Curtain Lowers on Nuke Plant a Stone's Throw From Manhattan

As reported by AP, and published in the New York Times. Note the important paragraph at the end of the article:

"[A] recent study by the Oakland, California-based Physicians, Scientists and Engineers for Healthy Energy found that renewable energy goals required by the state will make a sustained increase in natural gas generation unnecessary."

As the Beyond Indian Point campaign has pointed out, New York City and New York State's energy future is renewable and efficient, not nuclear powered nor fossil fueled!

NIRS is hosting a Zoom-in-ar on "NO NUKES! NO GAS! 100% RENEWABLES!" on Wed., May 6 at 4pm Eastern to celebrate Indian Point 2's closure.

Deadline for public comment on Holtec nuke waste dump in NM extended to July 22nd

As reported by the Albuquerque Journal:

Deadline for public comment on nuke waste site extended

By Theresa Davis / Journal Staff Writer

Published: Monday, April 27th, 2020 at 10:52pm

Updated: Monday, April 27th, 2020 at 11:04pm

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has extended the public comment period for a draft environmental impact statement of Holtec International’s proposed nuclear waste storage facility in southeast New Mexico.

The comment deadline is now July 22.

The extension comes after New Mexico’s congressional delegation and at least 50 environmental groups said the public needed more time to comment in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The NRC released the draft impact statement in March, along with a recommendation to issue a license to Holtec for the project. The facility would initially store spent nuclear fuel in 500 canisters, and the full project would have a capacity for 10,000 canisters.

Comments may be made online at https://www.regulations.gov or emailed to Holtec-CISFEIS@nrc.gov.

[See Beyond Nuclear's sample comments and talking points you can use to compose your own for submission to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, here!]

Nuclear Hotseat #462: New Mexico Nuclear Garbage Dump Approved by NRC Behind Covid Smokescreen

Beyond Nuclear's radioactive waste specialist, Kevin Kamps, was hosted by Libbe HaLevy for an extended interview on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's sudden, astonishing rejection of appeals opposing the Holtec International/Eddy-Lea [Counties] Energy Alliance consolidated interim storage facility. Holtec is targeting largely Hispanic communities in southeastern New Mexico with the largest proposed high-level radioactive waste dump on Earth.

Kevin's interview begins at the 9 minute 13 second mark, and ends at the 39 minute 59 second mark. But the rest of the show rocks as well, including another featured interview with Bruce Gagnon of Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space.

Listen to the audio recording, and find additional links for more information, here.

[And see Beyond Nuclear's press release about the NRC ruling, including our vow to fight on by appealing to the federal courts, here.]

Beyond Nuclear Reports. First in series. Indian Point 2 closes!

In the first of a series of video reports, we'll be letting you know what we're working on and address breaking news and other developments as we continue our campaign to abolish nuclear power and nuclear weapons. 

Indian Point’s Unit 2 reactor prepares to shut down for good, ending nuclear optimism era

As reported by Thomas C. Zambito in the Rockland/Westchester Journal News.