also served as a top presidential Transition Team leader, after he won…
Read MoreKaren Hadden, 2022 Dr. Judith H. Johnsrud “Unsung Hero” Awardee
We are thrilled to announce that Karen Hadden (pictured), executive director of the Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) Coalition based in Austin, Texas, is this year’s recipient of the Dr. Judith H. Johnsrud “Unsung Hero” Award. Judith was an activist, leader and founding board member of Beyond Nuclear and other groups. The inaugural award…
Read MoreOral argument re: ISP CISF federal appeal scheduled for Nov. 10 in D.C. Circuit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has scheduled oral argument in the federal appeal Don’t Waste Michigan, et al., versus U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, re: Interim Storage Partners, LLC’s highly radioactive waste consolidated interim storage facility targeted at the Waste Control Specialists, LLC’s national “low-level” radioactive waste dump in Andrews…
Read MoreHigh-Level Radioactive Waste Dump Legal Hearing, Mon., Aug. 29–5th Circuit Court
Thank you to Karen Hadden of the SEED Coalition in Austin, TX for the following alert: LISTEN TO the TX versus NRC legal case Monday morning! The State of Texas, Fasken Land and Minerals Company and the Permian Basin Land and Royalty Owners are suing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in federal appeals court, opposing the…
Read MoreSierra Club: REPLY TO OPPOSITIONS TO MOTION FOR SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING (ISP CISF, TX)
On August 12, 2022, Sierra Club replied to oppositions filed against its motion for supplemental briefing in the federal appeal against Interim Storage Partners, LLC’s license for consolidated interim storage of highly radioactive waste in Andrews County, Texas. Wally Taylor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa serves as Sierra Club’s legal counsel. Taylor, on behalf of Sierra…
Read MoreDWM et al.-Sierra Club, re: ISP CISF, TX: PETITIONERS’ FINAL OPENING & REPLY BRIEFS
See the joint Don’t Waste Michigan et al. (a seven-group and one individual national grassroots environmental coalition)/Sierra Club FINAL OPENING BRIEF, in opposition to Interim Storage Partners, LLC’s consolidated interim storage facility targeted at Andrews County, Texas, here: Also see the environmental coalition’s FINAL REPLY BRIEF, here:
Read MoreRe: ISP CISF, TX: FINAL OPENING & REPLY BRIEFS OF PETITIONERS FASKEN LAND AND MINERALS, LTD. AND PERMIAN BASIN LAND AND ROYALTY OWNERS
See Fasken and PBLRO’s FINAL OPENING BRIEF in Don’t Waste Michigan v. NRC, in opposition to the Interim Storage Partners, LLC consolidated interim storage facility in Andrews County, Texas, here: Also see Fasken and PBLRO’s FINAL REPLY BRIEF, here:
Read MoreFINAL BRIEF OF INTERVENOR INTERIM STORAGE PARTNERS, LLC
See ISP’s Final Brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, here: ISP argues in defense of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission rubber-stamp, in Sept. 2021, approving ISP’s construction and operation license for the highly radioactive waste consolidated interim storage scheme targeted at Andrews County, Texas, 0.37 miles from the…
Read MoreJoint Appendix published in ISP CISF, TX federal appeal
The Joint Appendix has been published in the Interim Storage Partners, LLC consolidated interim storage facility federal appeal. ISP’s CISF is targeted at Andrews County, Texas. The Joint Appendix comprises four volumes. Fasken Land and Minerals, Ltd. and the Permian Basin Land and Royalty Owners’ legal counsel, Kanner & Whiteley, took a lead role in…
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