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...

A Bomb for the Saudis?

Jul 27, 2026

Media reports suggest that the Trump administration has agreed not only to sell nuclear reactors to Saudi Arabia but to allow the country to enrich its own uranium. This raises two key questions. Why must Iran’s civil nuclear program be bombed into oblivion by the US...

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...

Trump’s “nuclear socialism” or just more grift?

Jul 8, 2026

The libertarian non-profit Cato Institute just posted a stinging critique of the Trump’s White House latest scheme to jump start new  exorbitantly expensive and unreliable “advanced” nuclear reactor construction describing it as “nuclear socialism.” Trump just offered...

Radiation Trainwreck: Is NRC deregulating radiation standards?

Jul 2, 2026

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission released to the public yesterday its draft proposed rule (PR), allowing more radiation exposure. The PR is not published in the Federal Register (FR) as of this writing (12:15 PM ET), meaning the public must prepare comments now...

No radioactive communities: Webinar and comment writing workshop

Jun 26, 2026

Following Executive Order 14300 in May 2025 directing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to weaken radiation protection standards, our colleagues at Committee to Bridge the Gap (CBG) are holding a 90 minute webinar, Tuesday, July 7, 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT on...