Radioactive Waste Archives · Page 6 of 26 · NIRS

May 1, 2011

Major new report from Robert Alvarez at Institute for Policy Studies for the first time spells out the estimated amount of radioactivity in spent fuel at each U.S. reactors site, and what should be done to reduce the unacceptable hazard of high-density spent fuel pools.

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March 1, 2011

Presentation on Nuclear Waste in Tennessee to the TN Senate Environment Committee by the Citizens to End Nuclear Dumping in Tennessee (ENDIT) and Tennessee Environmental Council.

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November 28, 2010

Texas At Risk of Becoming the Nation’s Radioactive Waste Dumping Ground; Rules Being Rushed Through During Holiday Season.

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November 16, 2010

Environmental Answers to Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future. The Commission asked the environmental community to respond to a series of questions on radioactive waste policy. The answers were crafted by 30+ activists, endorsed by 168 organizations, and submitted to the Commission on

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November 16, 2010

Cover letter for the environmental answers to the Blue Ribbon Commission, signed by six organizations.

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November 15, 2010

Four groups charge that for steam generators slated for shipment from Canada to Sweden for “recycling”, radioactive cargo is mostly plutonium.

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October 1, 2010

Seven U.S. Senators send letter raising serious questions about plan to ship radioactive steam generators from Canada through the Great Lakes to Sweden, for eventual “recycling” into consumer and industrial goods.

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July 10, 2010

Resolution against shipment of highly radioactive reactor components through the Great Lakes to Sweden for processing and “recycling” into consumer goods.

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July 1, 2010

Media Statement on Yucca Mountain and Talking Points: Why Yucca Would Fail as a Repository from Mary Olson.

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July 1, 2010

Why Yucca Mountain Would Fail as a Nuclear Waste Repository.

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May 08, 2023
On April 15, 2023 utilities in Germany shut down the country’s three last remaining nuclear power plants. These closures mark the successful planned phase-out of German nuclear energy from the nation’s grid. What does this mean for Germany? What lessons should the U.S. take away from the German energy transition? Germany’s Energiewende (“energy transition”) is an overarching…

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December 13, 2022
NIRS Statement on 12/13/22 DOE Nuclear Fusion Announcement Today, the US Department of Energy announced what scientists consider a major breakthrough in nuclear fusion research. In the DOE’s press release, they celebrate “a major scientific breakthrough decades in the making that will pave the way for advancements in national defense and the future of clean…

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June 10, 2022
News from Beyond Nuclear, For Immediate Release Contacts: Kevin Kamps, Beyond Nuclear, kevin@beyondnuclear.org, (240) 462-3216;Michael Keegan, Coalition for a Nuclear-Free Great Lakes and Don’t Waste Michigan, mkeeganj@comcast.net, (734) 770-1441;Diane D’Arrigo, Nuclear Information and Resource Service, dianed@nirs.org, (301) 270-6477 ext. 3,;Terry Lodge, environmental coalition legal counsel, tjlodge50@yahoo.com, (419) 205-7084Iris Potter, Michigan Safe Energy Future-Kalamazoo Chapter, b.irispotter@gmail.com,…

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March 30, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, March 30, 2022 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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