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Comment to Stop Changes that Weaken Radiation Standards
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed a sweeping rewrite of federal radiation-protection regulations. The proposal, titled “Reforming and Modernizing the NRC’s Radiation Protection Framework,” would eliminate the use of ALARA throughout NRC regulations...
SRS resumes shipments of remote-handled transuranic waste to WIPP
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A 120-foot steel building stands over a sealed plutonium reactor in Washington state with open air between the two, put up for u…
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Michiganders Oppose Proposed LANL Data Center at the University of Michigan in Ypsilanti Township
http://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CCNSUpdate091826mc.mp3 Last week residents of Ypsilanti Township expressed their anger over a proposed high-performance computing facility near the Huron River in a partnership between the University of Michigan and...
CEI Hub Testimony
Photo: Alex Milan Tracy A Critical Moment for Portland’s Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub By: Kate Murphy, Senior Community Organizer We are in a pivotal moment to reduce risks and improve safety at Portland’s CEI Hub. Let’s make the Critical Energy Infrastructure...
Three Mile Island: legacy and resistance webinar
Watch the Zoom webinar “Three Mile Island: Legacy and Re-Opening Resistance” Witness the misadventure to reopen Pennsylvania’s “permanently closed,” uneconomical and age-degraded Three Mile Island Unit 1 nuclear power plant and opposition to stop it in this...
PSR condemns E.P.A.’s repeal of climate pollution limits
Today, the Trump administration’s E.P.A. repealed Biden-era carbon pollution limits for power plants and simultaneously released a proposal to rescind the endangerment finding for power plants, blocking future administrations from regulating greenhouse gas emissions...
OUT NOW: MARK Harmony’s New Album “Nuclear-Free World”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2026 Springdale, Arkansas — We are excited to announce that MARK Harmony’s highly anticipated new album, “Nuclear Free World,” is now available on all major streaming platforms! This powerful album pays tribute to the resilience of...
Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Trinity Nuclear Test
This statement from the Marshallese Educational Initiative was released on July 16, 2025, on the 80th anniversary of Trinity, the world's first nuclear test, in New Mexico. A new sign was unveiled at the commemorative event dedicated to the Trinity Downwinders....
Cleanup Updates – The grout photo you haven’t seen. New information raises questions about waste form and transparency.
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Widespread Fraud Lawsuit Settled for Former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Whistleblowers
http://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CCNSUpdate091126mc.mp3 From 1946 to 1969, the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard was used as the station for top-secret nuclear tests in the Pacific Ocean. It was also the place where decontamination was done on the ships...
Wind recycles, nuclear doesn’t
While the nuclear power industry has never solved its waste problem, nor found a safe or efficient way to recycle its components or waste (reprocessing is NOT recycling), renewable energy is making rapid advances in recycling in battery backup and now wind turbines....
What’s the future of Rattlesnake Mountain, or Laliik? It’s still being debated
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A 375-foot concrete tank in South Carolina, wrapped in 341 miles of cable like a wine barrel, is cleared to take 33 million gall…
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While a 4.6-ton robot arm goes in through a 22-inch hole at Fukushima for a few grams, crews at Hanford just lifted a 50-foot, 1…
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7 Hanford stories about funding and leadership changes in August
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DNFSB inspector checks out emergency drill at Hanford
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Weapons Grade Plutonium GiveAway–NNSA is lawless.
For Immediate Release: September 8, 2026 Joint Press Release from: South Carolina Environmental Law Project, Savannah River Site Watch & Nuclear Watch New Mexico Public Interest Groups Warn NNSA on Plutonium Giveaway South Carolina – Today, the South Carolina...
PRESS RELEASE — FOR IMMEDIATE USE: HOLTEC contaminates plant workers. Lake Michigan next?
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County around Hanford Site added to state wildfire assistance program
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What Nuclear Justice Requires | Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes at the UN
International Meeting on Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation September 1, 2026 United Nations Headquarters, New York Statement by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation delivered by Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes Honorable Co-Chairs, distinguished delegates, dear...
After DOE cuts, HAB size would be more like other advisory panels
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Since Pits are “Aging Slowly,” Is Expanded Plutonium Pit Production Needed?
http://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CCNSUpdate090426mc.mp3 Why does it matter whether plutonium pits are “aging” before their time? We all age. We get old and we die. But that’s not what the Department of Energy (DOE) and National Nuclear Security...
Attorneys General Oppose NRC voiding NEPA law
Prompted by several Trump White House Executive Orders (E.O. 14154, E.O. 14270 and E.O. 14300) issued in 2025 to “unleash” dirty, dangerous and expensive atomic energy, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) filed a July 7, 2026 proposed rulemaking that would...
Same old NuScale?
In 2023, a plan to develop the United States’s flagship small modular reactor, collapsed under the weight of its own abysmal finances. NuScale had offered 12 50MW SMRs, then downgraded to 6 77MW reactors. But over the course of 18 years it hemorrhaged $800 million —...
Hanford biologists thought an unusual buck had wandered onto the nuclear reservation, until the photos showed the antlers belong…
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1,500 residents were displaced from Hanford in 1943; 83 years later, the Washington site holds about 56 million gallons of radio…
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GAO Urges DOE to Address Nuclear Cleanup Contractor Oversight Recommendations
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How did a 586-square-mile stretch of southeastern Washington sealed off in 1943 to make plutonium end up sheltering one of the l…
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Nuclear Safety Board to Hold Public Meeting in Livermore on Tues. Sept. 15th Amidst Access and Oversight Challenges
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB), an independent nuclear safety oversight board within the federal government, is under fire. Created by Congress in 1988 with the goal of protecting the health and safety of the public and defense nuclear facility...
Tell Congress: Protect Students, Teachers, and School Staff from Extreme Weather
As students head back to school this year, families should be focused on buying supplies, meeting teachers, and preparing for a successful school year—not worrying whether classrooms are too hot to learn in, whether wildfire smoke will make it unsafe to breathe, or...
Newhouse prioritizes affordability, Hanford funding before retirement
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This day in history: An explosion at Hanford and a new speed record
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Fish AND Electricity
Judge’s Order Balances Fish and Affordable Power Thanks to a court order, baby salmon are travelling downstream faster and more safely in 2026. By: Miles Johnson, Legal Director Back in February—in response to a request by Columbia Riverkeeper and many others,...
COUNTDOWN: Radiation Comments Deadline Today!
We are grateful to everyone who has already submitted their comments to NRC to demand stronger radiation protections. If you haven’t, it’s not too late to submit your comments TODAY! The comment deadline to oppose the NRC’s radiation regulation rollbacks is TODAY,...
Dolly Parton: Greater than Country Music Legend: A Vaccine for National Vertigo
Dolly Parton: Greater than Country Music Legend: A Vaccine for National Vertigo The following is an article by Richard Falk originally published in CounterCurrents on August 30, 2026. As with so many others I mourned the death of Dolly Parton, for the brashly vibrant...
DOE plans to shrink Hanford board; state blasts move
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The Hanford Eagles: When Black and White Workers Played Baseball Together During World War II
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DOE, contractor certifying waste for trip to WIPP
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Nuclear regulator prepares to abandon a decades-old radiation safety rule
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Nuclear regulator moves to drop 50-year-old radiation safety standard
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Art and Performance in Anti-War Activism, September 18th!
Join a screening of the new film, An Artist Responds to War, followed by a hands-on Art and Activism Training! Come ready to be inspired to make art and change the world! This film screening and art workshop offers an inspiring look into the important role of art and...
Practicing Peace Inside and Out: A Course in Nonviolence and Meditation 9/9, 9/23, 10/7, and 10/21
Practicing Peace Inside and Out: A Course in Nonviolence and Meditation Find the paths to peace and joy for yourself and the planet in this 4-part nonviolence course, running from September 9th to October 21st. This class offers simple and satisfying pathways to a...
Press Release: UN to Convene First-Ever International Meeting on Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation
United Nations to Convene First-Ever International Meeting on Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation The 2025 resolution establishing the meeting’s modalities received 170 votes in favor from UN Member States, in an unprecedented show of support for nuclear...
DOE and Los Alamos County Approve New 10-Year Electric Coordination Agreement
http://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/CCNSUpdate082826mc.mp3 After working for nearly five years, Los Alamos County and the Department of Energy updated their original 1985 Electric Coordination Agreement (ECA) for the interconnected electric system that...
Three Mile Island legacy and reopening resistance Zoom webinar, 7:00 -8:30PM ET, 09.09.2026
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Límites de Radiación: Actúe Para Mantener los Estándares de Seguridad Actuales
Nuclear Weapons La Comisión Reguladora Nuclear (NRC, por sus siglas en inglés) ha propuesto una revisión exhaustiva de las normas federales de protección radiológica. La propuesta, titulada «Reforma y modernización del marco de protección radiológica de la NRC»,...
Hanford advisory board to be gutted, reshaped by longtime real estate developer
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Hanford restarts certifying transuranic waste for shipment to New Mexico
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Project Genesis at LLNL: AI oversight gap
Letter to the Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Felicia Ziomek The Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission will use artificial intelligence to speed up scientific research and “national security” work. The White House compares its urgency and ambition to the Manhattan Project:...