Repositories
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…
Read MoreNew 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…
Read MoreAlgonquin First Nations say ‘no’ to nuke waste
On June 20, chiefs of two Algonquin First Nations and the Grand Chiefs of the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Tribal Council (AANTC) and the Algonquin Nation Secretariat (ANS) – representing 10 of the 11 Algonquin First Nations – called on the federal government to abandon the current plan for a massive, aboveground radioactive waste dump on…
Read MoreThe High-Level Nuclear Waste Policy Dilemma: The First Eight Decades
See the Summary Chronology about the national highly radioactive waste dump targeted at Western Shoshone land at Yucca Mountain (pictured), Nevada, here. This Summary Chronology has been prepared by the Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force.
Read MoreNevada files motion regarding Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Project, launches dedicated website with educational resources
CARSON CITY, NV – September 20, 2022 Today, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak and the Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects announced the filing of a new legal motion to bring an end to failed federal plans to construct a repository for the nation’s highly radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain, 65 miles northwest of Clark County’s populated…
Read MoreSpeak Up July 7 Concerning Plans for WIPP To Remain Open Essentially Forever
Action Alert: Speak Up July 7 Concerning Plans for WIPP To Remain Open Essentially Forever Thursday, July 7th, at 5:30 pm [Mountain Time, which is 7:30 pm Eastern/6:30 pm Central/4:30 pm Pacific], DOE will host a virtual and in-person WIPP Community Forum and Open House in Santa Fe. It will take place at the Santa Fe…
Read MoreNo nuke waste on the Great Lakes
From The Michigan Business Network: U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced a resolution opposing Canada’s placement of a permanent nuclear waste storage site near the shared Great Lakes Basin. Canada is currently considering a storage site at South Bruce, just 30 miles from Lake Huron. The resolution urges President Biden and…
Read MoreA bit of background on Yucca Mountain
Although the proposed high-level radioactive waste deep geological repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, remains canceled, it was never legal in the first place. It sits on Western Shoshone land, illegally seized by the U.S government, and breaking the 1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley which did not cede land claims to the federal government. As Ian…
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