Physics and electrical engineering professor, Derek Abbott, does a brilliant job of debunking the myths that nuclear energy is needed for climate change in a new article. Nuclear Power: Game Over looks at all the ways the pro-nuclear propagandists vainly try to justify the continued utility of nuclear energy, proving them wrong on every count. This is a clearly written, accessible piece that should be widely read. Please Tweet and circulate. More
Commemorating the Fermi 1 meltdown, 50 years later
Next Wednesday, Beyond Nuclear is joining with grassroots environmental allies in southeast Michigan to mark the 50th anniversary of the Oct. 5, 1966 partial meltdown of the infamous Fermi Unit 1 plutonium breeder reactor located on the shore of Lake Erie. In the form of our "Freeze Our Fukushimas" and "Got KI?" campaigns, the lessons that should have been learned from this close call with catastrophe, that endangered the Great Lakes, and countless numbers of people downwind and downstream, will be applied to resisting ongoing operations at Fermi 2 (a Fukushima Daiichi twin design), as well as seeking to block the proposed new Fermi 3 reactor. More
Command and Control offers a warning as well as a history lesson
The new documentary -Command and Control - based on Eric Schlosser's compelling book, is making the rounds of movie theatres and is well worth watching. Check out the calendar for October screenings. It will also be shown on PBS next year. While the film is a historical look at the terrible 1980 accident at the Titan II nuclear missile complex in Arkansas, it also serves as a reminder of the insanity of the arms race; the extreme and persistent peril of a nuclear launch, whether accidental or deliberate; and the necessity to rid ourselves of these genocidal weapons. More
Pro-nuke Bipartisan Policy Center advocates for Mobile Chernobyls and high-level radioactive waste parking lot dumps
The revolving door between so-called "public servants" and nuclear power lobbying firms is spinning so fast, it could be connected to the electric grid and awarded billion dollar subsidies at ratepayer and taxpayers expense! Close on the heels of the U.S. Department of Energy's own "Consent-Based Siting" proceeding, the pro-nuclear Bipartisan Policy Center has published a lobbying plan, deaf to public concerns, that it hopes will lead to legislation next year, to expedite high-level radioactive waste transportation to so-called centralized interim storage sites, such as Waste Control Specialists, LLC in west Texas. Help push back, by using Beyond Nuclear's "We Do NOT Consent!" talking points to write your own, for submission to [email protected] by the Oct. 30th deadline. You can also contact your two U.S. Senators and your U.S. Representative (including via the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121), as well as the White House, urging that: high-level radioactive waste stop being made; Hardened On-Site Storage (HOSS) be required for what already exists; calls for Mobile Chernobyls and de facto permanent parking lot dumps be rejected. More
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