Nuclear Watch South

09/29/2026

Wow!! Look at this!! Renewable energy contribution to energy mix has increased from 22.5% to 29% in first 18 months of Trump administration despite White House efforts to kill it!! Can't keep a good sun down 🌞

“Clearly, the White House has bet on the wrong horse.”

09/28/2026

Incident at zombie nuke up$et$ Holtec's IPO plan$

Nuclear regulator investigating issue at site in Michigan where restart plans are well under way

09/25/2026

Bad week for new nukes hype! Long article details the death of Small Modular Reactors in Canada

In early September, the organization behind Canada's push for small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) quietly signalled their demise, researcher and author Susan O'Donnell writes in analysis for The Energy Mix.

09/23/2026

Ed Lyman of Union of Concerned Scientists update at the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on the poor state of nuclear security https://blog.ucs.org/edwin-lyman/the-nrc-is-regulating-nuclear-security-like-its-september-10-2001-and-we-should-all-be-concerned/

09/21/2026

Bill Gates' much-hyped nuclear project in Wyoming loses its lead contractor Bechtel. Major setback before construction even starts.

About 200 employees at the company’s Reston, Virginia-based headquarters are impacted, according to a WARN notice the firm filed with the state.

09/18/2026

Wyoming continues to push back on BWXT

GILLETTE, Wyo. — Campbell County commissioners faced questions Wednesday about nuclear development, public money and how commissioners have handled support for BWXT during a public comment period at the Sept. 16 meeting. The meeting also included a public hearing on a zoning change and lot consoli...

09/15/2026

Don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows

Unanticipated shutdowns at nuclear power plants will increase in frequency as extreme weather events driven by climate change become more common.

09/14/2026

The groups call the program a "troubling plan to give away 19.7 metric tons of nuclear weapons-grade plutonium to private corporations."

09/14/2026

Fairly clear-eyed article from the LA Times about radioactive waste problem at San Onofre

Storms and sea level rise threaten San Onofre’s beachside nuclear waste pad as California officials search for long-term storage solutions.

09/11/2026

Radiation is not gender neutral

Radiation harm isn’t gender-neutral.And no one is talking about it. Let’s explore…together. The ATOMS & EVE project is a new science-driven, educational resource that explores how radiation harms female bodies more than male bodies, children more than adults, and pregnancy most of all. “We a...