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June 28, 2012

Photo of Ohi reactor site overlaid with known earthquake faults in red. Fault labeled F6 is believed to be active. The Japanese government wants to restart 2 of the Ohi reactors this weekend. Click photo to enlarge.

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May 27, 2012

South Miami, Florida becomes first city to pass resolution in support of NIRS petition to expand emergency planning zones. Ask your city to become the next one.

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March 22, 2012

Sample resolution for local governments to support expansion of Emergency Planning Zones. This is a tool you can use: Take the resolution to your local county/city/town councils and seek passage of it (and then let us know that it has passed).

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March 22, 2012

A sheet with some citations to support the statements made in the sample resolution.

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March 8, 2012

Press release. American Nuclear Society is right on need to improve emergency planning; wrong on solutions.

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February 28, 2012

Lessons from Fukushima. New report from Greenpeace International prepared for the first anniversary of Fukushima disaster.

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February 15, 2012

Take Action! Join the Petition to NRC to expand nuclear evacuation zones!

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February 15, 2012

NIRS Petition for Rulemaking to NRC to expand emergency evacuation zones and improve emergency preparedness around U.S. nuclear reactors. With 37 initial co-petitioners from across the United States.

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February 15, 2012

Press release announcing submission of Petition for Rulemaking to NRC with quotes from NIRS & grassroots groups.

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February 15, 2012

Fact Sheet: Emergency Planning for Nuclear Disasters.

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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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