Attorneys General Oppose NRC voiding NEPA law

Sep 3, 2026

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?

Sep 2, 2026

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 —...

Climate impacts on nuclear power reliability, safety

Aug 5, 2026

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) published its congressional report on April 2, 2024 titled as a warning, “Nuclear Power Plants: NRC Should Take Actions to Fully Consider the Potential Effects of Climate Change.” Their report to Congress points to...

Opposition Mounting to Deep Fission

Jul 31, 2026

Beyond Nuclear is quoted in a July 28, 2026 Wall Street Journal article “An Underground Nuclear Reactor Is Coming to This Kansas Town—and Dividing Locals”, describing California nuclear start-up company Deep Fission’s plans for a 15 megawatt electric micro-reactor...

“Innovation” campuses: Nuclear waste Trojan horses?

Jul 31, 2026

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the selection of five initial contenders for building Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses. The states that could serve as potential hosts are Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Idaho. But is this proposal a...

Court says NRC doesn’t have to factor climate extremes into licensing

Jul 21, 2026

In a shocking and disappointing decision — and at a time when Texas is flooding, wildfires are making the air unbreathable and New York City is under a tornado warning — a DC court has ruled against an appeal by Beyond Nuclear and the Sierra Club. The court’s decision...