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July 3, 2017

Nuclear Reactor Sites Scheduled to Send High-Level Radioactive Waste to CIS Facilities, prepared by Cody Slama

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June 29, 2017

Perry cites ‘moral obligation’ to build Yucca nuclear waste site

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June 28, 2017

Photo and video coverage from the United Nations Nuclear Weapons Treaty negotiations Side Events

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June 27, 2017
Reports to the President:

EVIDENCE OF THE HUMANITARIAN CONSEQUENCES OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS: “THE ROAD BACK TO THE NUCLEAR BRINK” 21 JUNE, 2017

EVIDENCE OF THE HUMANITARIAN CONSEQUENCES OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS / FISSION: “FAMILY, COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENT AND JUSTICE IMPACTS” 20 JUNE, 2017
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June 26, 2017

Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS) and Alliance for a Green Economy (AGREE) offer the following comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at the technical conference about the Nuclear Bailouts held on May 1 and 2, 2017.

Download PDF comments.

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June 26, 2017

At UN Press Briefing, Experts Explain Why A Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Is In the Works and What It Could Achieve. Download press release.

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June 20, 2017

RE: Opposition to H.R. 1551 – Amending Tax Credit Provisions for “Advanced” Nuclear Power

On June 20, 2017 , coalition members submitted a letter to the House of Reps opposing the extension/expansion of tax credits for new reactors.

Download PDF letter.

Download press release.

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June 19, 2017

Decommissioning Rule Webinar-An Overview of CAN-NIRS Comments

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June 19, 2017

Comments on Nuclear Regulatory Commission Draft Regulatory Basis for Decommissioning Power Reactors

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June 18, 2017

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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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