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February 13, 1998

NIRS Legislative Update on the Mobile Chernobyl Bill (Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997, HR1270 and S104)

Update
January 1, 1998

Former Senator Mark Hatfield (R-Oregon) writes against trititum production at Hanford,

Update
January 1, 1998

Statement from Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (England) on BNFL and MOX,

Update
January 1, 1998

Nuclear Power and Global Warming (from Friends of the Earth Scotland),

Fact Sheet
December 1, 1997

Speech by Right Livelihood Award Winner Mycle Schneider,

Update
November 1, 1997

Public Citizen analysis of decision on utility lawsuit against DOE.

Update
October 30, 1997

House votes 307-120 in favor of HR 1270, Mobile Chernobyl bill. Final vote list, List of votes on amendments. Text of debate, October 29, 1997.

Update
October 20, 1997

The Top 11 Reasons to Oppose H.R. 1270, the Mobile Chernobyl Bill

Update
October 20, 1997

The Top 11 Reasons to Oppose H.R. 1270, the Mobile Chernobyl Bill,

Update
July 31, 1997

DOE announces MOX implementation plan. SHORT COMMENT PERIOD, ends in September!Act Now. Download in html format. Notes on economic aspects of MOX implementation plan,

Update

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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