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TELL NRC: Don’t weaken radiation standards - Beyond Nuclear
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission draft proposed rule (PR), allowing more radiation exposure at the industry’s discretion, has been published in the
https://beyondnuclear.org/tell-nrc-dont-weaken-radiation-standards/
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Nuclear watchdogs seek answers on plutonium pit need before comment deadline
Groups say the NNSA withheld key plutonium pit aging study as public comments on its environmental review close midnight on July 16.
https://www.gpb.org/news/2026/07/16/nuclear-watchdogs-seek-answers-on-plutonium-pit-need-comment-deadline
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Keep up to date with NO to Nuclear book tours and webinars!
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No To Nuclear book tour and webinars - Beyond Nuclear
Beyond Nuclear international specialist Linda Pentz Gunter's new book -- No to Nuclear. Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress and
https://beyondnuclear.org/no-to-nuclear-book-tour/
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New study says NNSA underestimates toll of pit production fire - ExchangeMonitor
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New study says NNSA underestimates toll of pit production fire - ExchangeMonitor
A new study by Princeton University researchers argues that the National Nuclear Security Administration's analysis underestimates the geographic and
https://www.exchangemonitor.com/new-study-says-nnsa-underestimates-toll-of-pit-production-fire-2/
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Environmental groups urge public to oppose changes to radiation protection - ExchangeMonitor
Multiple environmental groups have publicly denounced the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s proposal to change radiation protection standards, saying the
https://www.exchangemonitor.com/environmental-groups-urge-public-to-oppose-changes-to-radiation-protection-2/
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HOW many new Nukes? Plutonium Pit Production Problems at Los Alamos - Greg Mello
Greg Mello of Los Alamos Study Group reveals problems at Los Alamos Nat'l Lab from demands to manufacture up to 80 new plutonium pits (bomb triggers) per year.
https://nuclearhotseat.com/podcast/new-nukes-los-alamos-plutonium-pit-greg-mello/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=how-many-new-nukes-los-alamos-plutonium-pit-production-demands-other-insanities-nh-785
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Challenging NYT’s Suggestion That We Should Stop Worrying and Love Radiation
An environmental health advocate challenges a New York Times article that "serves to promote the current government policies to greatly expand nuclear activities."
https://fair.org/home/challenging-nyts-suggestion-that-we-should-stop-worrying-and-love-radiation/
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Study: U.S. underestimates peril if Los Alamos were to leak plutonium
An accident at LANL could lead to more fatalities than previously estimated by the federal government, according to new research.
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/study-u-s-underestimates-peril-if-los-alamos-were-to-leak-plutonium/article_688dd352-266f-4eed-ba8f-ddc621fa3a9f.html
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How could loosened radiation exposure rules affect public health?
A proposed rule change could expose more Americans to higher doses of radiation from nuclear facilities
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-could-laxer-radiation-exposure-rules-affect-public-health/
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By far the most forgotten and overlooked nuclear disaster in history. The answer as to why, lies in the deeply discriminatory practices of the nuclear power industry.
beyondnuclearinternational.org/2026/07/12/a...
#ChurchRock
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A 90 million gallon nuclear tragedy
The worst radiological accident in US history
https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2026/07/12/a-90-million-gallon-nuclear-tragedy/
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Stephen Schwartz
5 days ago
In 2021, MSNBC broadcast a new documentary, “In the Dark of the Valley,” about the the 1959 accident, the coverup, its effects on people living nearby, and the efforts of local citizens to hold Boeing and the state and federal governments accountable for failing to warn people or clean up the site.
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In the Dark of the Valley | Official Trailer
YouTube video by MS NOW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puxOB5BHbKE
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Stephen Schwartz
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Parents Against Santa Susana Field Laboratory, a local community organization, has worked hard for years on behalf of the 700,000 people living within 10 miles of the site to hold the US government, the State of California, and Boeing responsible for properly and fully cleaning it up.
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PARENTS AGAINST SANTA SUSANA FIELD LAB
Parents near Los Angeles are fighting the Boeing Company for the complete cleanup of the Santa Susana Field Lab, a toxic and radioactive site, that they believe is giving their children cancer through...
https://parentsagainstssfl.com
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Stephen Schwartz
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Today in 1959, a clogged coolant channel led to the meltdown of 30 percent of the fuel elements in the core of the uncontained 20-Megawatt Sodium Reactor Experiment nuclear reactor at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, located about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles above Simi Valley.
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A 90 million gallon nuclear tragedy
The worst radiological accident in US history
https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2026/07/12/a-90-million-gallon-nuclear-tragedy/
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Hidden study casts doubt on need for nuclear weapons factories in SC, NM, critics say
Environmentalists are asking for the release of a key study that could show whether the nation needs to begin producing nuclear weapons components again
https://www.thestate.com/news/local/environment/article316464008.html
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The End of Another Surplus Plutonium Disposition Program
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has put the brakes on the surplus plutonium Dilute and Dispose program and reassigned K-Area surplus plutonium proce…
https://aikenchronicles.com/2026/07/12/the-end-of-another-surplus-plutonium-disposition-program/
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Not socialism, just (more) grifting
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Trump's "nuclear socialism" more apparent as a grift - Beyond Nuclear
The libertarian non-profit Cato Institute just posted a stinging critique of the Trump's White House latest scheme to jump start wildly expensive and
https://beyondnuclear.org/trumps-nuclear-socialism-or-just-more-grift/
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Nuclear Power is Now Trump Power...What Could Go Wrong?
Donald Trump is now the ultimate face of the U.S. nuclear power industry. What could go wrong? If you are advocating atomic energy in any form, you are
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/07/10/nuclear-power-is-now-trump-power-what-could-go-wrong/
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NRC's “robust regulatory regime” claim is challenged by Beyond Nuclear v. NRC. Beyond Nuclear and Sierra Club, argue that NRC unlawfully made generic environmental conclusions despite alleged gaps involving aging-related risk, severe accidents, and climate-change effects.
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NRC Targets Faster Nuclear Licensing With NEPA Streamlining Proposal
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed a major rewrite of its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rules, opening yet another front in
https://www.powermag.com/nrc-targets-faster-nuclear-licensing-with-nepa-streamlining-proposal/
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Proposal ends routine public comment requests on draft impact statements; Proposal would also stop reviewing dust noise air and non-radiological water impacts
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US nuclear power regulator proposes narrowing scope of environmental reviews
The U.S. nuclear power regulator on Wednesday proposed narrowing the scope of environmental reviews required under federal law for licenses for new and renewed reactors.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-nuclear-power-regulator-proposes-narrowing-scope-environmental-reviews-2026-07-08/
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In view of evidence of harm presented in The Scientists Who Alerted, the White House’s current push to weaken or eliminate radiation protection standards in the United States amounts to criminal reckless endangerment, and must be stopped.
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Scientist’s Warnings Against Radiation
Cindy Folkers and Ian Fairlie have written an essential book. The Scientists Who Alerted Us to the Dangers of Radiation presents the findings of 39
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/07/02/scientists-warnings-against-radiation/
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Just a reminder to those in the Baltimore area that Vincent Intondi and Beyond Nuclear's Linda Pentz Gunter will be at The Ivy in Baltimore, 6pm July 28 to discuss Linda's book. Please circulate the link to your area contacts!
www.eventbrite.com/e/linda-pent...
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Linda Pentz Gunter with Vincent Intondi: NO TO NUCLEAR
Eventbrite - The Ivy Bookshop presents Linda Pentz Gunter with Vincent Intondi: NO TO NUCLEAR - Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at The Ivy Bookshop - Back Patio, Baltimore, MD. Find event and ticket informatio...
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/linda-pentz-gunter-with-vincent-intondi-no-to-nuclear-tickets-1989174303890?aff=oddtdtcreator
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The Australian uranium mining company that successfully lobbied President Donald Trump into threatening to take over Greenland, has lost its battle to extend a controversial exploration license there.
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Greenland stands up to bullying by Australian mining company
Environmental activists have applauded a decision by the Greenlandic government to reject an extension to a controversial exploration license held by Western Australia-based mining company Energy Tran...
https://www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1457/world/greenland-stands-bullying-australian-mining-company
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France's Deadly Nuclear Legacy in French Polynesia - Hinamoeura Morgant-Cross
Between 1966 & 1996, France conducted 193 nuclear weapons tests in French Polynesia. Hinamoeura Morgant-Cross, leukemia survivor & Member of Parliament, explains ongoing health challenges, the fight f...
https://nuclearhotseat.com/podcast/frances-deadly-nuclear-tlegacy-french-polynesia/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=france-s-deadly-nuclear-test-legacy-in-french-polynesia-hinamoeura-morgant-cross-100th-country-signs-tpnw-nh-784
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NJ gov Mikie Sherrill has allowed herself to be conned by the nuclear tech bros, none of whom have the public wellbeing in mind. Too many US governors have drunk the nuclear Kool-Aid. Too slow, too expensive, too dangerous, for data centers not homes.
beyondnuclearinternational.org/2026/07/05/f...
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Flatteries and falsehoods
Nuke bros (and gals) speak in forked tongues as they extoll each other’s virtues
https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2026/07/05/flatteries-and-falsehoods/
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"Nuclear Socialism"...is there no way the technology will ever make economic sense? Never say never, but the odds are long... it’s bad policy for politicians to be pushing this mature technology on taxpayers and ratepayers.
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Trump Sweetens the Nuclear Energy Pot, But Will Anyone Play?
Perhaps the answer is nuclear socialism: Trump wants to boost an industry in which Uncle Sam could have an equity stake. This is part of the broader pattern of Trump corporate socialism, with governme...
https://www.cato.org/blog/trump-sweetens-nuclear-energy-pot-will-anyone-play
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Your Daily Dose of Climate Hope, July 6, 2026
Despite the sabotage and slow-downs, solar keeps surging in America!
https://open.substack.com/pub/climateactapp/p/your-daily-dose-of-climate-hope-july-9dd?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=cq45
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Dr Paul Dorfman
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Why take those jobs away?’: the unionized workers decrying Trump’s war on wind
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‘Why take those jobs away?’: the unionized workers decrying Trump’s war on wind
Workers proud of their efforts to grow renewable energy say US president pursuing ‘personal vendetta’ at their expense
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/06/workers-unions-trump-wind-energy
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Willingly bamboozled in NJ: A multi-million dollar PR campaign can’t hide nuclear power’s ugly truth.
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Flatteries and falsehoods
Nuke bros (and gals) speak in forked tongues as they extoll each other’s virtues
https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2026/07/05/flatteries-and-falsehoods/
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Edwin Lyman
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To "unleash"
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energy, the Energy Department and the NRC are taking a wrecking ball to nuclear safety, security, and radiation protection standards that were carefully developed over the decades, often in response to painful lessons. So why do nuclear power stocks keep falling?
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Radiation Trainwreck: Is NRC deregulating radiation standards? - Beyond Nuclear
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission released to the public yesterday its draft proposed rule (PR), allowing more radiation exposure. The PR is not
https://beyondnuclear.org/radiation-trainwreck-is-nrc-deregulating-radiation-standards/
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"This will only increase the disease burden at a time when cancer rates are already rising among younger people"
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US nuclear power regulator proposes changing rule protecting people from radiation
The U.S. nuclear power regulator on Wednesday proposed changes to a rule protecting people from radiation, the latest proposal pushed by the Trump administration to change or soften rules to speed d...
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-nuclear-power-regulator-proposes-changing-rule-protecting-people-radiation-2026-07-01/
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Trump, Epstein, Nukes?!?
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The Trump administration’s favorite nuclear startup has ties to Russia and Epstein
Also, Christian nationalism.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/the-trump-administrations-favorite-nuclear-startup-has-ties-to-russia-and-epstein/
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Update on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's mandate from Trump to expose us to more radioactive pollution. Watch below.
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Update on Radiation Trainwreck at NRC & Meet the Coalition to Stop Radioactive Pollution 06-25-2026
YouTube video by Mary Olson
https://youtu.be/OwBZqn1YZ5s
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Stephen Schwartz
17 days ago
Today in 1968, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) opened for signature. Only four states have never been a party to this landmark nuclear arms control agreement: India, Israel, Pakistan, and South Sudan (North Korea acceded in December 1985 but withdrew in April 2003).
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Nuclear power reactors have shut down multiple times during heatwaves, especially in Europe. This heatwave is no exception.
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Swiss nuclear plant shut down due to heatwave
The reactors at Europe’s oldest nuclear plant were shut down Friday, its Swiss operator said, after the heatwave roasting Europe sent temperatures soaring in the river used for cooling.
https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/article/swiss-nuclear-plant-shut-down-due-to-heatwave/
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New reactors promised by companies with zero
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experience. US governors eager to buy into these false promises. Old reactors revived that could "blow" any time. Billions in taxpayer funds for Westinghouse, the poster child for nuclear fiasco. Mad
beyondnuclearinternational.org/2026/06/28/t...
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The new nuclear madness is climate criminality
Reactor revival will cost us time, money and possibly the planet
https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2026/06/28/the-new-nuclear-madness-is-climate-criminality/
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It's time for lawmakers to listen to the realities about
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power and stop buying into dangerous expensive nuclear fantasies that just delay and derail meaningful climate action while failing to deliver the energy needs required now.
nuclearcosts.org/experts-plea...
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Experts Plea To Congress: Beware of Fed and Big Tech’s Costly Nuclear Power Push - Nuclear Costs
By The Nuclear Skeptic The artificial intelligence bubble is starving for electricity so big tech is teaming up with the administration to “Make America Nuclear Again” – an unaffordable, dangerous all...
https://nuclearcosts.org/experts-plea-to-congress-beware-of-fed-and-big-techs-costly-nuclear-power-push/
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No radioactive communities: Webinar and comment writing workshop - Beyond Nuclear
Following Executive Order 14300 in May 2025 directing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to weaken radiation protection standards, our colleagues at
https://beyondnuclear.org/no-radioactive-communities-webinar-and-comment-writing-workshop/
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NEWSFLASH: Uranium IS nuclear
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Sweden's nuclear madness: uranium isn't 'nuclear' - Beyond Nuclear
In keeping with the collective taking leave of all senses that seems to have gripped politicians everywhere when it comes to nuclear power, the Swedish
https://beyondnuclear.org/swedens-nuclear-madness-uranium-isnt-nuclear/
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Nuclear Autopsy for Indian Point Decommissioning? - Beyond Nuclear
Video of Beyond Nuclear presentation to NY Decommissioning Oversight Board on Indian Point nuclear station
https://beyondnuclear.org/nuclear-autopsy-during-indian-point-decommissioning/
22 days ago
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The NRC refuses to account for a rapidly changing climate when extending the licenses of operating reactors and licensing new ones. Diane Curran lays out the case for why increasingly violent weather should factor into safety considerations.
beyondnuclearinternational.org/2026/06/21/c...
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Climate change matters
Regulator should not discount future wilder weather in relation to nuclear safety
https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2026/06/21/climate-change-matters/
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The public was not informed before the deal was completed: Even county commissioners were only told “a week or two” prior... “They just announced it in the newspaper December 4, like it was a done deal,” ... “So arrogant and so dismissive of the public.”
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The Nuclear Reactors Coming to a Small Town Near You
As a disruptive new nuclear power project embeds itself in Parsons, Kansas, residents are divided on whether it’s worth the potential risk.
https://newrepublic.com/article/211643/nuclear-reactor-parsons-kansas-safety
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What is the "next Chernobyl" happens at
#Chernobyl
. With two damaging drone strikes, a hole in the confinement dome and a crumbling sarcophagus beneath, a major radiation release is a real possibility.
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Report: Russia's nuclear-powered 'Skyfall' missile is dirty and dangerous
MIT researchers think they've worked out exactly how Russia's Burevestnik nuclear-powered missile flies. "It's almost certainly a terrible idea," one analyst said. "But it's not an impossible idea."
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/18/nx-s1-5843252/russia-nuclear-powered-missile-burevestnik
about 1 month ago
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NY State Decommissioning Oversight Board presentation and nuclear autopsies - Beyond Nuclear
Beyond Nuclear PowerPoint presentation on Thursday evening, June 18, 2026 Indian Point decommissioning
https://beyondnuclear.org/ny-state-decommissioning-oversight-board-presentation-and-nuclear-autopsies/
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Nuclear reactor discussed for VT Yankee site - Vermont Daily Chronicle
The published agenda reads: Proposed Site Development; Battery Storage, Data Center and mini nuclear power plant.
https://vermontdailychronicle.com/nuclear-reactor-discussed-for-vt-yankee-site/amp/
about 1 month ago
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The individual presentations from our Capitol Hill briefing co-hosted with NIRS are now up on our YouTube channel.
@nucsafetyucs.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/@beyondnucle...
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Beyond Nuclear
Beyond Nuclear is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that advocates for an end to the use of nuclear power and for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
https://www.youtube.com/@beyondnuclear07
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Beyond Nuclear's Linda Pentz Gunter was a guest on the May edition of Night With The Experts, presenting ideas from her book No To Nuclear. Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress And Provokes War.
@plutopress.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y3Y...
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How Should We Talk About Nuclear Power?
YouTube video by Nuclear Energy Information Service
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y3Y6mNORZc
about 1 month ago
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An Ordinary Insanity is a must-watch legacy film with Daniel Ellsberg in the last year of his life. “I’ve long said that to my last breath I will be doing what I can to postpone and avert the risk of nuclear war,” he says. It's free to all to screen anywhere.
www.anordinaryinsanity.com
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AN ORDINARY INSANITY - Official Film Site
Renowned whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg provides a powerful wake-up call about the danger of nuclear war and how we can reduce the threat.
https://www.anordinaryinsanity.com/
about 1 month ago
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