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A reckless fast track in Texas
The NRC is rushing to bow to Trump’s nuclear permitting fast track. In the process it is gravely risking public safety, warns Dr. Edwin Lyman The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a permit to Long Mott Energy to construct four small modular reactors...
Tell your Senators: Reject BAAJA, Protect Health!
Before the long Congressional recess, a new permitting reform bill was introduced in the Senate: The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA). PSR’s vision for permitting reform looks something like renewable energy prioritization, frontline communities...
Plans unveiled to bring Nagasaki’s A-bombed Virgin Mary to U.S.
By: KYODO NEWS | November 2, 2026 kyodonews.netNAGASAKI – The Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki and others on Monday unveiled plans to bring the surviving head of a wooden statue of the Virgin Mary that was destroyed in the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki to the...
Connecting to Hanford
Photo by Evan Benally Atwood By: Simone Anter, Senior Staff Attorney & Hanford Program Director The first step in efforts to take and extract is to sever the connection to place: removal and denial of return. The cutting off of home, wintering ground, farm, sacred...
A New Day in American Democracy
I’m energized this morning. Today, I’m in San Antonio, after spending the last several days with Texas PSR and our members gathered here for the American Public Health Association annual meeting. Over the weekend, we hosted a 65th Anniversary house party, and...
DOE officially listening to development offers on Hanford land
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Fired Hanford security specialist guilty of false statements. Ordered to pay $141K
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Does Nuclear Waste Cleanup Really have a ‘Not in My Backyard’ Problem?
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DOE-EM seeks proposals for Hanford site development projects
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No sole nuclear weapon launch!
Trump cannot have sole discretion to launch nuclear weapons and must be stopped from using them against Iran say groups Trump’s threats to use nuclear weapons against Iran prompted more than 200 organizations, including Beyond Nuclear, to issue a joint statement...
Nukes and war, podcast
In an interview on the RootsAction Education Fund Book Club, Linda Pentz Gunter and David Swanson discuss Linda’s book, No to Nuclear, and how having nuclear power plants in conflict areas or war zones dramatically raises the risks There have been attacks on or near...
New Uranium Atlas English edition published
To coincide with the start of COP31 in Türkiye, new Uranium Atlas update shows why nuclear power is not a climate savior The recently updated and republished English edition of the Uranium Atlas shows that nuclear power cannot contribute to solving the climate crisis....
draft Renewal 4 of Hanford’s Air Operating Permit
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Feds ask for proposals for industrial use of Hanford land. Data centers possible
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X-energy brings Fluor onboard for Cascade SMR project at Hanford Site
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Hanford whistleblower lawsuit alleges time card fraud, other issues were buried
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NMED Fails to Investigate Project Ranger Complaints Referred by EPA
https://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/CCNSUpdate110626mc.mp3 The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has not investigated Project Ranger complaints that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 referred to it, according to NMED’s own...
We Can Save Ourselves: The Nuclear Danger at Pickaxe Mountain | In Al-Jazeera
A nuclear strike on Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain could expose people in nearby Natanz to radioactive fallout and set off a wider war.By Peter Kuznick and Ivana Nikolić Hughes This article was originally published in Arabic by Al Jazeera on November 5, 2026, and republished...
Progress on Superfund Cleanup
Progress on Superfund Cleanup at Bonneville Dam After Decades of Inaction By Kate Murphy, Senior Community Organizer We have some exciting news to share! After decades of delay by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), we are finally seeing some progress...
Could a Tactical Nuclear Strike Stay Limited? | Dr. Hughes on Futureproof Report
On November 4, 2026, Futureproof Report aired an interview with Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes, president of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, about the risk that a tactical nuclear strike could lead to a wider war. The term “tactical” describes a nuclear weapon’s intended...
What are data centers’ impacts on water?
Data centers use water to cool their computer servers, which produce an enormous amount of heat. This process uses a lot of water and introduces new heat and toxic pollution into wastewater, exacerbating existing water quantity and pollution challenges. Data center...
Webinar Nuclear health and safety oversight
https://www.armscontrol.org/events-and-remarks/2026-10/webinar-erosion-independent-health-and-safety-oversight-us-nuclear?emci=7e5772ba-c6d7-f111-bf5b-000d3a54442e&emdi=fe215a91-79d8-f111-bf5b-000d3a54442e&ceid=27571748 The post Webinar Nuclear health and...
DOE faces scrutiny over Hanford claims
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New Hanford Breakthrough Treatment Will Triple Tank Cleanup Speed
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The US is spending billions to upgrade its nuclear weapons. Activists in New Mexico are worried.
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DOE Cleans Some Nuclear Waste Sites to Residential Standards
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Hanford cleanup advances with new groundbreaking, bats pause work in 100K Area
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DOE breaks ground on new cleanup system at Hanford Site
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¡Tri-Valley CAREs Lo Invita a Nuestra FIESTA de Amplificación Mensual!
Nos reuniremos virtualmente (a través de Zoom) para diseñar estrategias sobre cómo podemos usar individualmente el poder de nuestras cuentas de redes sociales (a través de Facebook, X, Threads, Linkedin, etc.) y medios impresos (a través de Cartas al editor, secciones...
Tri-Valley CAREs le Invita a Nuestra Reunión Mensual de Noviembre
Únase a nosotros virtualmente a las 7:00 p. m. el jueves 19 de noviembre de 2026. Descubra los últimos avances sobre el complejo de armas nucleares, uno de los desafíos más apremiantes de nuestro tiempo, y explore cómo puede contribuir a la justicia social y ambiental...
Tell Congress: Prevent Nuclear Catastrophe in Iran
In recent weeks, President Trump has threatened to “hit Iran hard” after the U.S. midterm elections next week. On October 15, President Trump stated that he would not use nuclear weapons against Iran. But frequent, abrupt changes to policy have become a staple...
How the Serbian Student Movement Is a Victory for Organizing Power
In Serbia, the students may have discovered a formula for rescuing democracy through nonviolence and commitment to collectivism. Students everywhere should take note.By Ivana Nikolić Hughes Originally published in The Nation on October 30, 2026. When I first came to...
US/UK collaborate for nuclear “race to the bottom”?
Holtec SMR LLC’s Pioneer reactor chosen to pilot US and UK collaboration to fast track export regulation of novel reactor licensing In a partnership between the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the UK Office of Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the UK Environment...
Submit Your Adverse Comments to NRC on or Before Wednesday, November 4th
https://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/CCNSUpdate103026mc.mp3 Under the President’s Executive Order, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or NRC, is at it again. This time, during a 30-day comment period, the NRC is proposing a multitude of exemptions to...
Washington doctor says Hanford nuclear exposures left workers with cancers, scarred lungs
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Fed worker hired at Hanford nuclear site charged with theft of government money
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What if Dems didn’t scuttle Henry Wallace VP nomination in 1944?
The anti-imperialist who coined “century of the common man” was already vice president when he was prevented by party bosses from running with FDR again.By Peter Kuznick and Ivana Nikolić Hughes Originally published in Responsible Statecraft on October 27, 2026....
“From Road to River: Tire Chemicals, Salmon, and the Columbia River” Webinar Recording and Resources
By Lorri Epstein, Science & Education Director Thank you for joining Columbia Riverkeeper’s webinar “From Road to River: Tire Chemicals, Salmon, and the Columbia River,” featuring Roy Iwai, Todd Hanna, and Katie Holzer. Together we learned about the tire chemical,...
Ivana Nikolić Hughes on Iran and the Risk of Nuclear War
On October 22, 2026, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation President Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes appeared on Mario Nawfal’s YouTube channel to discuss the risk of nuclear weapons use against Iran and the danger of escalation into a wider nuclear war. Watch the interview Video:...
Diving into the money pit
An Iceberg Research report that said the Deep Fission micro reactor project’s stock offering looked like “a late attempt to ride the SMR hype, and dump a stranded asset onto retail investors,” sent shares tumbling. After being offered at $16 they are now hovering just...
The nuclear paradox: Why the world wants both deterrence and disarmament
By: Lauren Sukin, Luis Rodriguez, Stephen Herzog Kristen Thomason The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists | October 6, 2026 thebulletin.orgIn the summer of 2023, as Russia threatened nuclear strikes against Ukraine, we conducted the most comprehensive academic survey of...
Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes: « The fate of humanity hangs by a nuclear thread »
An interview with NAPF President Dr. Ivana Nikolić HughesIn an interview with Mohsen Abdelmoumen, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation President Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes discusses nuclear deterrence and the lasting consequences of nuclear testing. She draws on her research in...
2026 UN First Committee: General Debate Highlights
In mid-October, the annual First Committee of the General Assembly on International Peace and Security began under the chairpersonship of Ambassador Lok Bahadur Thapa of Nepal and recently concluded its general debate. The First Committee addresses nuclear weapons,...
Nuclear Weapons Waste Made Workers Sick. Despite a Law Meant to Help, the DOE Keeps Fighting Their Claims.
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RMPJC 2026 Voter Guide
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Project Ranger: New Mexico State Emergency Response Committee Meeting Canceled with One Day’s Notice
https://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/CCNSUpdate102326mc.mp3 On Wednesday, October 21st, the public learned, with just one day’s notice, that the New Mexico State Emergency Response Committee (SERC) meeting was canceled. No reason was given. As a...
No Nukes for Iran but New Nukes on your tax dollar
https://thebulletin.org/2026/10/the-us-governments-dangerous-rush-to-produce-new-plutonium-pits/ The post No Nukes for Iran but New Nukes on your tax dollar appeared first on The Colorado Coalition.
2026 Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards Winners
The 2026 Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards Poetry, a medium that transcends fact, has the power to engage us in profound experiences. The Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards, an annual celebration of poetic excellence, invites poets from around the world...
Geopolitics in the Time of Monsters
“These are absolutely solvable problems for which we need the political will to solve them.”From October 15 – 16, 2026, Neutrality Studies organized a Symposium at Kyoto University “Geopolitics in the Time of Monsters.” The three-day gathering examined how the...
YellowSeven: A New Radioactive Watchdog Guide
Each day, fracking companies move thousands of tons of radioactive oil and gas waste from landfills across Pennsylvania to specialized waste treatment facilities in the West — traveling by truck, through transloading stations, and along rail lines. Improper transport...