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...

A Japanese A-bomb? Hibakusha decry misguided turn

Aug 6, 2026

Japan’s far right prime minister, Sanae Takaichi (pictured), as well as her defense minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, have been considering a review of Japan’s longstanding disavowal of nuclear weapons, a shift that would seriously undermine the country’s role in the world...

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...

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...