Uranium Archives · NIRS

Clean and Renewable Energy is Essential to Peace and Security

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March 30, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, March 30, 2021 – GROUPS DEMONSTRATE IN SUPPORT OF SANCTIONS ON RUSSIAN URANIUM

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The Impacts of Sanctions on Russian Uranium to the U.S. Nuclear Industry: A Nonissue

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Nuclear Risks of the Ukraine Conflict and Why the U.S. MUST Sanction Russian Nuclear

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NIRS Joins Ukrainian Calls for Sanctions on Russian Nuclear Industry

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September 22, 2021

PRESS RELEASE September 22, 2021: New legislation offers hope – and urgency – for uranium mining survivors

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July 20, 2021

Justice for Downwinders: Remembering the Trinity Bomb Blast and Church Rock Uranium Disaster

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Church Rock, NM: Living with North America’s Worst Nuclear Disaster for 39 Years

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March 25, 2016

NIRS webinar on widespread radioactive contamination around abandoned uranium mines across the U.S. and the campaign to force their clean-up. MP4 video file.

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March 18, 2016

Audio file (mp3) of NIRS telebriefing on 1979 uranium mining disaster at Church Rock, New Mexico.

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March 30, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, March 30, 2021 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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March 18, 2022
This week, the Energy Transition Coalition, an alliance of Ukrainian environmental and climate organizations, appealed directly to President Biden to expand US sanctions to Russia’s nuclear energy sector. The US nuclear industry initially lobbied President Biden not to do so, but in recent days they have shifted their stance, at least publicly. We will say…

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February 24, 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is extremely distressing and an unjustified act of aggression. NIRS expresses our solidarity and support for the Ukrainian people, their safety and well-being, and their right to sovereignty and self-determination. The extraordinary danger of Russia’s invasion has already been underscored by its assault on Ukrainian forces at the Chornobyl nuclear disaster…

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January 19, 2022
January 19, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wake up call on nuclear waste! Meet the National Radioactive Waste Coalition (NRWC) Press Conference January 19, 2022 11am ET The National Radioactive Waste Coalition (NRWC) advocates for environmentally safe, just, and equitable nuclear waste policy. Over 40 grassroots organizations from across the country have come together to address…

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