Radioactive Waste Archives · Page 16 of 44 · NIRS

May 4, 2009

Letter from Grassroots groups to President Obama on Policy Review of US High-Level Radioactive Waste. (including commercial irradiated fuel).

Update
May 4, 2009

Letter to President Obama from hundreds of organizations and 5,000+ individuals, commending him for his actions on Yucca Mountain and suggesting appropriate directions for a re-evaluation of radioactive waste policy.

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April 17, 2009

Diane D’Arrigo, NIRS Radioactive Waste Project Director, presents on so-called "low-level" waste at NRC meeting. View PowerPoint presentation.

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April 1, 2009

“Low-level” is NOT low risk. Updated NIRS Factsheet

Update
March 30, 2009

Groups throughout NY testified at the 4 public DEIS hearings on West Valley cleanup calling for Full Cleanup of the nuclear and hazardous waste site upstream of Lakes Erie and Ontario the week of March 30- April 2, 2009. NIRS Press Release.

Press Release
March 18, 2009

Despite overwhelming scientific evidence, NRC declares depleted uranium to be Class A "low-level" radioactive waste: Press release from Institute for Energy and Environmental Research. NRC decision. Dissenting comments from NRC Commissioner Greg Jaczko.

Update
February 2, 2009

Act now: Tell NRC we have no confidence in radioactive waste policy

Alert!
December 9, 2008

50+ organizations urge Obama to end Bush’s GNEP and reprocessing programs.

Update
November 21, 2008

50+ Groups Tell NRC to Take Steps to Assure Public Rights in Yucca Mountain Licensing; Groups Charge that DOE is Abusing Licensing Process

Press Release
October 10, 2008

State of Nevada challenges EPA radiation standards for Yucca Mountain. Read Attorney General's press release here. Read Nevada's petition to the U.S. Court of Appeal for the DC Circuit here.

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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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