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NRC rescinds reactor license extensions
A legal appeal filed by Beyond Nuclear to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has yielded a landmark February 24, 2022 decision and agency orders (CLI-22-02, CLI-22-03, CLI-22-04) rescinding the federal agency’s second 20-year operating license renewal of US reactors (60- to 80-year period) without first creating and applying an updated environmental analysis for reactor…
Read MoreRussian military at Chernobyl: (another) ecological catastrophe?
This is a developing story. Associated Press and other sources are reporting that Russian forces have taken over the Chernobyl nuclear site in northern Ukraine, 80 miles north of the capital. Kyiv. According to the Washington Post, a televised statement from Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal “[t]he Chernobyl zone — the exclusion zone — and…
Read MoreBeyond Nuclear 2021 Annual Report
Beyond Nuclear has released its AnnualReport_BeyondNuclear2021. The annual report summarizes a snapshot of the highlights of Beyond Nuclear’s activities in 2021.
Read MoreEmergency in Ukraine
Online briefing on the medical implications of war in Ukraine. Would nuclear weapons be used? And are Ukraine’s nuclear power plants vulnerable, including Chernobyl? The medical consequences of any kind of conflict in Ukraine could be dire, whether it remains a conventional war, affects the 15 nuclear reactors there, or, most frighteningly, escalates to the…
Read MoreEvent: A new Nuclear Age?
As the Utah Municipal Power System (UAMPS) prepares to greenlight the first-ever small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) in the U.S. using the NuScale SMR design, a new analysis from the independent and non-partisan Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) takes a deep dive into the financial viability of the project and what it…
Read MoreIllinois reactors are a waste
Stop repeal of nuclear moratorium From Nuclear Energy Information Service: Illinois has more reactors and high-level radioactive waste than any other state. 11 reactors currently operate; 3 have been closed/decommissioned. To date, all of these reactors have created over 11,000 tons of highly radioactive and dangerous “spent-fuel” wastes, which are currently all stored onsite at the reactors.…
Read MoreNuclear power is needed for the H bomb
TVA’s not so hidden agenda for supporting nuclear power for climate The Associated Press chose Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) President and CEO, Jeff Lash to express — “simply” — the view that “You can’t significantly reduce carbon emissions without nuclear power,” in its story proclaiming that almost two thirds of US states will choose nuclear…
Read MoreLow-dose radiation: April report release for public comment
The National Academies hosted what was most likely the last of seven virtual public meetings examining how to move forward on low-dose radiation research. Video of the two-day meeting is available. At the meeting, public members pointed out conflicts of interest of the chairman, Joe W. Gray, PhD, who failed to state publicly that he…
Read MoreLake animals near Chernobyl have mutations
Animals in lakes close to the Chernobyl nuclear reactor have more genetic mutations than those from further away – giving new insight into the effect of radiation on wild species, researchers at the University of Stirling have found, writes Brendan Montague in The Ecologist. DNA analysis of freshwater crustaceans, called Daphnia (pictured), revealed greater genetic diversity…
Read MoreBeyond Nuclear on TV! A nuclear-free future chat
Beyond Nuclear’s radioactive waste specialist, Kevin Kamps, is a frequent guest on “Nuclear-Free Future Conversation,” hosted by Margaret Harrington (photo above) on Burlington, Vermont’s Town Meeting TV at the Center for Media and Democracy. The program is celebrating its 15th year on the air. This interview, recorded January 20th, covers such wide ranging topics as:…
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