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August 1, 2020 by Nukewatch 2 Comments

About John’s Recovery

Nukewatch Quarterly Summer 2020

We expect many of our readers have heard and been concerned about John LaForge, our long-time Co-director, regarding his cancer care and prognosis. We’re pleased to report that John’s treatment has been successful, it was merely a “stage 1”, and he believes he is cancer-free. John will continue living in Hamburg for a few months longer and keep on with his health and well-being regime, including heavy metal detoxification, etc., which can prevent a possible recurrence. We will see over the next few years whether John’s alternative treatments are the best way to prevent a return of his cancer. He is resuming most of his regular Nukewatch work. For some this is great news, for others a warning.

— Bonnie Urfer

I am deeply grateful for and humbled by the outpouring of love and support that made my alternative care here in Germany possible. Your financial gifts covered the costs of surgery and the other medical bills, relief that brings the tangible benefit of reduced stress. Please forgive me if you didn’t get a personal note of thanks. Not knowing the language here, confronting the diagnosis, and dealing with the coronavirus restrictions could have been overwhelming, but the generosity of family, friends and comrades have saved the day.

— John LaForge

Filed Under: Newsletter Archives, Office News, On The Bright Side, Quarterly Newsletter, Uncategorized

August 1, 2020 by Nukewatch Leave a Comment

A Huge Thank You to Our Community of Volunteers

Kelly Lundeen, Nukewatch, Co-Director
Nukewatch Quarterly Summer 2020

This issue of the Nukewatch Quarterly has been put together by many people who offered to band together with me while John was being treated for cancer. It would not have been possible without you. As if cancer wasn’t enough for this little organization to deal with, coronavirus came along, but that didn’t stop you all from safely participating in the continuing work of Nukewatch. We have built this community stronger than before, so I want to mention all of our recent volunteers, those who were prevented from volunteering due to the Covid-19 outbreak, along with those who volunteer in an ongoing way to distribute the Nukewatch Quarterly in their region. As you’ll see from the list below, though we are based in Wisconsin, we have almost 100 volunteers in 23 states, DC and three countries! While many of us feel alone in these Covid times, know that we are building our community together – at least in spirit! Hopefully we will soon be with one another in the streets.

Nukewatch volunteer, Sharyl Manwiller.

Ann Wright—Honolulu, HI
Winona Catholic Worker—Winona, MN
Willy St Coop—Madison, WI
David Williams—Madison, WI
Victor White—Oceanside, CA
Deb Weiss—Antigo, WI
LeeAnn Ward & Larry Lack—Calais, ME
Rachel Wales—Oak Lawn, IL
Gail Vaughn—Counce, TN
Bonnie Urfer—Luck, WI
Brian Terrell—Maloy, IA
Mark Taylor—Genoa, WI
Taylor Library—North Mankato, MN
Ann Suellentrop—Kansas City, KS
Nancy Stewart—Luck, WI
Arianne Stewart Peterson—Rice Lake, WI
Mary Sanderson—Deforest, WI
San Jose Catholic Worker—San Jose, CA
Rosalie Riegle—Evanston, IL
Redwood City Catholic Worker—Redwood City, CA
Angela Price—Fresno, CA
Jeff Peterson—Luck, WI
Peace Nook—Columbia, MO
Mary Olson—Candler, NC
Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition—Huntingson, WV
Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance—OakRidge, TN
Nuclear-Free Great Lakes—Monroe, MI
Nuclear Resister—Tucson, AZ
Nuclear Watch South—Atlanta, GA
Nonviolent Peace Force—St. Paul, MN
Diane Nahas—Sands Point, NY
Leona Morgan—Albuquerque, AZ
Yasha Morales—Shell Lake, WI
Sofía Morales—Shell Lake, WI
Jose Morales—Shell Lake, WI
Joseph Miller—Portland, OR
George Milkowski—Chicago, IL
Mike Miles—Luck, WI
Steve McKeown—Minneapolis, MN
Bob Mayberry—Oceanside, CA
Sharyl Manwiller—Turtle Lake, WI
Christine Manwiller—Turtle Lake, WI
Jane Magers—Des Moines, IA
LEPOCO Peace Center—Bethlehem, PA
Jane Leech—Cumberland, WI
Andrew Lanier—San Jose, CA
Michael Komba—Milwaukee, WI
Nora Kobylasz—Omaha, NE
Judy Kleihnert—Washington Island, WI
Barb Kass—Luck, WI
Cynthia Johnson—Berkeley, CA
Steve Jacobs—Columbia, MO
Ralph Hutchison—Oak Ridge, TN
Celest Howard—Hillsboro, OR
Elena Hight—Edmond, OK
Mark Helpsmeet—Eau Claire, WI
John Heid—Tucson, AZ
Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action—Poulsbo, WA
Sadie Green—Hopkins, MN
Green Party Illinios—Wheaton, IL
Laura Gauger—Duluth, MN
Fred Gallucio—Newport Beach, CA
Jenn Galler—Knoxville, TN
Fresno Center for Nonviolence—Fresno, CA
Walter  Esler—Chicago, IL
East Side Freedom Library—St. Paul, MN
Dennis DuVall—Radeberg, Germany
Alan Donohue—Ithaca, NY
Susan Crane—Redwood City, CA
Frank Cordaro—Des Moines, IA
Conservation Council of New Brunswick —New Brunswick, Canada
Cindy Collins—Knoxville, TN
Kevin Collins—Knoxville, TN
Felice and Jack Cohen-Joppa —Tucson, AZ
Sharon Cody—Chicago, IL
Spencer Cody—Cincinnati, OH
Jason Cody—Chicago, IL
Claddagh Coffee—St. Paul, MN
Marty Briceland—Greenwood, WI
Liana Bratton—Osceola, WI
John Brakke—Minneapolis, MN
Jan Boudart—Chicago, IL
Julie Borodin—Madison, WI
Mike Boland—Luck, WI
Kristin Boland—Luck, WI
Ann Boland—Luck, WI
Black Cat Cafe—Ashland, WI
Richard Bishop—Stevensville, MT
Emmet Bindon—Chicago, IL
Beyond Pesticides—Washington, DC
Ann Berwald—Northbrook, IL
Bellingham Alternative Library —Bellingham, WA
Sydney Baiman—Chicago, IL
Backroads Coffee & Tea—Hayward, WI
Cee’Cee’ Anderson—College Park, GA

Filed Under: Newsletter Archives, Office News, On The Bright Side, Quarterly Newsletter, Uncategorized

July 26, 2020 by Nukewatch Leave a Comment

Charges in South Carolina against Nuclear Executives

Nukewatch Quarterly Summer 2020

Washington DC—The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today charged SCANA Corp., two of its former top executives, and South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. (SCE&G), now known as Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc., with defrauding investors by making false and misleading statements about a $9 billion nuclear power reactor expansion that was ultimately abandoned.

The SEC’s complaint alleges that SCANA, its former CEO Kevin Marsh, former Executive Vice President Stephen Byrne, and subsidiary SCE&G misled investors about a project to build two nuclear reactors that would qualify the company for more than $1 billion in tax credits. According to the complaint, the defendants claimed that the project was on track even though they knew it was far behind schedule, making it unlikely to qualify for the tax credits. The complaint further alleges one SCANA executive said that officers of the company “flew around the country showing the same . . . construction pictures from different angles and played our fiddles” while the project itself “was going up in flames.” SCANA abandoned the project in mid-2017 with neither reactor completed. The complaint alleges that the false statements and omissions enabled SCANA to boost its stock price, sell more than $1 billion in bonds, and obtain regulatory approval to raise customers’ rates to finance the project.

“When making statements to the public, executives cannot provide false information or half-truths,” said Richard R. Best, director of the SEC’s Atlanta regional office. “This case demonstrates the SEC’s commitment to holding companies and individuals at the highest corporate levels responsible when they mislead investors and fail to provide them with full and fair information…”

—The Securities and Exchange Commission, Press Release, Feb, 27, 2020

Filed Under: Newsletter Archives, Nuclear Power, On The Bright Side, Quarterly Newsletter

July 26, 2020 by Nukewatch Leave a Comment

Phasing Out of Poison Power

By Clay Bennett
By Kristin Boland
Nukewatch Quarterly Summer 2020

In recent months four nuclear power reactors have been sent into decommissioning, three in Europe and one in the United States. The closing of each one brings encouragement and a reminder of the scale of the work which remains.

In December 2019, Switzerland turned off the Mühleberg reactor near Bern. Mühleberg had been in operation for 47 years; the work of decommissioning will require a team of 200 people and is expected to take 15 years, with the cost estimated to be at least $1.4 billion. The closure of Mühleberg is part of Switzerland’s commitment to transition away from nuclear power, opting instead for greater reliance on renewable energy.

Like Switzerland, the French government has begun a move away from nuclear power, although it currently operates 58 nuclear reactors that produce three-quarters of the country’s electricity. The country has committed to close all reactors over 40 years old by 2023.

New York’s Indian Point unit 2 was shut down April 30 and is in the process of being decommissioned, with full shut down of unit 3 in 2021. Indian Point sits on the Hudson River, in a densely populated area of the east coast 30 miles north of New York City. The decommissioning is estimated to be a 12 to 15 year project, costing $2.3 billion.

The closing of each nuclear power reactor is worthy of celebration. Companies may close them because they’re losing money, but governments around the globe are making life-affirming decisions to transition from dangerous nuclear power to sustainable energy sources.

Filed Under: Newsletter Archives, Nuclear Power, On The Bright Side, Quarterly Newsletter

July 26, 2020 by Nukewatch Leave a Comment

Saugeen Ojibway Votes No on Deep Geologic Repository

Nukewatch Quarterly Summer 2020

Saukiing Anishnaabekiing, Ontario—Collectively, the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation and the Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation are referred to as the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON). Our Territory encompasses much of the Saugeen Peninsula, extending down south of Goderich and east of Collingwood. Between the two communities, we have over 4,500 members.

We were not consulted when the nuclear industry was established in our territory. Over the past forty years, nuclear power generation in Anishnaabekiing has had many impacts on our communities, and our land and waters, including the production and accumulation of nuclear waste.

In 2013, Ontario Power Generation committed to SON that it would not build the Deep Geologic Repository (DGR) without our support.

This vote marks a historic exercising of our Aboriginal and Treaty Rights and free, prior and informed consent in our Territory. The Communities have voted against the DGR. The vote results are as follows:

170 yes, 1,058 no, 4 spoiled ballots, 1,232 total votes.

“This vote was a historic milestone and momentous victory for our People. We worked for many years for our right to exercise jurisdiction in our territory and the free, prior and informed consent of our People to be recognized,” said Chief Lester Anoquot of Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation. “As Anishinaabe, we didn’t ask for this waste to be created and stored in our territory, but it is here. We have a responsibility to our Mother Earth to protect both her and our lands and waters. Today, our People have voted against the DGR; this tells us that we must work diligently to find a new solution for the waste,” he said.

“We will continue to work with OPG and others in the nuclear industry on developing new solutions for nuclear waste in our Territory. We know that the waste currently held in above-ground storage at the Bruce site will not go away. SON is committed to developing these solutions with our Communities and ensuring Mother Earth is protected for future generations. We will continue to ensure that our People will lead these processes and decisions,” said Chief Greg Nadjiwon—Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation.

SON will now begin working closely with OPG and others in the nuclear industry to find an acceptable solution for the waste. This process may take many years.

—Saugeen Ojibway Nation Chiefs and Councils, Press Release, Jan. 31, 2020

Filed Under: Environmental Justice, Newsletter Archives, On The Bright Side, Quarterly Newsletter, Radioactive Waste

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