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What didn’t happen in 2024 – Success on the ground and in court for the nuclear-free movement.

from Beyond Nuclear 30 Dec 24
For the anti-nuclear movement, success is often measured by what didn’t happen; what got delayed or stopped. These wins don’t necessarily make for an exciting story, but they are no less important.

When we delay, derail or prevent yet another dangerous, expensive and unnecessary nuclear project, it’s a result not only of our own persistence but also your steadfast support. A few of those “wins” in 2024 include:

Still no sign of SMRs! The much hyped and subsidized small modular reactors remain idle boasts on paper, with none built and no hope of any answering the climate crisis effectively or in time. We continue to promote the safer, faster, cheaper renewable energy alternatives.

Still no dumps in W. Texas and New Mexico! Our court battles continue as we support besieged communities in the Southwest who don’t want the country’s high-level radioactive reactor waste dumped where they live, supposedly as an “interim” measure but more likely permanently.

NRC busted on climate! License extension proceedings for currently operating reactors — out to 60 and even 80 years — have stalled as even a US Nuclear Regulatory Commission judge sided with our view that the agency is failing to consider the impact of the worsening climate crisis on a technology unsafe at any age.

There is much more to do in 2025 when we will continue to support community resistance and to face battles in court

December 30, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | opposition to nuclear