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April 16, 2015

Informal English translation of April 14 Japanese court decision barring restart of Takahama nuclear reactors. Decision challenges Japan's entire nuclear regulatory scheme, finding it inadequate to assure public safety. Prepared by Green Action in Japan.

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March 11, 2015

Fukushima four years on

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March 11, 2015

Audio recording of NIRS’ March 9 telebriefing on the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima disaster, with Aileen Mioko Smith of Green Action, Akira Kawaski of Peace Boat, David Lochbaum of Union of Concerned Scientists. Tim Judson, executive director of NIRS, moderated. MP3 file. Notes, with graphics, from David Lochbaum’s presentation (pdf file).

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March 11, 2015

Booklet from Japan's Peace Boat: 10 lessons from Fukushima: Reducing Risks and Protecting Communities from Nuclear Disasters.

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March 11, 2015

Report from Japan’s Citizen Nuclear Information Center (CNIC): The State of Affairs and Ongoing Challenges of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: a Civil Society Response Towards Recovery.

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March 10, 2015

Powerpoint from Japan's Green Action: Nuclear phase-out in Japan.

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March 10, 2015

SimplyInfo.org four-year report on the Fukushima accident.

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March 2, 2015

Conversation between NIRS’ Mary Olson and radiation researcher Dr. Ian Fairlie on the health consequences of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. MP3.

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February 23, 2015

SimplyInfo.org has released a new, 33-page report on the accident at Unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi that began on March 11, 2011. Very worthwhile.

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December 9, 2014

Why is the US teaming with Russia to gut international nuclear safety standards?

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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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