Opponents to Holtec’s CISF in NM file Initial Briefs in federal appeal

On September 1st, opponents to Holtec International’s consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) — for high-level radioactive waste, targeted at southeastern New Mexico — filed their Initial Briefs at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. See Beyond Nuclear’s Initial Brief, here. See Don’t Waste Michigan and Sierra Club’s Initial Brief, here.*…

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Golden Rule-related events in s.w. MI, Sept. 7-13

Please see the event updates below (time-stamped 9pm ET, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023). Please note that all open boat tours in St. Joe, MI have been cancelled. However, all remaining events, to be held in Kalamazoo, will go ahead as previously planned, from Sat., Sept. 9 till Tues., Sept. 12. Hope you can come to…

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Texas/Fasken’s 5th Circuit ISP petition granted and license vacated

In a major legal victory for opponents to Interim Storage Partners’ (ISP) proposed high-level radioactive waste dump targeted at Andrews County, Texas, on August 25, 2023 the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans, Louisiana granted the State of Texas and Fasken Land and Minerals, Ltd.’s petition, and vacated the license for construction…

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Marine expert disses dumping

According to marine expert Ken Buesseler, senior scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Japan and TEPCO have “been only partially successful and only partially transparent” as they begin dumping some 350 million gallons of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. The water was contaminated by direct contact with the melted radioactive cores of the ruined…

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The sordid history of Trinity’s uranium fuel

In addition to the impact the first atomic explosion, Trinity, had on communities near where the bomb was detonated, it also had impact on the uranium mining communities where its fuel came from, including the Congo in Africa. Two-thirds of the uranium for Trinity came from a 24-story deep mine in Katanga, called Shinkolobwe. The…

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Federal nuclear dump search relaunched

Acknowledging there is no consent in New Mexico or Texas for private consolidated interim storage facilities for high-level radioactive wastes, the U.S. Department of Energy has relaunched a federal dump search program from the 1980s-1990s under a new banner. DOE held a scripted webinar on July 25, touting its recently announced 13 consortia, paid $2…

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65 groups resist DOE’s HALEU availability program

65 organizations, including Beyond Nuclear, commented on the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) program. They expressed deep concerns about: environmental contamination of already heavily-contaminated low-income communities, as in and around Portsmouth, Ohio; nuclear weapons proliferation risks; etc. See the coalition comment letter, here. The letter was spearheaded by attorney Terry Lodge,…

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New Mexico: Radioactive catastrophe commemorations

Beyond Nuclear was honored to participate in both the Church Rock uranium spill (July 16, 1979) and Trinity atomic bomb blast (July 16, 1945) commemorations last weekend in New Mexico. At the Red Water Pond Road Community on the Church Rock Chapter of the Navajo/Diné Nation, Beyond Nuclear joined many other groups in co-sponsoring, and…

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Palisades Nuclear Watchdogs to Gov. Whitmer: Freeze $150 Million Legislature Approved for Unprecedented Reactor Restart on June 28

NEWS FROM BEYOND NUCLEAR For immediate release Contact: Kevin Kamps, radioactive waste specialist, Beyond Nuclear, (240) 462-3216, [email protected] Terry Lodge, Legal Counsel, (419) 205-7084, [email protected] Michael Keegan, Co-Chair, Don’t Waste Michigan, (734) 770-1441, [email protected] Palisades Nuclear Watchdogs to Gov. Whitmer: Freeze $150 Million Legislature Approved for Unprecedented Reactor Restart on June 28th Fired Holtec CFO…

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