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May 1, 2017

Worst Case for Nuclear Waste Transport Accident byDr Marvin Resnikoff

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April 27, 2017

Telebriefing-Chernobyl +31: From Nuclear Disaster to Renewable Energy Revolution

First-hand experiences of Chernobyl’s impact on Ukraine, and energy experts on the way Chernobyl led to revolutionary changes in energy:

— Nadia K. McConnell – President, U.S.-Ukraine Foundation
— Max Guenig – President, Ecologic Insti…tute U.S.Chernobyl’s legacy is not ONLY one of tragedy. The impact of the reactor explosion and meltdown convinced millions of the need to power the world with renewable energy, inspiring Germany’s Energy Transition, the foundation for the clean energy revolution we are building toward today.

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April 24, 2017

Letters to Congress (House and Senate) from 80 national, regional, and local organizations opposing any further federal funding for the Yucca Mountain site.

House Letter>>>

Senate Letter>>>

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April 19, 2017

Comments on Nuclear Regulatory Commission Request Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Regulatory Improvements for Decommissioning Power Reactors

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April 17, 2017

Tim Judson discusses the super bankruptcy of Toshiba Westinghouse, the last commercial maker of nuclear reactors.

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April 17, 2017

The High Cost of Ignoring Risk: The bankruptcy of a company in the midst of building two nuclear reactors could leave taxpayers on the hook

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April 17, 2017

Nuclear Subsidies and Bailouts – Costs, Impacts, Responses

Presented by:

Jessica Azulay, Alliance for a Green Economy (AGREE NY): Nuclear Bailout-Looking Forward (PDF Download)

Tim Judson, Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS): New Subsidies for Old Reactors-No Bridge to Clean Energy (PDF Download)

Dave Kraft, Nuclear Energy Information Service (NEIS): Bailouts-The New Nuclear Terrorism (PDF Download)

Tyson Slocum, Public Citizen: Nuclear Power: Otherwise Known as the Sex Pistols (No Future) (PDF Download)

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April 11, 2017

Nuclear Basics: High Level Radioactive Waste

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April 6, 2017

Telebriefing- Arnie Gundersen discusses Spring: The Season of Nuclear Disaster–Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, Fukushima.

An opportunity to learn more about three of the most disastrous nuclear accidents and their global impact: Three Mile Island (March 1979), Chernobyl (April 1986) and Fukushima (March 2011). These dates mark the beginning of catastrophic events that will impact humanity for millennia to come.

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April 1, 2017

This sheet, excerpted from the State of Nevada report, shows the number of casks, by road and rail, that would be shipped from each state under a full-scale atomic waste transportation program.

The cover page of that report is available for citation purposes.

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