Beyond Nuclear

09/01/2024

Fears that a nuclear power plant disaster could be triggered by Russia’s war against Ukraine have now escalated to include a nuclear plant on Russian turf. The six-reactor Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, occupied by Russian forces for more than two years, is already cause for perpetual alarm. Now, Ukrainian troops advancing into Russia are close to that country’s six-reactor Kursk nuclear power plant, the same design as the Chornobyl reactor that exploded and melted down in 1986. Our story https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2024/09/01/a-crisis-at-kursk/

09/01/2024

Can we avoid a new Chornobyl?...

Can we avoid a new Chornobyl?

08/28/2024

Outrageously expensive nuclear power plants in earthquake zones?

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-08-25/should-californias-last-nuclear-plant-stay-open?fbclid=IwY2xjawE8hDJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUvqa3Cf1jPfJSCtE8MEx74Lkcnc0yqy2BJmQfvaB2wL8FH5_JwjBEihvg_aem_Gbx6Ln0O1nxyICkIAaLEYA

The plant supplies 6% of California's power, yet critics charge the facility is too expensive and too dangerous to continue operating.

08/27/2024

We turn green (as in sickened) when nuclear is classified as green (energy) because it's so clearly the opposite of all that. So how and why does nuclear power slither under the radar in this way? Andy Stirling and Phil Johnstone take a good look at the connections, not only to the nuclear energy lobby in the powerful pro-nuclear countries such as France but also at the influence of the nuclear weapons nations. https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2024/08/25/why-the-big-push-for-nuclear-power-as-green/

08/25/2024

Heavy lobbying by France and a "military romance" provide some answers, write Andy Stirling and Phil Johnstone Whatever one’s view of nuclear issues, an open mind is crucial. Massive vested interests and noisy media clamour require efforts to view a bigger picture. A case in point arises around the European Commission’s much criticised proposal – and the European Parliament’s strongly opposed decision – to last year accredit nuclear power as a ‘green’ energy source In a series of…...

Heavy lobbying by France and a “military romance” provide some answers, write Andy Stirling and Phil Johnstone Whatever one’s view of nuclear issues, an open mind is crucial. Massive ve…

08/19/2024

This June, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that, given the heightened risk of nuclear annihilation, “humanity is on a knife’s edge.” That nightmare could escalate to a point of no return, argues Professor Lawrence Wittner, if Donald Trump returns to the US presidency. That is because Trump has destroyed virtually every meaningful arms control agreement, and the US remains intent on building up its nuclear weapons arsenal. Furthermore, while he was president, even then Trump insiders were appalled he would actually consider a nuclear attack. They also discovered that the idea of incinerating several million people didn't faze him. But a second Trump presidency would this time would be packed with "yes men", and that could spell global disaster. It's time to restore the arms control treaties Trump tore up and ensure the US embraces nuclear disarmament.

https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2024/08/18/humanity-on-a-knifes-edge/

08/18/2024

António Guterres continues to sound the warning on nuclear war...

António Guterres continues to sound the warning on nuclear war

08/18/2024

Atomic energy watchdog reports damage after Russia accuses Ukraine of dropping explosive charge nearby

08/17/2024

Reuters News Service reporting Kremlin warning of Ukrainian military strike inside Russia is taking aim on the Kursk nuclear power station (4 units of the Chornobyl-style RBMK-1000 graphite moderated reactor, no containment system). Ukraine is denying claim as "insane propaganda.:

Russia accused Ukraine on Saturday of planning to attack a nuclear plant in the Kursk region that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's troops have entered and blame such a "provocation" on Moscow, Interfax news agency said.

08/14/2024

FirstEnergy settles to avoid prosecution by the Ohio Attorney
General's Office on HB 6 bribery scandal to keep uneconomical Davis-Besse and Perry nuclear power stations running.

The utility company also has a pending settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission related to the scandal.

08/12/2024

Residents and supporters of Wendell, MA have their priorities straight. They dissuaded a very large utility-grade lithium ion battery project from clear cutting its way into the rural Massachusetts town.

"We support solar, wind or battery build-out if done responsibly in terms of size, safety, and location, while actually reducing greenhouse gas emissions. And please, let's not sacrifice Western Mass. biodiversity for energy consumption in Eastern Massachusetts. Conservation comes first!"

Power generation isn't the first choice in a sane 21st Century energy policy that promotes conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy generation.

Congratulations to NAB for setting the compass point for national policy example. Democracy works!!!!

08/11/2024

Associate present as FirstEnergy bribe passes under the table...

Associate present as FirstEnergy bribe passes under the table

08/04/2024

Time to say 'no' to nuclear Armageddon...

Time to say ‘no’ to nuclear Armageddon

08/04/2024

Canadian uranium fed the Hiroshima bomb...

Canadian uranium fed the Hiroshima bomb

08/01/2024

Randy Kehler, speaking out against the US war on Viet Nam as a young draft resister inspired Daniel Ellsberg to risk prison time to release the "Pentagon Papers." Randy went on to inspire and guide the antinuclear power campaign and "nuclear freeze" to stop nuclear weapons forward deployment. Quite a legacy, Randy, thank you. Now, an equal contribution to our "affinity with infinity." https://www.recorder.com/-The-ultimate-person-of-conscience-Friends-remember-anti-war-activist-Randy-Kehler-56157722?fbclid=IwY2xjawEYZgxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHbuv3KCb9W6Ip2k-1Uxio2A_bVx2mGoQRSCutjGFga7qZ_JzQ5vm5zI94g_aem_FXEZRw4d6IV35VkVxHxq6Q

SHELBURNE FALLS — Randy Kehler, a war-tax resister whose opposition to the Vietnam War, advocacy for social justice and refusal to pay federal taxes gained national attention, died at home Sunday morning after a long battle with myalgic...

07/30/2024

An in-depth look at the radiological contamination -- and legacy of disease -- in French Polynesia from atomic testing, including the Olympic surfing site. If you have access to the New York Times, well worth a read.

In 1974, a radioactive cloud from a French nuclear test drifted over Teahupo’o, Tahiti, now the surfing venue for the Paris Games. Villagers still feel the effects.

07/29/2024

An announcement of the Securities Exchange Commission's opening an ongoing and active investigation of NuScale stock (NYSE:SMR) has caused it to crash, yet again.

There's big news this morning about the developer of small modular reactors.

07/28/2024

"The most expensive electricity in the world"...

“The most expensive electricity in the world”

07/21/2024

Australia-United Kingdom-United States nuclear pact endangers us all...

Australia-United Kingdom-United States nuclear pact endangers us all

07/16/2024

Trump's Project 2025 would restart the US nuclear weapons testing program southern Nevada and finish the Yucca Mt. high-level radioactive waste deep geological repository amid earthquake fault and surrounded by young volcanoes (the Lathrop Wells cinder cones). The fault lines have evidence of volcanic ash at the proposed nuclear waste repository depth.

A victory by Donald Trump in November could revive America’s long-shuttered nuclear weapons testing program in Southern Nevada, as well as the stalled effort to bury the nation’s radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain, 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

07/14/2024

The law now promotes nuclear industry interests over climate and safety...

Bill promotes nuclear industry interests over climate and safety

07/07/2024

New reactor headlines are grossly exaggerated...

New reactor headlines are grossly exaggerated

07/04/2024

"Same as it ever was... Same as it ever was... Same as it ever was..."

French nuclear giant has scrapped its plans for small modular reactors, and decided to start over after customers raised concerns about costs.

06/30/2024

Serving a sentence in the spirit of Hannah Arendt...

Serving a sentence in the spirit of Hannah Arendt

06/23/2024

Alliance envisages numerous nations at (even nuclear) war...

Alliance envisages numerous nations at (even nuclear) war

06/20/2024

It's apparently a race for the most expensive and dangerous way to generate electricity?

Are we now going to fall for the "nuclear power plant" gap?
Incredibly, gullible.

The US is between 10 and 15 years behind China in rolling out next-generation reactors, research institute says.

06/19/2024

For those in the greater DC area:
On July 16, Trinity Day, the American University Nuclear Studies Institute and the Institute for Energy & Environmental Research will sponsor a special showing of the award-winning documentary “Silent Fallout.” Viewed through the lens of the Baby Tooth Survey that, from 1958 -70, examined thousands of donated baby teeth for radioactive strontium-90, this award-winning film by director Hideaki Ito examines the health effects of atmospheric nuclear testing on the American public. This special showing will kick off a month-long nation-wide tour to bring attention to the still ongoing effects of low-level radiation on human health.

The film will be shown on the 79th anniversary of the first test of an atomic bomb in Alamogordo, NM, the first of over 400 world-wide atmospheric nuclear tests. The program will be held from 7:00 to 9:30 pm at the Katzen Art Center’s Abramson Recital Hall located at 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016. The program will be hosted by Professor Peter Kuznick, Director of the Nuclear Studies Institute. Following the film there will be a panel discussion led by Dr. Arjun Makhijani, President of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, a leading expert on the health and environmental effects of radiation. The film’s director, Hideaki Ito, will discuss the film and answer questions from the audience.

This program is limited to 200 and is free and open to the public. Please register at the following web address:

Join us for a night of watching "Secret Fallout" followed by a lively panel discussion!

06/19/2024

The "ADVANCE" Nuclear Act ensconced in the Senate bipartisan national fire safety bill, passed 88-yes, 2-no and 10-"not voting". On its way for Biden to sign into law. Truly sausage making.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-senate-passes-bill-support-advanced-nuclear-energy-deployment-2024-06-19/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR227ycUQSozLkm4OD_8KN-AX3kjTo5bXODej3s_r2pWkal_36Iq3KA4PZM_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to accelerate the deployment of nuclear energy capacity, including by speeding permitting and creating new incentives for advanced nuclear reactor technologies.

06/17/2024

The veins of the Shinkolobwe uranium mine bleed everywhere

06/16/2024

The veins of the Shinkolobwe uranium mine bleed everywhere...

The veins of the Shinkolobwe uranium mine bleed everywhere