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Beyond Nuclear annual report
The Beyond Nuclear Annual Report for 2024, a brief overview of some of the highlights of our work last year, is now available for download here. The annual report focuses on our work to stop extreme reactor license renewals; to draw attention to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s reckless decision to ignore the likely impacts of…
Read MoreTrump, an offshore wind killer
Karl Grossman, professor of journalism at State University of New York/College at Old Westbury, author and Beyond Nuclear board member, has written a piece in Nation of Change outlining Trump’s dangerous stance on wind. “Among his many actions on Monday in his first day as U.S. president, Donald Trump ordered a ‘temporary withdrawal’ of any…
Read MoreCA wildfires: a warning to NRC on climate change
US Government Accountability Office warnings to Nuclear Regulatory Commission go unheeded For nuclear power plants, fire is considered a very significant contributor to the overall reactor core damage frequency (CDF), or the risk of a meltdown. Fire at a nuclear power station can be initiated by both external and/or internal events. It can start with…
Read MoreNov. 14, 2022 Press Availability and Statement by Arnold Gundersen, Chief Engineer, Fairewinds, re: Scheme to Restart the Permanently Closed Palisades Atomic Reactor
Contact: Arnold Gundersen, Chief Engineer, Fairewinds, (802) 238-4452 Press Availability and Statement by Arnold Gundersen, Chief Engineer, Fairewinds Re: Scheme to Restart the Permanently Closed Palisades Atomic Reactor (pictured above) Covert Township, Van Buren County, MI, November 14, 2022–Arnold Gundersen is Chief Engineer at Fairewinds. Gundersen, a world renowned nuclear power safety watchdog, and…
Read More2025 Nuclear-Free Future Award laureates announced
The 2025 Nuclear-Free Future Awards will this year honor individuals from Brazil, India, Navajo country, the United States and Zimbabwe for their achievements in working for a nuclear-free world. The Award laureates are chosen by an international jury of their peers and are offered in three categories: Resistance, Education and Solution. The 2025 laureates are:…
Read MoreWEBINAR: Exposed – New book sheds light on radiation science
The Scientists Who Alerted Us to the Dangers of Radiation, a new book by Ian Fairlie and Beyond Nuclear’s Cindy Folkers, will have its Canadian book launch and webinar, hosted by Canadian advocacy groups on Thursday, January 16 noon – 1 ET. Both authors will be present for discussion and questions. This book reveals that the…
Read MoreStudy shows radioactive wastewater would linger
Any radioactive wastewater discharged from the decommissioning Pilgrim nuclear power plant on Cape Cod Bay would linger in the bay potentially for months rather than drift out to sea, a new study from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has revealed. “We found virtually no out-of-the-Bay transport in winter and fall and slightly larger, but still…
Read MoreBroken hearts: Uranium’s cardiovascular impact
Uranium is commonly found in drinking water throughout the United States. It is a special concern in communities in the United States Southwest where uranium mining for weapons and power has left a legacy of contamination, exposure, and disease, particularly among Native American and Hispanic communities. A just released, open access study “Relationship Between Urinary…
Read MoreGender and radiation: New report shows girls most at-risk group
A new United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) report by Amanda M. Nichols — Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Santa Barbara and Mary Olson — Founder, Gender and Radiation Impact Project entitled Gender and Ionizing Radiation: Towards a New Research Agenda Addressing Disproportionate Harm examines recent research correlating harm from exposure to ionizing radiation…
Read MoreIndigenous views on nuclear power: no thanks
A new report — Indigenous Views on Nuclear Energy and Radioactive Waste — and a 10-minute video —Askomiw Ksanaqak (Forever Dangerous): Indigenous Nations Resist Nuclear Colonialism — are being released this week. Both are the culmination of a year-long project, CEDAR, led by Susan O’Donnell at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, Canada, in partnership with…
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