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Email Facebook Twitter YouTube ACCESS OUR ARCHIVED SITE Nuclear Information and Resource Service Menu About NIRSMissionStaffHistoryBoard of DirectorsWISEContactTake Action!AlertsAlert ArchiveCurrent ActionsJoin NIRS Email ListDonateDonate OnlineDonor InfoLegacy GivingContact New Blog! New Yorkers Paid Billions for a Bad Nuclear Bailout – Don’t Let Michigan Make the Same Mistake Learn More Tell Congress to Expand and Extend RECA Justice for Atomic Blast Downwinders and Uranium Workers Take Action! Ukraine Resource Page We will be updating this page with breaking news and resources. Learn More Clean and Renewable Energy is Essential to Peace and Security Energy independence and climate change are both issues of national security Learn More NEW BLOG! The Impacts of Sanctions on Russian Uranium to the US Nuclear Industry: A Nonissue Learn More NEW BLOG! Nuclear Risks of the Ukraine Conflict and Why the U.S. MUST Sanction Russian Nuclear Learn More Tell US Leaders: Sanction Rosatom TAKE ACTION FOR UKRAINE: Sanction Russian Nuclear NOW Take Action! Blog: NIRS Joins Ukrainian Calls for Sanctions on Russian Nuclear Industry NIRS joins our friends in Ukraine in calling on President Biden to extend sanctions to Russia’s nuclear industry. Learn More NIRS Stands with the People of Ukraine NIRS expresses our solidarity and support for the Ukrainian people, their safety and well-being, and their right to sovereignty and self-determination. Read More ACT NOW! Tell Congress to keep corrupt nuclear subsidies OUT of the climate package. Take Action! Meet the National Radioactive Waste Coalition (NRWC) Over 40 grassroots organizations from across the country have come together to address the radioactive waste crisis. Learn More Big Nuclear and Sen. Joe Manchin’s Power Grab Members of Congress must stand up to short-sighted corporate interests and the corrupt players who would be bought off by the nuclear industry. Learn More & Take Action The Corporate Scandal of the Proposed National Nuclear Subsidy We wondered: who would actually receive the money proposed to bail out nuclear reactors? The answer is revealing. Learn More & Take Action Billions for Nuclear R&D Could Cost Us the Climate When it comes to climate action, nuclear cannot compete with the speed, cost, and environmental benefits of renewables. Learn More & Take Action Green World Blog News, views & musings for our nuclear-free, carbon-free future Read the full GreenWorld, NIRS' blog greenworld.nirs.org April 29, 2022 New Yorkers Paid Billions for a Bad Nuclear Bailout – Don’t Let Michigan Make the Same Mistake  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is playing with fire. She could end up repeating a mistake that is burning us here in New York for billions of dollars–running up electric bills with expensive subsidies for aging and unprofitable nuclear power plants. Michiganders beware: Gov. Whitmer’s push for a last-minute federal bailout to keep the Palisades nuclear power…… Read More April 8, 2022 Clean and Renewable Energy is Essential to Peace and Security  Over the last few weeks, we have shared a series of blog posts on the nuclear policy complications of the Russian war on Ukraine. This horrendous and distressing war must end and Russia must withdraw its forces from the country of Ukraine immediately, so that we can all begin the complex work of establishing peace…… Read More March 30, 2022 The Impacts of Sanctions on Russian Uranium to the U.S. Nuclear Industry: A Nonissue NIRS has joined our counterparts in Ukraine, calling for sanctions on Russia’s nuclear industry, including a ban on imports of uranium from Rosatom, the state-owned nuclear conglomerate. Doing so should not depend on there being no impact on the U.S. economy–we should have the courage of our convictions, and bringing an end to the wanton…… Read More Campaigns & ProjectsAction CenterAlertsActions & EventsJoin Our Email ListBasics of Nuclear PowerNuclear Energy FAQsRadioactive WasteRadiation & HealthAccidents / MeltdownsCampaignsDon’t Waste America!Stop the Nuke York Bailout!Don’t Nuke the Climate!No New Nukes!West ValleyRadiationRadioactive WasteHigh-Level Radioactive Waste“Low-Level” Radioactive Waste & VLLWReactorsReactor AccidentsEnvironmental JusticeFuel ChainUraniumReprocessingHigh-Level Radioactive WasteNukes and Climate ChangeNIRS SoutheastNuclear/Energy EconomicsAlternativesShare, like, follow: News & InformationNewsNews ReleasesNIRS in the NewsInternationalGreen World BlogPublicationsFact SheetsNuclear MonitorMulti-mediaAudioVideoPhotosAccess NIRS Previous Website Breaking News More Breaking News March 30, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, March 30, 2021 GROUPS DEMONSTRATE IN SUPPORT OF SANCTIONS ON RUSSIAN URANIUM Activists gathered near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to demand President Biden and Congress Ban Imports of Russian Uranium into the United States U.S. CORPORATIONS BUYING RUSSIAN URANIUM ARE FUNDING PUTIN’S WAR ON UKRAINE Washington D.C. – Activists affiliated… Read the release March 29, 2022 NIRS has joined our counterparts in Ukraine, calling for sanctions on Russia’s nuclear industry, including a ban on imports of uranium from Rosatom, the state-owned nuclear conglomerate. Doing so should not depend on there being no impact on the U.S. economy–we should have the courage of our convictions, and bringing an end to the wanton… Read the release March 29, 2022 It is increasingly urgent to do all we can to end Russia’s war on Ukraine and achieve a peaceful withdrawal of Russian forces from the country. Untold thousands of civilians have now been killed. Over one-fourth of Ukraine’s population–more than 10 million people–have been displaced from their homes and cities, many of which have been… Read the release March 18, 2022 This week, the Energy Transition Coalition, an alliance of Ukrainian environmental and climate organizations, appealed directly to President Biden to expand US sanctions to Russia’s nuclear energy sector. The US nuclear industry initially lobbied President Biden not to do so, but in recent days they have shifted their stance, at least publicly. We will say… Read the release Resource Library More Reports and Papers July 15, 2021 Economic Analysis Shows $10-50 Billion In Proposed Nuclear Subsidies Would Subvert Biden’s Infrastructure Plans; Best Investment for Jobs, Climate and the Economy is in Rapid Transition to Renewable Energy and Smart Electricity Grid, According to Expert WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report shows why the best infrastructure investment for U.S. jobs, the climate, and the economy is in a rapid transition to renewable energy… Read the release July 15, 2021 Report: Proposed Nuclear Industry Subsidies Will Waste Taxpayer Dollars, Renewables Cheaper and More Reliable Alternative Proposals from the White House and Congress would invest up to $50 billion dollars in subsidies for aging, uneconomical nuclear power plants over the next decade. A new report by economist and consumer advocate Dr. Mark Cooper shows that… Read the release April 15, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 12 April 2021 Download at www.climatefalsesolutions.org Register for telepress conference featuring experts and book authors on 15 April at 2pm EDT here https://forms.gle/dVpDWmoXRWo6wzRBA NEW BOOK UNCOVERS CRITICAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY FLAWS AHEAD OF EARTH DAY At a time when governments are rolling out climate change policies around the world, activists… Read the release Support NIRS Your donations make our work for a nuclear-free, carbon-free future possible. Donate Today! Also follow us on: Tweets by @nirsnet Nuclear Information and Resource Service 6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite 340 Takoma Park, MD 20912 T:301-270-NIRS (301-270-6477) F:301-270-4291 E:NIRS WISE-International P.O. 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