Presentation by Dominique Lalanne of "Stop Essais" in France: "Nuclear Power is THE Way to Nuclear Weapons"

On May 1, 2010, Beyond Nuclear co-sponsored and conducted a workshop with Dominique Lalanne of "Stop Essais" (Stop Nuclear Weapons Testing) of France, as well as with the Proposition One Committee of Washington DC and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom of the U.S. and Norway. The workshop, held at the Peace and Justice Now counterconference at Riverside Church in New York City during the United Nation's Review Conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, was focused on the nuclear weapons proliferation risks of nuclear power. Lalanne's presentation was entitled "Nuclear Power is THE Way to Nuclear Weapons."

EESI briefing on Hill warns of financial and proliferation risks of nuclear power expansion

Victoria Stulgis, graduate intern for Scott Sklar of the Stella Group, Ltd. (http://www.thestellagroupltd.com/) compiled a summary of an EESI (Environmental and Energy Study Institute, http://www.eesi.org/) briefing on Capitol Hill regarding “Nuclear Power and Proliferation Challenges” held May 20, 2010. The briefing featured Mark Cooper and Peter Bradford of Vermont Law School on financial risks, and Alex Glaser of Princeton Univeristy on nuclear weapons proliferation risks.