In whose interest is the Saudi nuke deal?

Jul 29, 2026

Trump, his family and associates are all set to profit even if the promised reactors never complete Last week we noted that Trump’s nuclear deal with the Saudis was a covert means to hand that country the materials, technology and know-how to develop the nuclear bomb....

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...

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...

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...