COUNTDOWN: Radiation Comments Deadline Today!

Aug 31, 2026

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,...

Protect Better webinar series: Protect our health from radiation

Aug 14, 2026

Webinar 2 – “In the Weeds” What happens when radiation protection standards are weakened to make it easier to expand nuclear power? Wednesday, August 19 | 5pm – 7:30pm Pacific 8:00–9:30 PM Eastern REGISTER The Trump Administration has directed the Nuclear Regulatory...

Protect Better Webinar Series: NRC Radiation Comments

Aug 11, 2026

Webinar #1 Wednesday, August 12 Time: 5:00 PM PT / 8:00 PM ET Webinar #1 Register Here The Trump Administration has directed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to weaken long-standing radiation protection standards in order to accelerate the expansion of nuclear...

Aleksey Nesterenko: Chornobyl health protector dies at 52

Jul 31, 2026

Aleksey Nesterenko, director of the Belrad Independent Institute for Radiation Protection, has passed away at the age of of 52 of cancer. His daughter Darya stated “[t]hroughout his life, he successfully combined science with humanism, putting his brilliant mind to...

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...

TELL NRC: Don’t weaken radiation standards

Jul 16, 2026

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission draft proposed rule (PR), allowing more radiation exposure at the industry’s discretion, has been published in the Federal Register. Deadline for comments is August 31, 2026. The PR would allow greater exposures “just to save the...