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January 14, 2005

Letter from New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and NM attorney general protesting NRC’s decision to conduct LES hearings in a closed fashion. Richardson threatens to withdraw state support for the project.

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December 8, 2004

NRC Commissioners Memorandum and Order.

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November 24, 2004

Costs and Risks of Management and Disposal of Depleted Uranium from the National Enrichment Facility Proposed to be Built in Lea County New Mexico by LES. Report by Arjun Makhijani, PhD. and Brice Smith, Ph.D., Institute for Energy and Environmental Research.

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November 8, 2004

New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Comments on Draft EIS for LES – Docket Number 70-3103.

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November 5, 2004

Response of Louisiana Energy Services, L.P. to New Mexico Environment Department Motion to file Late Filed Contentions.

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October 18, 2004

USEC INC. Brief on the Proper Classification of Depleted Uranium Tails.

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September 20, 2004

Responses on Behalf of Petitioners Nuclear Information and Resource Service and Public Citizen to Request for Admissions by Commission Staff.

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September 17, 2004

Reply Brief on Behalf of Petitioners Nuclear Information and Resource Service and Public Citizen in Support of NIRS/PC Contention EC-3/TC-1.

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September 8, 2004

Response of Louisiana Energy Services, L.P. to the Question Certified to the Commission by Memorandum and Order (Ruling Regarding Standing, Contentions, and Procedural/Administrative Matters).

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August 27, 2004

Governor Richardson Calls for NRC to Reconsider Decision Concerning Uranium Enrichment Plant; State Continues to Push Environmental Issues.

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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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