In the US “low-level” radioactive waste includes all the commercial nuclear waste except irradiated fuel from nuclear reactors, the liquid and sludge from reprocessing and the solid into which that is converted. In most of Europe this same range of waste is considered “low” and “intermediate” level. Regardless, it includes the same long-lasting, deadly radionuclides…
AWESOME, WASN’T IT??!!! THANK YOU to the 400,000 who marched in New York City on Sunday and especially to the many thousands who joined and marched with the Nuclear-Free, Carbon-Free Contingent! And THANK YOU to the 60+ grassroots activists from New York to California who joined in Saturday’s strategy session. We got a lot done…
While some potential legal challenges remain, the approval of the Exelon-Pepco merger by the Washington, D.C. Public Service Commission means that Exelon is now not only the largest nuclear powered utility in the U.S., it is the largest electric utility period. And with that steady stream of regulated, and non-nuclear, Pepco money filling its coffers,…
2024 June 12 Massachusetts: Don’t let a nuclear bailout into a clean energy bill! June 12 Take Action! Tell your Representatives to support RECA May 9 Tell NRC to oppose the re-licensure of Monticello! May 7 Take Action! Tell your Reps to vote NO on S. 870 April 11 …
November 13, 2015 Dear John, Thanks for the e-mail yesterday from your PR firm, notifying me of the press conference you’re planning on December 3 in Paris, in conjunction with the COP 21 climate negotiations. Though I have to admit I was a little surprised to receive it, seeing as how you never responded to…
NIRS has now posted a photo gallery of the massive Nuclear-Free, Carbon-Free Contingent at the People’s Climate March in New York City on September 21, 2014. The gallery is rather randomly ordered right now–something we hope to fix if and when we get a few minutes (hours) in the near future–and we also expect to…
AWESOME, WASN’T IT??!!! THANK YOU to the 400,000 who marched in New York City on Sunday and especially to the many thousands who joined and marched with the Nuclear-Free, Carbon-Free Contingent! And THANK YOU to the 60+ grassroots activists from New York to California who joined in Saturday’s strategy session. We got a lot done…
Yesterday NIRS and the Civil Society Institute released a grassroots response to renowned climate scientist Dr. James Hansen and three colleagues to their November 3 letter urging environmental groups to support development and deployment of new nuclear power across the globe. The NIRS/CSI statement was signed by 311 grassroots organizations across the world, from 46…
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)
Cheney Energy Plan and House Bill: Not Based on Sound Science, (IEER, )