Nuclear Reactions

Breaking Nuclear Law. The Risks Are Immeasurable

By Linda Pentz Gunter The Trump administration is once again doing what it does best – demonstrating a complete disregard for the law, and we’re not even talking end runs around the IRS here, or slush funds with which to reward family members and violent insurrectionists. This time, it’s about nuclear power and the latest […]

May 29, 2026

Utah’s Nuclear Gambit: a Candle in the Wind

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By Patty Durand A recent ad run by the Utah Office of Energy Development proclaiming “Nuclear energy is cleaner than a candle” is designed to make readers see nuclear power as simple, harmless, and environmentally friendly. But the comparison…

A Nuclear “Unaffordability” Scandal: How Georgia Power Made Billions, Leaving Georgians Paying the Price

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By Patty Durand On April 30, 2024, Georgia Power finally completed the first new nuclear reactors in the U.S. in 30 years. But for Georgia Power customers, the project did not come with a celebration. It came with a 25% rate increase…

Why Is the US So Anxious to Unlearn the Lessons of the Chernobyl Disaster?

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The following is an excerpt from an article published recently by the Union of Concerned Scientists and written by Edwyn Lyman, Director, Nuclear Power Safety. April 26, 2026 marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl Unit 4 nuclear power…

Nuclear Costs of the Iran War

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By Sharon Squassoni President Donald J. Trump's recent threats to end civilization in Iran gave many a nuclear weapons expert the jitters. For them, existential threats mean only one thing: use of nuclear weapons. Thankfully, Trump's…

Hastings Group Media/Gage Skidmore https://flickr.com/photos/22007612@N05/51876933345/Image: U.S. nuclear test 'Smoky' from Operation Plumbbob, 1957. Courtesy of National Nuclear Security Administration / Nevada Site Office.

Peter Thiel, Nuclear Power, and Weapons-Usable Uranium Enrichment: A Billionaire’s Power Play

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By The Nuclear Skeptic Earlier this week, ProPublica published a damning exposé detailing how the Trump administration is aggressively overhauling the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to rapidly expand nuclear power, ostensibly…

78-Year-Old Texas Shrimper Risks Life in Hunger Strike to Halt Dow’s Experimental Nuclear Reactor Plans

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By The Nuclear Skeptic Diane Wilson, a 78-year old, fourth-generation Texas shrimper, and leader of the San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper (SABEW) is approaching her third week of a hunger strike outside Dow Chemical's Seadrift manufacturing…

Nuclear Fallout at the Georgia Public Service Commission 2.0

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In Georgia, the political fallout from nuclear power is no longer theoretical—it is electoral. On May 19, 2024, state officials enjoyed cake in the shape of nuclear reactors at the Plant Vogtle ribbon cutting in Waynesboro to celebrate the…

Dow Chemical Wants to Build an Experimental Nuclear Reactor on San Antonio Bay, What Could Go Wrong?

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By The Nuclear Skeptic In a significant win for local opposition, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Atomic Safety and Licensing Board has granted a petition to intervene in the licensing process for Dow/X-energy’s proposed small…

Regarding Nuclear Moratoria Repeals:

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“FIRST GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT; THEN YOU CAN DISTORT THEM AS MUCH AS YOU WANT,” – Mark Twain By David Kraft, Director Nuclear Energy Information Service, Chicago As a critical component of advancing the nuclear power juggernaut…

Hochul and Trump’s Wild Nuclear Gamble

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By The Nuclear Skeptic New York Governor Kathy Hochul's desire to build 5GW of new nuclear power in order to keep New York’s electric bills affordable and meet future energy demand has one pesky problem: the numbers simply don’t add…