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March 7, 2007

Seven Myths of the Nuclear Renaissance. Presentation by utility economist Jim Harding on the continued failure of nuclear economics. Includes a Powerpoint presentation and accompanying speech in pdf format.

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January 29, 2007

NIRS, Committee To Bridge the Gap and Public Citizen press release in response to 5-0 vote by Commission to leave reactors vulnerable to 9/11 style attack.

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January 19, 2007

44 Groups Call on Congress to Eliminate DOE¹s Plutonium Fuel (MOX) Program and Support Plutonium Immobilization in 2007 Budget.

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January 1, 2007

Independent investigative journalist Mike Hopping’s article "For Lack of a Database" on the North Carolina uranium truck roll-over on an I-40 entrance ramp.

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December 27, 2006

In only five days (including Christmas!), 100+ renewable and safe energy organizations sign letter urging new Congress to shift energy funding from nuclear/fossil fuels to renewables and efficiency.

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November 30, 2006

Coalition statement (two dozen grassroots groups) opposed to “Plutonium State Park” at Big Rock Nuclear Power Plant in Michigan.

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November 30, 2006

Say Yes to Michigan, Say No to the "Plutonium State Park"! Backgrounder on Big Rock Nuclear Power Plant.

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October 20, 2006

Current list of over 100 national, regional, state-wide and local organizations calling for high-level radioactive waste storage pools and outdoor dry casks to be “hardened” or fortified against terrorist attacks.

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October 4, 2006

NRC Tritium Task Force Report finds no health consequences from unplanned and unmonitored tritium leaks.

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September 18, 2006

Report from coalition of organizations on World Bank energy and climate lending policies.

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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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