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PALISADES DECOMMISSIONING: Comments needed against Holtec takeover!

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Beyond NuclearMarch 5, 2021

Palisades atomic reactor, Covert Twp., MI, on Lake Michigan shoreSee our action alert for ideas on what to write and how to submit comments by the Monday, March 8 deadline at 11:59pm Eastern. We have good momentum in opposition to the crooked compani…

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PT. BEACH COMMENTS: 30 MORE years of risk to Lake Michigan?!

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Beyond NuclearMarch 5, 2021

Point Beach Unit 1 & 2 atomic reactors, Two Rivers, WI on Lake Michigan shoreThanks to all who submitted comments. 1,288 were submitted via Regulations.gov by last night’s (10:59pm Central) deadline. If the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s call-in/w…

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Former Japan prime ministers tell country to drop nukes

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Beyond NuclearMarch 3, 2021

Former Japan prime ministers Naoto Kan and Junichiro Koizumi are urging the current Japanese government to abandon plans to reopen nuclear power plants or build new ones, as the tenth anniversary of the March 2011 Fukushima disaster approaches. At a j…

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HOLTEC AT PALISADES?! Environmental Coalition Intervenes

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 25, 2021

The age-degraded Palisades atomic reactor, its radioactively contaminated site, and the Lake Michigan shoreline and Van Buren County countryside it has long put at risk.Beyond Nuclear, joined by Don’t Waste Michigan and Michigan Safe Energy Future, h…

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HOLTEC AT PALISADES?! Environmental Coalition Intervenes

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 25, 2021

The age-degraded Palisades atomic reactor, its radioactively contaminated site, and the Lake Michigan shoreline and Van Buren County countryside it has long put at risk.Beyond Nuclear, joined by Don’t Waste Michigan and Michigan Safe Energy Future, h…

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PORT HOPE, ONTARIO: A Case Study in Radioactive Risk

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 25, 2021

Lake Huron’s shorelineProtect Our Waterways/No Nuclear Waste has announced a webinar on Wed., March 17, at 7:30pm Eastern, featuring Faye More, Chair, Port Hope Community Health Concerns, and Theresa McClenaghan, Senior Counsel and Executive Director…

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PORT HOPE, ONTARIO: A Case Study in Radioactive Risk

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 25, 2021

Lake Huron’s shorelineProtect Our Waterways/No Nuclear Waste has announced a webinar on Wed., March 17, at 7:30pm Eastern, featuring Faye More, Chair, Port Hope Community Health Concerns, and Theresa McClenaghan, Senior Counsel and Executive Director…

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RADIOACTIVE MOUNTAIN BIKING? Help Stop the Rocky Mountain Greenway!

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 25, 2021

RADIOACTIVE MOUNTAIN BIKING?

Help Stop the Rocky Mountain Greenway!
Our Alliance for Nuclear Accountability partners at Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center, decades-long watchdogs on the Rocky Flats nuclear weapon facility, have an …

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RADIOACTIVE MOUNTAIN BIKING? Help Stop the Rocky Mountain Greenway!

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 25, 2021

RADIOACTIVE MOUNTAIN BIKING?

Help Stop the Rocky Mountain Greenway!
Our Alliance for Nuclear Accountability partners at Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center, decades-long watchdogs on the Rocky Flats nuclear weapon facility, have an …

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Screen Power Struggle and support Beyond Nuclear

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Beyond NuclearMarch 10, 2021

Thanks to Robbie Leppzer, director of Power Struggle, Beyond Nuclear will be the beneficiary of private at home screenings of the film during the month of March.
Almost 10 years ago, as the Fukushima nuclear disaster began to unfold, Vermont citizen ac…

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Screen Power Struggle and support Beyond Nuclear

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Beyond NuclearMarch 10, 2021

Thanks to Robbie Leppzer, director of Power Struggle, Beyond Nuclear will be the beneficiary of private at home screenings of the film during the month of March.
Almost 10 years ago, as the Fukushima nuclear disaster began to unfold, Vermont citizen ac…

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Senate confirms former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm as energy secretary

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 25, 2021

Jennifer M. Granholm’s official portrait was unveiled in the state Capitol where it will hang in the Gallery of the Governors. The portrait features the governor amid symbols that tell the story of her administration’s efforts to diversify Michigan’s e…

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Senate confirms former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm as energy secretary

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 25, 2021

Jennifer M. Granholm’s official portrait was unveiled in the state Capitol where it will hang in the Gallery of the Governors. The portrait features the governor amid symbols that tell the story of her administration’s efforts to diversify Michigan’s e…

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Beyond Nuclear on the Thom Hartmann Program

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 22, 2021

Thom Hartmann hosts Beyond Nuclear’s radioactive waste specialist Kevin Kamps to discuss: earthquakes in recent days impacting the rubblized Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan: anti-nuclear fights on Lake Michigan, at Palisades, MI and Poin…

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Beyond Nuclear on the Thom Hartmann Program

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 22, 2021

Thom Hartmann hosts Beyond Nuclear’s radioactive waste specialist Kevin Kamps to discuss: earthquakes in recent days impacting the rubblized Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan: anti-nuclear fights on Lake Michigan, at Palisades, MI and Poin…

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80 YEARS AT POINT BEACH, WI? Comment against high-risk extension!

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 18, 2021

Point Beach Units 1 & 2, Two Creeks, WI on the Lake Michigan shoreline. NRC file photo.Working with allies like Physicians for Social Responsibility-Wisconsin, Beyond Nuclear helped turn out more than 100 concerned citizens to the Nuclear Regulat…

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80 YEARS AT POINT BEACH, WI? Comment against high-risk extension!

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 18, 2021

Point Beach Units 1 & 2, Two Creeks, WI on the Lake Michigan shoreline. NRC file photo.Working with allies like Physicians for Social Responsibility-Wisconsin, Beyond Nuclear helped turn out more than 100 concerned citizens to the Nuclear Regulat…

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Texas grid collapse no fault of wind power: Extreme weather exposes atomic shortcuts

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 17, 2021

Google Earth Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott jumped on Fox News to blame President Biden along with wind and solar power for the state’s electric grid collapse during this latest round of climate-crisis extreme winter weather. But that was …

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Texas grid collapse no fault of wind power: Extreme weather exposes atomic short cuts

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 17, 2021

Google Earth Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott jumped on Fox News to blame President Biden along with wind and solar power for the state’s electric grid collapse during this latest round of climate-crisis extreme winter weather. But Bloomberg…

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Bernard Lown, whose IPPNW won Nobel Peace Prize, dies

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 17, 2021

As the developer of the first effective heart defibrillator, Dr. Bernard Lown saved countless lives. In 1961, he formed Physicians for Social Responsibility and by 1980, along with a Russian friend and colleague, Yevgeny Chazov, had cofounded Internat…

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Bernard Lown, whose IPPNW won Nobel Peace Prize, dies

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 17, 2021

As the developer of the first effective heart defibrillator, Dr. Bernard Lown saved countless lives. In 1961, he formed Physicians for Social Responsibility and by 1980, along with a Russian friend and colleague, Yevgeny Chazov, had cofounded Internat…

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Point Beach, WI nuclear power plant 80-year license extension

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 17, 2021

NRC slideshow:
https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML21042B945

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Point Beach, WI nuclear power plant 80-year license extension

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 17, 2021

NRC file photo of Point Beach nuclear power plant Units 1 & 2, located on the Lake Michigan shore in Two Rivers, WI, near Manitowoc.Help Protect the Great Lakes Against Radioactive Risks! Please make environmental scoping comments, Wed., Feb. 17,…

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Radioactive Water Spills Out From Fukushima Pools With Nuclear Waste Due to Earthquake in Japan

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 14, 2021

Sputnik News – Radioactive Water Spills Out From Fukushima Pools With Nuclear Waste Due to Earthquake in Japan – By Evgeny Mikhaylov

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Radioactive Water Spills Out From Fukushima Pools With Nuclear Waste Due to Earthquake in Japan

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 14, 2021

Sputnik News – Radioactive Water Spills Out From Fukushima Pools With Nuclear Waste Due to Earthquake in Japan – By Evgeny Mikhaylov

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7.3 earthquake strikes near Fukushima nuclear site

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 13, 2021

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck on Saturday just off the coast of Japan where the already striken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plants are located. Happening just weeks before the 10th anniversary of the deadly March 11, 2011 nuclear disaster — pr…

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7.3 earthquake strikes near Fukushima nuclear site

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 13, 2021

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck on Saturday just off the coast of Japan where the already striken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plants are located. Happening just weeks before the 10th anniversary of the deadly March 11, 2011 nuclear disaster — pr…

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Big money, nuclear subsidies, and systemic corruption

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 12, 2021

“Burning Money,” graphic by Gene Case/Avenging Angels, which appeared on the cover of The Nation in 2003, accompanying an article about the nuclear power relapse.By Cassandra Jeffery, and M. V. Ramana, published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

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Big money, nuclear subsidies, and systemic corruption

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 12, 2021

“Burning Money,” graphic by Gene Case/Avenging Angels, which appeared on the cover of The Nation in 2003, accompanying an article about the nuclear power relapse.By Cassandra Jeffery, and M. V. Ramana, published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

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BEYOND NUCLEAR V. NRC — ‘We’ll See You in Court” on TX CISF!

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 11, 2021

Public commenters just say “NO!” at NRC environmental scoping meeting on the ISP CISF in Andrews, TX, Feb. 2017We’ve filed a federal court appeal against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, regarding its rubber stamps of Interim Storage Partners’ hi…

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BEYOND NUCLEAR V. NRC — ‘We’ll See You in Court” on TX CISF!

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 11, 2021

Public commenters just say “NO!” at NRC environmental scoping meeting on the ISP CISF in Andrews, TX, Feb. 2017We’ve filed a federal court appeal against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, regarding its rubber stamps of Interim Storage Partners’ hi…

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“THEY’RE BAAAAACK!” — Mobile Chernobyl bill on Capitol Hill

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 11, 2021

Image compliments of NIRSThe anti-nuke movement has, by blocking proposed bad dumps, fended off Mobile Chernobyl legislation, session after session, for a quarter-century — although sometimes by the narrowest of margins! Now, the Democratic U.S. H…

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“THEY’RE BAAAAACK!” — Mobile Chernobyl bill on Capitol Hill

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 11, 2021

Image compliments of NIRSThe anti-nuke movement has, by blocking proposed bad dumps, fended off Mobile Chernobyl legislation, session after session, for a quarter-century — although sometimes by the narrowest of margins! Now, the Democratic U.S. H…

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Conference videos now available

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 8, 2021

Programming from the full Beyond Nuclear (no relation, but a good choice of title) conference from Helensburgh, Scotland is now available on line.

Watch the morning session on nuclear power here: https://vimeo.com/507578948/73067caed5
Watch the aft…

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Conference videos now available

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 8, 2021

Programming from the full Beyond Nuclear (no relation, but a good choice of title) conference from Helensburgh, Scotland is now available on line.

Watch the morning session on nuclear power here: https://vimeo.com/507578948/73067caed5
Watch the aft…

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New video: Nuclear power is not a climate solution

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 5, 2021

A new, compelling video from Nuclear Energy Information Service.

 

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New video: Nuclear power is not a climate solution

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 5, 2021

A new, compelling video from Nuclear Energy Information Service.

 

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How nuclear power contributed to climate change

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 4, 2021

The Nuclear Power Elephant In The Renewable Energy Room

Just under 15 minutes on how nuclear power — far from presenting a solution — has actually contributed to climate change. In 1952 the US government was advised to go solar. Instead, we got …

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How nuclear power contributed to climate change

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Beyond NuclearFebruary 4, 2021

The Nuclear Power Elephant In The Renewable Energy Room

Just under 15 minutes on how nuclear power — far from presenting a solution — has actually contributed to climate change. In 1952 the US government was advised to go solar. Instead, we got …

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Nuclear Free Future: Climate Change and the Hazards of Nuclear Waste Transport

Posted on January 30, 2021 by Beyond NuclearJanuary 30, 2021

Margaret Harrington, host of “Nuclear Free Future Conversation,” at a Hiroshima/Nagasaki atomic bombing commemoration eventDescription
Kevin Kamps, Nuclear Waste Watchdog of Beyond Nuclear, talks with host Margaret Harrington [photo, left] about a mor…

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Nuclear Free Future: Climate Change and the Hazards of Nuclear Waste Transport

Posted on January 30, 2021 by Beyond NuclearJanuary 30, 2021

Margaret Harrington, host of “Nuclear Free Future Conversation,” at a Hiroshima/Nagasaki atomic bombing commemoration eventDescription
Kevin Kamps, Nuclear Waste Watchdog of Beyond Nuclear, talks with host Margaret Harrington [photo, left] about a mor…

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NEW YORK AG SUES NRC: Challenges Indian Point License Transfer

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Beyond NuclearJanuary 28, 2021

On January 22, the New York Attorney General, Letitia James (photo, above), filed suit at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, against the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, challenging the license transfer of Indian Point (IP) nuclear…

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NEW YORK AG SUES NRC: Challenges Indian Point License Transfe

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Beyond NuclearJanuary 28, 2021

On January 22, the New York Attorney General, Letitia James (photo, above), filed suit at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, against the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, challenging the license transfer of Indian Point (IP) nuclear po…

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BIDEN’S CABINET NOMINEES: Opposition to Yucca dump, transport risks

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Beyond NuclearJanuary 28, 2021

At a January 21 U.S. Senate confirmation hearing for President Biden’s nominee to lead the Transportation Department, former South Bend, Indiana mayor and presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, Jacky Rosen (Democrat-Nevada) expressed strong opposi…

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BIDEN’S CABINET NOMINEES: Opposition to Yucca dump, transport ris

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Beyond NuclearJanuary 28, 2021

At a January 21 U.S. Senate confirmation hearing for President Biden’s nominee to lead the Transportation Department, former South Bend, Indiana mayor and presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, Jacky Rosen (Democrat-Nevada) expressed strong oppositio…

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Hitachi ditches British nuclear power plant

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Beyond NuclearJanuary 27, 2021

Horizon, the British subsidiary of Hitachi, Japan, has formally submitted its Withdrawal of Application for a planned two-reactor nuclear power plant in North Wales. In a letter dated January 27, Horizon chief, Duncan Hawthorne, whose company is being…

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Hitachi ditches British nuclear power plant

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Beyond NuclearJanuary 27, 2021

Horizon, the British subsidiary of Hitachi, Japan, has formally submitted its Withdrawal of Application for a planned two-reactor nuclear power plant in North Wales. In a letter dated January 27, Horizon chief, Duncan Hawthorne, whose company is being…

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It’s still 100 seconds to midnight

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Beyond NuclearJanuary 27, 2021

The hands of the Doomsday Clock did not move today as the Science and Security Board of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists made their annual announcement. In a call to leaders and citizens of the world entitled, “This is your COVID wake-up call: It…

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It’s still 100 seconds to midnight

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Beyond NuclearJanuary 27, 2021

The hands of the Doomsday Clock did not move today as the Science and Security Board of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists made their annual announcement. In a call to leaders and citizens of the world entitled, “This is your COVID wake-up call: It…

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Entry Into Force Day in Takoma Park, Maryland, USA

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Beyond NuclearJanuary 22, 2021

The Nuclear Free Takoma Park Committee (Takoma Park has been a nuclear-free city since 1983), Beyond Nuclear and Nuclear Information and Resource Service (both NGOs are headquartered in Takoma Park) were all represented outside Takoma Park city hall to…

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