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Americans for Responsible Nuclear Waste Fighting for safety, consent, and common sense in America’s nuclear waste policy—because our communities are not dumping grounds.

Americans for Responsible Nuclear Waste is a grassroots movement protecting Texas, New Mexico, and communities across the U.S. from the dangers of high-level nuclear waste storage and transport. We believe decisions about nuclear waste should be made with transparency, science, and the consent of the people—not behind closed doors by unelected regulators or private companies. Through education, advocacy, and community organizing, we're fighting to keep our land, water, and families safe. Follow us to stay informed, get involved, and help us stop dangerous nuclear waste plans before it’s too late. 💥☢️

America is building nuclear again. The waste question is the one we still have not answered.In late July, the Department...
09/03/2026

America is building nuclear again. The waste question is the one we still have not answered.

In late July, the Department of Energy announced that five states had agreed to explore hosting Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses — sites that could bring enrichment, fuel fabrication, reprocessing and waste disposition together in one place.

Writing in The Hill, a former DOE official who ran the department's own consent-based siting program gives the moment its due: after decades in which states treated nuclear waste as politically untouchable, five governors entering the negotiating room is a real achievement. But he calls it a real beginning, not a victory — and lays out five tests the plan has not yet passed.

Explain the projections. Build a credible schedule. Commit money that binds future administrations. Get Congress to authorize the storage and disposal pieces. And earn genuine consent from the communities that would host them.

None of that is an argument against nuclear energy. It is the argument for doing the back end properly, so the front end lasts.

Responsible, not anti-nuclear.

Read the full column: https://thehill.com/homenews/6033556-doe-nuclear-innovation-campus-plans/

Responsible nuclear-waste policy needs a constituency. People who are pro-energy, pro-science, and unwilling to cut corn...
08/31/2026

Responsible nuclear-waste policy needs a constituency.

People who are pro-energy, pro-science, and unwilling to cut corners on the part that lasts longest.

If that's you, join us. We'll keep watch and give you clear ways to act when it counts.

Link in bio.

Myth: opposing this rule means opposing nuclear energy. Fact: it's the opposite. Nuclear power earns public trust when i...
08/27/2026

Myth: opposing this rule means opposing nuclear energy. Fact: it's the opposite. Nuclear power earns public trust when its waste is handled to the highest standard — deep, tested, and authorized by Congress. Lowering that bar puts the whole enterprise at risk. That's why we spoke up.

It isn't just our view. The Government Accountability Office found that the Energy Policy Act of 2005 creates a legal ba...
08/25/2026

It isn't just our view.

The Government Accountability Office found that the Energy Policy Act of 2005 creates a legal barrier to disposing of this waste without authorization from Congress and the Department of Energy concurred.

Responsible policy follows the law's order of operations. That step hasn't happened.

Here's what happens next.1️⃣ Jul 1 the rule was proposed 2️⃣ Aug 17 comments close 3️⃣ Dec 15 a final rule is expected4️...
08/21/2026

Here's what happens next.

1️⃣ Jul 1 the rule was proposed
2️⃣ Aug 17 comments close
3️⃣ Dec 15 a final rule is expected
4️⃣ Jan 15 it would take effect.

We'll be watching each step, including the one Congress still has to take. Stay with us. Link in bio.

Thank you to everyone who spoke up before Monday. A responsible-nuclear future depends on getting the unglamorous part —...
08/19/2026

Thank you to everyone who spoke up before Monday. A responsible-nuclear future depends on getting the unglamorous part — the waste — exactly right, and your comments are now part of the official record. What's next: the NRC reviews comments toward a final rule expected in December. Stay with us. Link in bio.

Final hours. The record on the near-surface radioactive-waste rule closes at 11:59pm ET tonight. Wherever you live, this...
08/17/2026

Final hours. The record on the near-surface radioactive-waste rule closes at 11:59pm ET tonight. Wherever you live, this is your last chance to weigh in on the official record. Add your voice now — link in bio.

The question isn't whether America needs a solution for Greater-Than-Class-C radioactive waste. It does.The question is ...
08/17/2026

The question isn't whether America needs a solution for Greater-Than-Class-C radioactive waste. It does.

The question is what responsible disposal should require: appropriate geology, rigorous independent review, strong long-term performance standards, transparent waste-acceptance criteria, meaningful participation by affected communities, and clear institutional accountability.

Those principles can strengthen nuclear energy rather than stand in its way.

Today is the last day to tell the NRC what belongs in the final rule. Comments close 11:59 p.m. ET — link in first comment.

TODAY: comments close at 11:59pm ET. This is the moment the public record is built on the near-surface radioactive-waste...
08/17/2026

TODAY: comments close at 11:59pm ET. This is the moment the public record is built on the near-surface radioactive-waste rule. Two things, five minutes: submit your comment, and call your member of Congress. Link in bio.

America is talking seriously about expanding nuclear power. Good.But a serious nuclear strategy has to account for the e...
08/16/2026

America is talking seriously about expanding nuclear power. Good.

But a serious nuclear strategy has to account for the entire lifecycle: fuel fabrication, reactor operation, decommissioning, transportation, storage — and ultimately, disposal.

The current NRC rulemaking matters because it could help establish how some of the hardest radioactive-waste streams are managed for generations.

America can expand nuclear energy and demand exceptionally high standards for waste disposal. Those goals are complementary.

Comment by August 17 — link in first comment.

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