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Nuclear Information and Resource Service, Southeast Office:
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maryolson

Mary Olson. Director of the Southeast Office.

Implements NIRS’ mission in the Southeast. Olson joined NIRS staff in 1991, and served in DC as lobbyist for the Stop Mobile Chernobyl Campaign, and as NIX MOX Campaign Coordinator. The Southeast Office, founded in 1999 and based in Asheville, NC enables action on new nuclear initiatives in the region, of which there are many. A seasoned public speaker, Olson is a frequent guest on radio and has appeared on national and regional television. She has a B.A. from Reed College, with a double major in Biology and History of Science, and subsequent study in chemistry and biochemistry at Purdue University.

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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