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April 6, 2004

NIRS/Public Citizen intervene against proposed Louisiana Energy Services uranium enrichment plant in New Mexico. Press release, Text of contentions

Press Release
March 18, 2004

NIRS comments on EIS scoping process for proposed LES plant, Public Citizen comments on EIS scoping process for LES plant (takes you to Public Citizen website)

Update
October 1, 2003

Louisiana Energy Services (LES) wants to build a new uranium enrichment plant in eastern New Mexico. Here is some background information on the company and the process for those concerned about this proposal (updated ) Louisiana Energy Services and Uranium Enrichment (fact sheet) Louisiana Energy Services y el Enriquecimiento de Uranio(en espanol)

Update
March 24, 2003

NRC letter to LES on Agency’s conclusions on “White Paper” requests,

Update
March 13, 2003

NIRS/Public Citizen Seek Release of Secret NRC Document on LES licensing policy; Press release,

Press Release
September 12, 2002

NIRS Press Release, LES Seeks to Circumvent NRC Public Hearing Process

Press Release
September 11, 2002

Letter from NIRS to NRC about LES requests,

Update

May 08, 2023
On April 15, 2023 utilities in Germany shut down the country’s three last remaining nuclear power plants. These closures mark the successful planned phase-out of German nuclear energy from the nation’s grid. What does this mean for Germany? What lessons should the U.S. take away from the German energy transition? Germany’s Energiewende (“energy transition”) is an overarching…

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December 13, 2022
NIRS Statement on 12/13/22 DOE Nuclear Fusion Announcement Today, the US Department of Energy announced what scientists consider a major breakthrough in nuclear fusion research. In the DOE’s press release, they celebrate “a major scientific breakthrough decades in the making that will pave the way for advancements in national defense and the future of clean…

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June 10, 2022
News from Beyond Nuclear, For Immediate Release Contacts: Kevin Kamps, Beyond Nuclear, kevin@beyondnuclear.org, (240) 462-3216;Michael Keegan, Coalition for a Nuclear-Free Great Lakes and Don’t Waste Michigan, mkeeganj@comcast.net, (734) 770-1441;Diane D’Arrigo, Nuclear Information and Resource Service, dianed@nirs.org, (301) 270-6477 ext. 3,;Terry Lodge, environmental coalition legal counsel, tjlodge50@yahoo.com, (419) 205-7084Iris Potter, Michigan Safe Energy Future-Kalamazoo Chapter, b.irispotter@gmail.com,…

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March 30, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, March 30, 2022 GROUPS DEMONSTRATE IN SUPPORT OF SANCTIONS ON RUSSIAN URANIUM Activists gathered near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to demand President Biden and Congress Ban Imports of Russian Uranium into the United States U.S. CORPORATIONS BUYING RUSSIAN URANIUM ARE FUNDING PUTIN’S WAR ON UKRAINE Washington D.C. – Activists affiliated…

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March 29, 2022
NIRS has joined our counterparts in Ukraine, calling for sanctions on Russia’s nuclear industry, including a ban on imports of uranium from Rosatom, the state-owned nuclear conglomerate. Doing so should not depend on there being no impact on the U.S. economy–we should have the courage of our convictions, and bringing an end to the wanton…

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March 29, 2022
It is increasingly urgent to do all we can to end Russia’s war on Ukraine and achieve a peaceful withdrawal of Russian forces from the country. Untold thousands of civilians have now been killed. Over one-fourth of Ukraine’s population–more than 10 million people–have been displaced from their homes and cities, many of which have been…

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