by Leigh Ford | Jan 31, 2022 | Nuclear
The nuclear industry, specifically those that dabble in so-called “advanced ” small (or micro) modular nuclear reactors (SMNRs) have a big problem. Most use a fuel called HALEU (high-assay low enriched uranium) which is enriched to 5 – 20%. Russia is about...
by Leigh Ford | Jan 12, 2022
January 22 is a historic day. That’s the day we celebrate the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons’ entry into force in 2021. This year there are events across the country to celebrate the 1st Anniversary of the Treaty with banner hangings, bell-ringings,...
by Snake River Alliance | Jul 29, 2020 | Alliance Publications
Hannah Smay, Snake River Alliance Board Bryant Kusy, Snake River Alliance Board As officials in Trump’s administration discuss the possibility of resuming nuclear testing, we are paying attention. A future where Idahoans are free from the threat of nuclear...
by Snake River Alliance | Apr 4, 2017 | Nuclear
The fox is truly guarding the apple blossoms in Washington, DC, this year. So the Snake River Alliance will field a team of five volunteer activists to fight back. This May, five Alliance members – old and young – will donate their time and out-of-pocket expenses to...
by Snake River Alliance | Mar 6, 2017 | Idaho Nuclear Updates, Nuclear
The clock that symbolizes the threat of global catastrophe from nuclear weapons and climate change has advanced 30 seconds. It’s now 2 ½ minutes to midnight on the Doomsday Clock. Manhattan Project scientists founded the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists in 1945...
