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Asia

March 27, 2008

200+ scientists and engineers call for closure of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear facility hit by August 2007 earthquake.

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Australia

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December 4, 2017

Signature/ratification status of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

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October 13, 2017

Nuclear Ban Group ICAN Wins Nobel Peace Prize as Trump Threatens to End Iran Deal & Nuke North Korea

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September 26, 2017

Reshaping History: The importance of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

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July 24, 2013

Very nice new piece from Counterbalance. Myths and Facts: EU Policy and Nuclear Energy (pdf)

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June 8, 2011

NIRS statement of solidarity with Italian anti-nuclear movement and support for June 12-13 referendum to prevent new nuclear reactor construction.

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May 1, 2011

Eight European Union countries (Austria, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta and Portugal) have created a new anti-nuclear bloc within the EU. Initial declaration here.

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Turkey

Bulgaria

March 8, 2005

Assurances sought after death threat against Bulgarian anti-nuclear activist, Goldman prize winner. Link in text to send your message to Bulgarian government.

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July 21, 2007

1 killed, several injured in attack on anti-nuclear camp in Russia,

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February 16, 2005

Ecodefence Demands to Cancel $600 Million Nuclear Waste Deal as Hungary’ Prime-Minister Visiting Russia. Ecodefence press-release. Moscow,

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February 11, 2005

State Environmental Impact Assessment Agency Became Pro-Nuclear. Ecodefense urge government to establish separate agency for environmental impact assessment that would not be dependent on any industry. Ecodefence press-release. Moscow,

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December 11, 2018
Media Advisory: 12 December 2018 at 6pm CET Contacts: Kerstin Rudek, Don’t Nuke the Climate +49 1590 21 54 831, kerstin.rudek@gmx.de Makoma Lekalakala, Earthlife Africa, +27 82 682 9177, makoma@earthlife.org.za Ayumi Fukakusa, Friends of the Earth-Japan, fukakusa@foejapan.org Leona Morgan, Diné No Nukes, +1 505 879 8547, leona.morgan.nm@gmail.com Nuclear Power Violates Climate Justice, Human…

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December 07, 2018
For Immediate Release: 7 December 2018 Contact: Tim Judson, NIRS +1 212-729-1169, timj@nirs.org Makoma Lekalakala, Earthlife Africa +27 82 682 9177, makoma@earthlife.org.za Kerstin Rudek, Don’t Nuke the Climate Coalition +49 159 02154831, kerstin.rudek@gmx.de No Nuclear Road to Paris New report concludes nuclear power “will play no meaningful role” in averting catastrophic warming Renewable energy pathways…

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November 28, 2018
Today, NIRS published a white paper on strategies states can use to manage shutdowns of nuclear reactors responsibly and cost-effectively. Nuclear Reactor Closures: Practical, Cost-Effective Solutions for Communities and the Climate, takes lessons learned from reactor closures and state subsidy programs. It proposes proactive, cost-effective ways for states to plan for shutdowns, while protecting workers…

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November 26, 2018
Media Advisory – November 28, 2018 at 11am EST Experts Propose New Process for Nuclear Reactor Retirements to Protect Ratepayers, Local Communities, and the Climate Nuclear Subsidy/Bailout Programs are Costing Consumers Billions of Dollars, Failing to Protect Workers and Communities Lessons Learned from States Show Faster, Cost-Effective Approach to Reactor Closures is Needed to Advance…

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August 21, 2018
Jacksonville Electric Authority, a municipal utility company in Florida, is demanding that the Vogtle 3 and 4 reactors be canceled, after this month’s $2.3 billion cost increase, or it will sue to get out of the project, which now is over five years behind schedule and set to cost over $27 billion. According to JEA,…

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August 21, 2018
Across the country, nuclear plant owners are insisting states and the federal government approve billion-dollar subsidies to bail them out — even if they’re profitable. In a new op-ed in the Gotham Gazette, NIRS explains what’s at stake in our law suit overturn the first and largest bailout for dirty, old, dangerous reactors in New…

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