10 Reasons to Oppose Nuclear Energy
Green America is active in addressing the climate crisis by transitioning the US electricity mix away from its heavy emphasis on coal-fired and natural gas power. But all of that work will be wasted if we transition from fossil fuels to an equally dangerous source – nuclear energy.
A nuclear accident made Three Mile Island infamous. AI’s needs may revive it.
The dormant power plant renowned as the site of the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history — Three Mile Island — may be switched back on, driven in part by the ravenous energy appetites of artificial-intelligence developers.
Japan, US activists condemn secret transfer of nuclear waste to uranium mill near tribal lands
Environmentalists in the United States and anti-nuclear campaigners in Japan have united to condemn the secret transfer of around 136 tonnes of nuclear waste from research facilities in Japan to a uranium storage site in the US state of Utah.
Congress’s Nuclear Addiction
The “ADVANCE Act,” a bill to promote nuclear power, was passed 88-to-2 by the U.S. Senate last week. The ADVANCE stands for “Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy.” The only senators voting against it were Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
LANL plans to release highly radioactive tritium to prevent explosions. Will it just release danger in the air?
Last fall, the international community rose up in defense of the Pacific Ocean. Seafood and salt purveyors, public policy professors, scientists and environmentalists, all lambasted Japan’s release of radioactive wastewater from the disastrously damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the sea.
Senate Nuclear Fetishists Take Lid Off of Pandora’s Box
In a lopsided 88-2 vote (with 10 not voting, including Sen. Richard Durbin), the Senate passed S.870 – the so-called ADVANCED Act, a bill which quite literally takes the lid off of the nuclear safety box, both domestically and internationally.
Holtec: Criminality, Corruption, Incompetence, and Inexperience
The administrations of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and President Biden, are fine with enriching Holtec International to the tune of more than $15 billion, in taxpayer (state and federal) and ratepayer bailouts, subsidies, grants, surcharges, and giveaways. But does Holtec’s track record justify entrusting the company with the keys to the treasury?!
California legislators break with Gov. Newsom over loan to keep state’s last nuclear plant running
The California Legislature signaled its intent on Thursday to cancel a $400 million loan payment to help finance a longer lifespan for the state’s last nuclear power plant, exposing a rift with Gov. Gavin Newsom who says that the power is critical to safeguarding energy supplies amid a warming climate.