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The never-ending legacy of Fukushima
Living free from exposure to radiation: a fundamental human right A statement by Akiko Morimatsu In order to avoid exposure to radiation caused by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident which occurred in 2011, I still continue living in Osaka today, as an “internally displaced person*” with my two minor children. Immediately after the accident, we,…
Read MoreNRC buckles to White House and licenses dangerous TerraPower reactor
The following is the press statement released by Beyond Nuclear today on the decision by all five NRC commissioners to accede to pressure from the White House to fast-track reactor designs that have been clearly flagged by scientists as highly dangerous. Nuclear Regulatory Commission license of dangerous new reactor risks lives Beyond Nuclear decries NRC…
Read MoreBeyond Nuclear condemns attack on Iran
Beyond Nuclear strongly condemns the attacks against Iran by two nuclear-armed countries, the United States and Israel, when a diplomatic solution to Iran’s nuclear program was already within reach. “These renewed attacks on Iran come at a time when negotiations were already underway to secure a new nuclear verification agreement with Iran,” said Linda Pentz…
Read MoreNew cancer study goes where NRC refused
Shows increase in cancer deaths near reactors The Lost Opportunity: NRC’s Canceled Study In the early 2010s, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) tasked the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) with conducting a groundbreaking study on childhood cancer risks near nuclear facilities. This study was designed to address shortcomings in the NRC’s existing 1990 health…
Read MoreMind-boggling $1.5 trillion military budget request
From: Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action: Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.” It is clear that the United States is rapidly approaching that end, and worse – humanity’s demise by…
Read MoreProtect Better: ORGANIZE AND PUSH BACK
Protect Better: YES to healthy babies, a healthy future. NO to increased radiation from nuclear sites JOIN US: Online INFO / ORGANIZING meetings: January — February 2026 (Important update: NRC Federal Register proposed rule release now scheduled for April 30) The May 2025 White House Executive Order 14300 has told NRC to allow more radiation exposure…
Read More12 15 25 Chat
From Kevin Kamps to Everyone: Do AI data centers “justify” zombie reactors & SMR new builds?! January 8, 2025 Do AI data centers “justify” zombie reactors & SMR new builds?! 2025-12-15 19:06:41 From Kevin Kamps to Everyone: In response to Arnie’s mention of the potential need to evacuate residents if Palisades blows too many degraded…
Read MoreBritain’s “borrowed bombs” and bombers
A new report reveals that the UK government’s purchase of American nuclear-capable F-35A planes and the atomic bombs they would drop, are a colossal waste of money, unneeded and incapable of serving any useful or timely strategic purpose. “Smoke and Mirrors” from Nukewatch UK and Nuclear Information Service exposes the hollowness of this dangerous and…
Read More“It’s All About the Bomb”
NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROLIFERATION THE PEACEFUL ATOM GOES TO WAR ECO-LOGIC Weds., Dec. 10, 10 a.m. [ET], radio & internet [See the poster advertising this particular episode of the show! And see Alfred Meyer’s November 2022 The Progressive article, “It’s All About the Bomb: Why civilian nuclear power is merely a cover for producing more nuclear…
Read MoreChornobyl dome is leaking, IAEA confirms
The protective dome — known as the “new, safe confinement” –built over the original Chornobyl Unit 4 reactor sarcophagus cost $1.75 billion. It was constructed and partially funded by a European collaborative and completed in 2019. But it took just one cheap Russian drone to blow a hole in it during a February 2025 attack…
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