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January 10, 2011

New presentation by Fairewinds Associates on flaws in the Westinghouse AP 1000 reactor design and containment failures.

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November 4, 2010

The EPR in Crisis. A new report from Steve Thomas of University of Greenwich concludes that EDF/Areva should abandon the EPR reactor design because of its extraordinary costs.

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September 29, 2010

Small Modular Reactors: No Solution for the Cost, Safety, and Waste Problems of Nuclear Power. New fact sheet from IEER & PSR debunks the industry hype over small reactors.

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February 17, 2010

International Panel on Fissile Materials: Fast Breeder Reactors Are No Solution to Radioactive Waste. Press release and link to full report.

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July 1, 2009

IEER/PSR factsheet: Thorium Fuel: No Panacea for Nuclear Power.

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June 26, 2009

Amory Lovins describes the myriad of drawbacks to three reactor designs frequently touted by nuclear advocates and others hoping for some type of nuclear holy grail—i.e. a safe, affordable, reduced-waste atomic reactor. Lovins looks at Integrated Fast Reactors, Thorium reactors, and “small” modular reactors. Nope, the search for the grail is still on…..Reprinted from Nuclear Monitor.

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March 12, 2001

Press Release: Domenici bill nothing more than nuclear industry wish list, Fact Sheet on Domenici bill (S 472).

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March 1, 2001

Fact Sheet on Pebble Bed Modular Reactor design. Exelon (consortium of Philadelphia Electric, Commonwealth Edison, or Unicom, and British Energy) says it wants to build at least seven of these in the U.S. Exelon is part of another consortium which is seeking approval to build one in South Africa.

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November 08, 2019
In Commemoration of Olson’s 28 Years Educating, Organizing, and Mobilizing for a Nuclear-Free, Carbon-Free World Mary Olson, a leading voice against nuclear power, radioactive waste, and the health impacts of ionizing radiation, is retiring from Nuclear Information and Resource and her long-time position as our Southeast Office Director. Mary has been with NIRS for more…

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August 20, 2019
August 20, 2019: NIRS executive director Tim Judson penned this op-ed in Maryland Matters, explaining why nuclear power and fossil fuels are a dead end for climate, energy justice, and the Chesapeake Bay.

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March 27, 2019
40 Years After the Three Mile Island Nuclear Disaster: Nuclear Power Passes its High-Water Mark as its Share of Electrical Output, Generating Capacity, and Energy Production All Decline While Renewables Grow and Overtake Nuclear Power For Release: Wednesday – March 27, 2019 Contact: Ken Bossong, 301-270-6477 x.6 Tim Judson, 301-270-6477…

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February 07, 2019
February 7, 2019 Green New Deal Needs More Green to Make Good on the Name Markey/Ocasio-Cortez Resolution Must Call for Phasing out Nuclear Power and Fossil Fuels Contact: Tim Judson 301-270-6477 timj@nirs.org Takoma Park, MD—Nuclear Information and Resource Service issued the following statement today on Sen. Markey’s (D-MA) and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) issuance of…

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January 31, 2019
January 29, 2019 Allies Move to Block High-Level Radioactive Waste Targeted for New Mexico: HOLTEC Proposes World’s Largest Nuclear Dump and Nationwide Shipment of N-Waste Contact: Diane D’Arrigo, Nuclear Information and Resource Service — dianed@nirs.org 301-270 6477 x3 Leona Morgan, Nuclear Issues Study Group — 505-879-8547 Albuquerque, NM — Ten organizations* and two industry groups** blasted…

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December 24, 2018
24 December 2018 Nuclear Power Revealed as “Ambition Killer” at Global Climate Summit Nuclear Promoters Pushed False Solutions to Global Warming, Blocked Ambition, Human Rights, and Equity in Negotiations Katowice, Poland – NEWS ADVISORY – The Don’t Nuke the Climate Coalition issued the following statement on the conclusion of the COP24 GloCconference: “Nuclear energy confirmed…

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