Nuclear storage project in New Mexico terminated

[Tee shirt design by Noel Marquez, co-founder, Alliance for Environmental Strategies.] The following news outlets have reported on this story: Forbes; Carlsbad Current-Argus in southeastern New Mexico; Santa Fe New Mexican (all behind paywalls); and New Mexico Political Report (free access). Beyond Nuclear has published a press release celebrating the dump’s cancellation, and thanking allies…

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The Hill publishes Beyond Nuclear op-ed

[“Burning Money” image by Gene Case/Avenging Angels.] An op-ed authored by Beyond Nuclear’s radioactive waste specialist, Kevin Kamps, has been published in The Hill. Entitled “New nuclear push brings old dangers back — and bigger than ever,” the op-ed focuses on Holtec’s schemes at Palisades in Michigan as a microcosm of the company’s, and the…

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ZOMBIE NUKES?! ACRS ignores Palisades’ restart risks

ZOMBIE NUKES?! ACRS ignores Palisades’ restart risks The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) has written to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) chairman, capitulating to Holtec and NRC staff, on recently expressed concerns by at least one ACRS member, regarding steam generator tube degradation at the Palisades atomic reactor in Michigan. This came despite our…

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ZOMBIE NUKES?! Duane Arnold restart risks

ZOMBIE NUKES?! Duane Arnold restart risks On September 29, Iowa’s Sierra Club Chapter hosted a press conference to address NextEra’s proposal to restart Duane Arnold, which has been in decommissioning status since August 2020, when a derecho led to a close call with catastrophe at this Fukushima Daiichi twin-design atomic reactor. Speakers included Dr. Mark…

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Palisades: Enviros Object to Yet More Safety Shortcuts

[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, Kalamazoo, MI, (240) 462-3216, [email protected] Michael Keegan, chair, Don’t Waste Michigan, Monroe, MI, [email protected] Terry Lodge, attorney, Toledo, OH, [email protected] Wallace Taylor,…

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Great Lakes: Radionuclides are persistent, toxic

In 2016 and again in 2022, more than 100 advocacy groups nominated radionuclides for designation as Chemicals of Mutual Concern (CMCs) under the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA). The GLWQA is a joint agreement between the U.S. and Canada, which border the Great Lakes. It has the overall goal of ridding the Great…

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Beyond Nuclear info. tables at Bonnie Raitt concert!

[From right to left: Beyond Nuclear’s radioactive waste specialist Kevin Kamps; environmental coalition co-counsel Terry Lodge of Toledo, Ohio; and Don’t Waste Michigan chairman Michael Keegan of Monroe, Michigan. In the background can be seen the CRAFT info. table as well.] Beyond Nuclear joined with friends and colleagues from Don’t Waste Michigan and CRAFT (Citizens…

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Zombies Against Palisades! (ZAP!) Halloween Rally, Kal., MI

Restart the Closed Palisades “Zombie” Atomic Reactor? Now That’s SCARY! What’d Somebody EAT YOUR BRAIN?!   See the front side of the flier, here. See the back side of the flier, here.   The Devilish Details:   Halloween, Friday, October 31, 2025    Noon-1:30pm & 4:30-6pm (both Eastern Time) Sidewalk out front of U.S. Representative…

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ZOMBIE NUKES?! Holtec schemes from MI to NY

[Yard sign design by Michigan Safe Energy Future-Kalamazoo Chapter and the Shut Down Palisades Campaign; photo by Kevin Kamps] Our environmental coalition has appealed to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissioners (NRC) against adverse rulings by the agency’s Atomic Safety Licensing Board Panel regarding self-inflicted steam generator (SG) tube degradation at Palisades in Michigan. Our expert…

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