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July 31, 2009

100 organizations sign letter to President Obama opposing possible nomination of former DOE nuclear chief William Magwood to Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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July 7, 2009

80+ organizations send letter to President Obama in support of appointment of independent commissioners to Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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July 1, 2009

Brief Virginia Tech paper showing nuclear power by far the most water-intensive means of producing electricity (page 8). This has enormous implications because, as the report notes, 36 states face water shortages in the next 10 years.

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July 1, 2009

IEER/PSR factsheet: Thorium Fuel: No Panacea for Nuclear Power.

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June 26, 2009

Amory Lovins describes the myriad of drawbacks to three reactor designs frequently touted by nuclear advocates and others hoping for some type of nuclear holy grail—i.e. a safe, affordable, reduced-waste atomic reactor. Lovins looks at Integrated Fast Reactors, Thorium reactors, and “small” modular reactors. Nope, the search for the grail is still on…..Reprinted from Nuclear Monitor.

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March 26, 2009

Powerpoint by former utility executive Arnie Gunderson concludes that far more radiation was released by the 1979 Three Mile Island accident than acknowledged by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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March 26, 2009

Former utility executive Arnie Gundersen’s presentation in Harrisburg, PA on explaining how the Nuclear Regulatory Commission greatly underestimated the radiation releases from the 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear accident.

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March 26, 2009

Powerpoint by former utility executive Arnie Gunderson concludes that far more radiation was released by the 1979 Three Mile Island accident than acknowledged by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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March 1, 2009

Voices from Three Mile Island - A radio show produced in 1980, originally broadcast on 65 public radio stations across the United States on the first anniversary of the accident at Three Mile Island. For free MP3 audio download or for listening on the web go to www.turningtide.com

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December 15, 2008

The NRC’s reactor licensing process is in disarray. NIRS briefing sheet.

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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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