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MI nuke slated to restart, but Trump could complicate things
[Yard sign design by Michigan Safe Energy Future-Kalamazoo Chapter and Shut Down Palisades Campaign; photo by Kevin Kamps] As reported by Izzy Ross at Grist. She quotes Beyond Nuclear: Kevin Kamps, a radioactive waste specialist with the group Beyond Nuclear, thinks the Palisades restart is ill-advised. “This is unprecedented risk taking that they’re talking about…
Read MoreTrump’s attack on Biden’s IRA spending could complicate Palisades restart effort
[“Burning Money” image by Gene Case/Avenging Angels. It was featured on the cover of The Nation in 2003, accompanying an article by Christian Parenti, critical of the Bush/Cheney administration nuclear power relapse then underway.] As reported by Tom Henry at the Toledo Blade. However, the article is behind a paywall. Trump’s executive order regarding the…
Read MoreRural energy co-op in northern Michigan wants nuclear revival
[The Palisades atomic reactor, located in Covert Twp., Van Buren County, southwest Michigan, on the Lake Michigan shoreline.] As reported by Izzy Ross at Interlochen Public Radio in northern Michigan. The coverage focuses on the Wolverine rural electric cooperative’s role in the Palisades zombie reactor restart scheme, namely as Power Purchase Agreement purchaser. Beyond Nuclear…
Read MorePalisades restart: Wed., Feb. 12 ASLBP virtual oral argument pre-hearings, 11am ET, with listen-only call-in line for public/media
[Please note that the time and format for this pre-hearing have been changed. Although the pre-hearing will be held on the same date as previously announced, Wednesday, February 12th, the start time has been changed to 11am Eastern Time (It had previously been 8:30am ET). In addition, the pre-hearing will no longer be held in-person.…
Read MoreZOMBIE NUKE? Holtec’s 2 Years of Neglect!
[Photo of a steam generator in a pressurized water reactor. The photo is taken from the top, looking down. The exceedingly thin-walled steam generator tubes at Palisades are only 0.042 inches thick to begin with; many are significantly cracked, risking through-wall failure.] For nearly three years, Beyond Nuclear and environmental allies have resisted the unprecedented…
Read MoreHoltec neglected Palisades’ steam generator tubes for two years!
[Yard sign design by Michigan Safe Energy Future-Kalamazoo Chapter and Shut Down Palisades Campaign. Photo by Kevin Kamps.] NEWS FROM BEYOND NUCLEAR For immediate releaseContact: Kevin Kamps, radioactive waste specialist, Beyond Nuclear, (240) 462-3216, [email protected] Keegan, co-chairman, Don’t Waste Michigan, (734) 770-1441, [email protected](Reporters wishing to speak with Arnie Gundersen, chief engineer, Fairewinds: please reach out…
Read MoreNuclear Power 2.0: When will we learn?
[Long Island, New York-based hosts Doug and Patti Wood interviewed Beyond Nuclear’s radioactive waste specialist, Kevin Kamps, on their radio show/podcast, Green Street. The audio recording is already posted on Green Street’s website (Kevin’s segment begins at the 8 minute 40 second mark, after news headlines, and continues till the end of the show). The…
Read MoreSpeak out @ 1/14 Palisades Mtg.!
[Yard sign design by Michigan Safe Energy Future-Kalamazoo Chapter and Shut Down Palisades Campaign. Photo by Kevin Kamps.] NEWS FROM BEYOND NUCLEAR For immediate release Contact: Kevin Kamps, radioactive waste specialist, Beyond Nuclear, (240) 462-3216, [email protected] Michael Keegan, co-chair, Don’t Waste Michigan, (734) 770-1441, [email protected] PRESS ADVISORY: Jan. 14, 2025 NRC/Holtec Hybrid Meeting on Palisades…
Read MoreDo AI data centers “justify” zombie reactors & SMR new builds?!
[The Palisades nuclear power plant, on the shore of Lake Michigan in southwest Michigan. 16 million people across MI, IN, IL, and WI rely on Lake Michigan for drinking and irrigation water, and so much more.] On December 18, 2024, S. Nicole Lane published an article in the Chicago Reader entitled “Banking on data centers:…
Read MorePalisades: Sample Talking Points for Jan. 14, 2025 NRC-Holtec meeting
[Photo of the thousands of exceedingly-thin (merely 0.042 inches thick!) walled tubes inside a typical pressurized water reactor steam generator. This photo is taken from the top looking down.] Please click on this link to learn more about the very important January 14,* 2025 meeting between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Holtec International.…
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