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Southeast Regional Precautionary Conference Mega-dumps, Nukes & Sludge November 16-18, 2007 http://www.chej.org/seconference/index.htm

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November 1, 2011

Presentation from radiation researcher Marco Kaltofen to American Public Health Association on new radiation findings from Fukushima and U.S. Video explanation from Fairewinds Associates available here.

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October 30, 2011

NIRS briefing paper: Atomic Radiation is More Harmful to Women.

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October 27, 2011

Health Effects of Three Mile Island core meltdown in 1979 on TMIA.com

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October 26, 2011

Reps. Waxman, Markey & DeGette call for House investigation into proposed nuclear loan guarantees.

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October 25, 2011

New Synapse study for Riverkeeper/NRDC showing that Indian Point reactors are not needed to meet electrical demands.

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October 25, 2011

New NRDC fact sheet on consequences of an accident at New York’s Indian Point reactors.

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October 20, 2011

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP),,

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October 19, 2011

Grappling With Nuclear Power

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October 7, 2011

Statement of NIRS’ Michael Mariotte to NRC on petition to close GE Mark I reactors. Formatted pdf version here. Video of Michael Mariotte statement to NRC.

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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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