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Likely high-level radioactive waste transport routes across Ohio
The above image shows a giant rail cask for shipping high-level radioactive waste. Most shipments would be by rail, although Heavy Haul Trucks on roadways, Legal Weight Trucks on interstate highways, and even barge shipments — as on rivers, seacoasts, and even the Great Lakes — are possible as well. See the most likely transport…
Read MoreKevin Kamps’ statement re: Diablo at SLOMFP press conference
Image: “Diablo Boys,” by Mark Bryan — ArtOfMarkBryan.com
Read MoreSierra Club Michigan Chapter letter to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, expressing opposition to Palisades bailout and restart
Environmental Coalition to Governor Whitmer: “Cease and Desist” from Massive Bailout Scheme at Palisades “Zombie” Atomic Reactor; Restarting Dangerously Age-Degraded Nuke Would Risk Health, Safety, Security, and Environment, Watchdogs Warn
NEWS FROM BEYOND NUCLEAR For immediate release Contact: Kevin Kamps, Beyond Nuclear, [email protected], (240) 462-3216;Michael Keegan, Coalition for a Nuclear-Free Great Lakes and Don’t Waste Michigan, [email protected], (734) 770-1441;Diane D’Arrigo, Nuclear Information and Resource Service, [email protected], (301) 270-6477 ext. 3;Terry Lodge, environmental coalition legal counsel, [email protected], (419) 205-7084Iris Potter, Michigan Safe Energy Future-Kalamazoo Chapter, [email protected],…
Read MoreNRC & DOJ filings in ISP CISF federal appeal at DC Circuit Court
On June 6, 2022, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Department of Justice met the deadline for their response to federal appeals filed by Beyond Nuclear, Don’t Waste Michigan, Sierra Club, et al. in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The case is referred to as Don’t Waste Michigan, et…
Read MoreHalf of French reactors not operating
Half of France’s 56 reactors are currently offline and 12 of them are closed due to corrosion problems that are waiting inspection. The corrosion caused cracks in the pipes of a back-up water injection system, a problem French nuclear safety authorities said could take years to fix. France’s nuclear plants delivered just 37 percent of…
Read MoreRadiation report released! June 17 comment deadline
The National Academy of Sciences committee today released its report recommending next steps for low-dose radiation research. Starting tomorrow, the public has 15 days to submit comments that will be shared with the study’s sponsor, the U.S. Department of Energy. The National Academies hosted virtual public meetings including an October public meeting featuring powerful and…
Read More**Group endorsement request** First Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons — Policy Recommendations
The policy recommendations are linked here. Please consider signing your organization on as an endorser by Thursday, June 2, 2022 close of business. To sign on, please send the official name of your group to Mari Inoue at [email protected] by the end of Thursday, June 2, 2022.
Read MoreJapan court bars Hokkaido reactors from operating
A Sapporo District Court has ruled that the three Tomari reactors, fully offline since 2012 in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, cannot restart. The ruling sides with an anti-nuclear citizen’s group. The court said the reactors were not safe to operate because of earthquake and tsunami concerns, but rejected the group’s bid for…
Read MoreLTE in the H-P re: SMR(s) at Palisades
We got a letter to the editor in the St. Joe-Benton Harbor Herald-Palladium, in extreme s.w. MI, today: Don’t bring more reactors to Palisades | Letters To Editor | heraldpalladium.com The Herald-Palladium Holtec CEO Krishna Singh has floated the trial balloon of building one or more so-called small modular nuclear reactors at Palisades in Covert……
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