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USA’s nuclear power plants have experienced 10 perilous near misses
10 Near Misses at U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Considered Precursors to a Meltdown https://ecowatch.com/2016/05/24/near-misses-nuclear-plants/ Greenpeace | May 24, 2016 Following the 30th anniversary of...
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‘Armageddon drone’ that can search for radiation
The ‘Armageddon drone’ that can search for radiation: Nevada nuclear test site to trial atomic disaster technology ‘Sandstorm’ craft used for radiation sensing and environmental monitoring The drones...
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Californians want to palm off their nuclear waste problem onto Texas
California looks to Texas to solve nuclear waste problem Dallas company has filed to open nuclear waste dump in West Texas Californians say proposal is chance to move spent fuel from Rancho Seco, San...
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America’s NRC changing nuclear fee structure to help Small Nuclear reactors:...
NRC Sets Variable Fees for Small, Modular Nuclear Reactorshttp://www.environmentalprogress.org/ , Bloomberg, By Rebecca Kern May 23 — The annual fee structure for small, modular nuclear reactors...
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Exelon and its allies rally for a bailout of nuclear power, despite its known...
Illinoisans Sound Off On Exelon/ComEd Bill As Report Unveils Dangers At Their Local Nuclear Sites http://www.progressillinois.com/news/content/2016/05/24/illinoisans-sound-over-exeloncomed-legislation...
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America’s risks of catastrophic fire in spent nuclear fuel pools
Spent fuel fire on U.S. soil could dwarf impact of Fukushima, Science, By Richard Stone May. 24, 2016 A fire from spent fuel stored at a U.S. nuclear power plant could have catastrophic consequences,...
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The USA Pentagon’s budget labyrinth for a planned $1 trillion splurge
The Pentagon’s War on Accountability: Slush Funds, Smoke and Mirrors, and Funny Money Equal Weapons Systems Galore By William D. Hartung, Tom Dispatch, Reader Supported News, 24 May 16 Slush Funds...
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Illinois Attorney General slams nuclear bailout legislation
Attorney General Rips Exelon Legislation http://www.wandtv.com/story/32061349/attorney-general-rips-exelon-legislation May 26, 2016 By: Doug Wolfe, State Capitol – Illinois Attorney General Lisa...
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Nuclear energy has no place in New York State renewable energy plan
“The proposed Clean Energy mandate also includes a proposal to support emissions-free upstate nuclear power.” The inclusion of nuclear power in the New York State renewable energy plan is drawing...
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ExxonMobil must be made accountable for their climate change deception
Greenwashing or Progress? Exxon Shareholders Issue Calls for Climate Accountability , 27 May 2016 By Candice Bernd, Truthout | At ExxonMobil’s annual shareholder meeting in Dallas this week, activist...
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Obama meets Hiroshima survivors, calls for a ‘Moral Revolution’ for nuclear...
At Hiroshima Memorial, Obama Says Nuclear Arms Require ‘Moral Revolution’, NYT 27 May 16 HIROSHIMA, Japan — President Obama laid a wreath at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial on Friday, telling an audience...
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Despite Obama’s calls for nuclear disarmament, U.S. disarmament is slowest...
Obama calls for end to nuclear weapons, but U.S. disarmament is slowest since 1980...
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Change “renewable” to “clean”– Exelon’s plan to get taxpayer money for...
Nuclear Power Fights for a Spot in Illinois’ Clean Energy Future State lawmakers are debating whether to keep ailing nuclear plants alive. The outcome will set a precedent for more states to come....
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Special Report on Nuclear America
Nuclear America: RT special report on state of US nuclear facilities 27 May, 2016 Over the past 18 months, a number of nuclear facilities across the country have experienced problems. From the Hanford...
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Consumers keep footing the bill for nuclear project
Post and Courier, BY TERESA ARNOLD May 29 2016 Did you know that South Carolina law allows utility companies to charge consumers more for cost overruns on big projects like building a nuclear power...
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Florida consumers still being slugged unfairly for Turkey Point delayed...
Consumers deserve ‘pause’ in FPL’s nuclear plant recovery costs, Miami Herald, 29 May 16 FPL’s plans to expand its nuclear energy plant at Turkey Point are on hold for four years However, the...
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USA Department of Energy wants to delay Southy Carolina MOX hearings
Federal government wants delay in MOX court hearing, Augusta Chronicle, By Walter C. Jones Staff Writer May 26, 2016 Lawyers for the U.S. Department of Energy filed more arguments Wednesday for why a...
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Up to 20 USA uneconomic nuclear stations soon to close
Economics Point Toward Closure for Up To 20 U.S. Nukes, The Energy Mix, May 24, 2016 A leading nuclear industry lobby group in the United States says its members aren’t being paid enough for their...
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Sad loss of a man of integrity, Michael Mariotte
Michael Mariotte, a Leading Antinuclear Activist, Dies at 63, NYT, By SAM ROBERTS MAY 23, 2016 Michael Mariotte, a leading national opponent of nuclear power and an advocate for alternative,...
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Research suggests link between cellphones and brain cancer
“Game-Changing” Study Links Cellphone Radiation to Cancer An increased incidence of brain and heart tumors was seen in rats. Mother Jones, JOSH HARKINSON MAY 27, 2016 It’s the moment we’ve all been...
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