If you pay much attention to energy and climate issues, you have probably seen a lot more news about nuclear power lately. Most report different takes on the same theme: that we are in the midst of an unprecedented revival of nuclear energy, and just in time to solve so many problems: climate disruption, energy…
If you pay much attention to energy and climate issues, you have probably seen a lot more news about nuclear power lately. Most report different takes on the same theme: that we are in the midst of an unprecedented revival of nuclear energy, and just in time to solve so many problems: climate disruption, energy…
If you pay much attention to energy and climate issues, you have probably seen a lot more news about nuclear power lately. Most report different takes on the same theme: that we are in the midst of an unprecedented revival of nuclear energy, and just in time to solve so many problems: climate disruption, energy…
NIRS West Valley Update – September 2022 Demolition of Reprocessing Building (MPPB) could begin Sept 2022 Demolition of Highly Radioactive West Valley Building, a 40 month process Government Refuses to Do Real-Time Monitoring and Reporting Offsite The good news is that visible changes are underway at the West Valley Nuclear Site. Demolishing the above ground…
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. We will be updating this page with breaking news and resources. Nuclear Power Plants in Ukraine Overview Ukraine is heavily reliant…
For Immediate Release: July 26, 2021 MEDIA NOTE – NRC Licensing Decision Coming Soon Contacts: Karen Hadden, Executive Director, Sustainable Energy & Economic Development (SEED) Coalition, 512-797-8481 karendhadden@gmail.com Former State Rep. Lon Burnam, Public Citizen’s Texas Office, 817-721-5846, lonburnam@gmail.com The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) may complete a Safety Analysis and the Final Environmental Impact Statement…
For Immediate Release–Contact Diane D’Arrigo, Radioactive Waste Project Director Nuclear Information and Resource Service dianed@nirs.org; 202-841-8588 Audio teleconference on VLLW: https://www.nirs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Telebrief_VLLW-landfills_2020-07-15.mp3 October 21, 2020 Nearly 10,000 comments were submitted by today’s deadline to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) against its plan to deliberately allow nuclear waste, mainly from nuclear power reactors, to go to…
While it is true that the precise details of the meltdown sequence and explosion at Chernobyl could not happen at any commercial reactor operating in the US, it is untrue that a radiological disaster of the same scale could not happen in the US. In fact, a similar event at a reactor site in the US…
NIRS Executive Director Tim Judson delivered the following comments at a press conference held at the Pennsylvania State Capitol on Monday, March 25, 2019: The disaster at Three Mile Island was not an “accident” – it was, and remains, one of the largest industrial disasters in the world. But it is still too often dismissed…
This year, the Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS) will celebrate 40 years of tireless nuclear-free, carbon-free advocacy. When I joined NIRS in 2016, my staff position as Energy Democracy Specialist was a new venture for the organization. Yet the commitment to democratic decision-making, ownership and control of decentralized energy resources has been at the…