Image shows a picture of Dr. Joe Romm text (all caps, bold): Stop Nuclear WorkGroup text (regular): Join us at the next Statewide Zoom meeting. Register here: tinyurl.com/StopNuclear Thursday Sept 11. 7 pm PT - Special Guest - Joe Romm Physicist and Climate Expert - Author of How to Go Viral and Reach Millions and Climate Change, Dr. Romm will be advising us on current strategies of outreach and effective communication.

Next Thursday (Sept. 11) at 7pm PT - Stop Nuclear WorkGroup's monthly statewide meeting will feature Dr. Joe Romm who will be advising on effective outreach and communication strategies.

Zoom registration link: tinyurl.com/StopNuclear

Register for the zoom here at 7pm PT) - come in, share ideas, share insights, you have something to add so feel free to add it here. But its also cool to just listen.

Stop Nuclear WorkGroup zoom meeting in just a bit more than half an hour. Jump on in and discuss strategy for the next year. Link to register in the next post.

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Stop Nuclear WorkGroup zoom meeting tonight at 7pm. Register here - jump in, share some ideas, strategize, or just listen and learn some new info!

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Stop Nuclear WorkGroup's zoom is in just under 2 1/2 hours from now (7pm pacific). Tune in and find out how you can make a difference.

Groups rally against bill that would exempt Umatilla County from statewide nuclear ban • Oregon Capital Chronicle Rally attendees said Oregon politicians and businesses continue to treat northeast Oregon as an 'environmental sacrifice zone.’

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Looking for a way that you can contribute to the betterment of Oregon? Jump in this Wednesday (5/21) at 7pm for the Stop Nuclear WorkGroup zoom meeting.

Tune into the Stop Nuclear WorkGroup statewide zoom meeting tomorrow (5/21) at 7pm PT

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The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty spends a third of its time proliferating propaganda for nuclear energy. But as we point out in our latest NPT News in Review, this technology generates grave harm and serious risks for people and for the planet. 📰: reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...

"It's the end of the independence of the agency," warns former NRC Chair Allison Macfarlane. "If you aren't independent of political and industry influence, then you are at risk of an accident, frankly."

Trump tightens control of independent agency overseeing nuclear safety NPR has learned that rules must now be vetted by the White House and that the administration is drafting an executive order that could loosen radiation limits.

SCOOP: NPR has learned that the Trump Administration has tightened its control over the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

NRC rules on reactor safety are now subject to White House review before they can be finalized.

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This includes creating exceptions to the requirement for a permanent storage solution for nuclear waste.

And an exception to the statute requiring all nuclear reactor proposals receiving a vote of approval in a state wide election, removing YOUR voice from the process.

Today is International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day and right now a bill in the Oregon legislature, HB 2410, seeks to carve out exceptions to our nuclear safeguards for select nuclear reactor projects.

A black and white photograph taken from a helicopter showing the Chernobyl Unit 4 reactor building after the explosion, with a gaping black hole torn in its roof and debris scattered around.

A color photograph of the Chernobyl Unit 4 reactor taken from the roof of the reactor building showing its destruction and partial collapse over the reactor core.

A color map dated June 2002 and based on multiple sources, showing the spread of radiation (in kilobecquerels per square meter) across the republics of the former Soviet Union and western Europe. Ukraine and Belarus, along with parts of western Russia were particularly affected, as were parts of Finland, Sweden, Norway, Austria, Germany, Romania, Moldova, Greece, and the United Kingdom.

At this moment in 1986 (1:23:45am local time, April 26), the poorly-designed Chernobyl Unit 4 nuclear reactor in Pripyat, Ukraine, exploded and partially melted down during an unapproved, poorly-conceived safety experiment, releasing at least 378,000,000 curies of dangerous radionuclides.

Flyer split into 3 sections. The top section includes the group name Stop Nuclear Work Group and shows a deteriorated radiation sign from Chernobyl; the text reads International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day. The second section, going across the middle of the page is split into three columns. The first says On April 26, 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant resulted in the exposure of nearly 8.5 million people across 3 countries to radiation. The second column says International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day is observed annually on April 26. The third column says On February 14, 2025 the confinement shelter at the Chernobyl plant was the target of a drone attack. This resulted in a hole in the outer dome more than 500 feet wide. The bottom third of the page is split into two more columns. The first column says A Tragic Lesson: International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day serves a sobering reminder of what can happen when nuclear dangers are underappreciated. The drone attack on Chernobyl is an example of how nuclear threats can arise that could never have been planned for. The second column is titled HB 2410 and reads HB 2410 is a bill in the Oregon legislature that seeks to create exceptions in the state's nuclear safeguards for select modular nuclear reactor projects. This includes removing the requirements for a permanent nuclear waste storage solution, as well as for voter consent. Tell your state senator and representative to OPPOSE HB 2410. There is a footer banner running across the bottom of the page that says Keep Oregon Nuclear Free and lists the website stopnuclearworkgroup.org and the bluesky account @nuclearfreeoregon.bsky.social

Tomorrow, April 26, marks 39 years since the Chernobyl disaster.

10 weeks ago, the containment shelter at Chernobyl was the target of a drone attack, which left a 500ft wide hole in the outer dome.

Right now, HB 2410 seeks to carve out exceptions to Oregon's nuclear safeguards.

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Just a few minutes til the zoom. Stop by and say hello! We’re going to be getting updates on the state of the pro nuclear bills and discussing what steps to take next.

You’re smart and you have good ideas and we’d like to hear them.

On the right, a picture of Lavendar Valley, Oregon, on the left, with a light purple background, it reads: tell your state rep and senator. Don't weaken Oregon's nuclear safety laws. Don't silence our voice. Don't kick radioactive waste down the road. Say NO to HB 2410.

On the right side, an image of Thor's Well, a sinkhole like feature off the Oregon Coast. On the left side, with gray blue background, it reads: HB 2410 Carves out Loopholes. HB 2410 carves out dangerous exceptions and would allow for a modular nuclear reactor project to: 1) skip the requirement for a permanent waste solution. 2) avoid a statewide vote entirely. HB 2410 silences voters and fast-tracks nuclear waste without a long-term plan to manage it.

On left side is the top of the Oregon capitol. On the right side, with orange/gold background it reads: no nuclear without the people's consent. Oregon law gives the final say to voters statewide. No nuclear plant can move forward unless the people of Oregon approve it in a general election. This ensures public accountability and statewide control over high-risk projects.

On right side is image of Oregon coast and pines. On left side with light blue-green background it reads: Your Environmental Protections - Oregon law says no nuclear power plant can be built unless there's a federally licensed, permanent repository for high-level radioactive waste. In plain terms: no permanent storage, no nuclear plant. It's a basic safety standard - and right now, no such repository exists in the US.

Image of bridge at Multnomah Falls on left side, on right side with green background and black text it reads: Oppose HB 2410 - HB 2410 undermines hard-won environmental safeguards and bypasses public accountability. It carves out special exceptions for certain modular nuclear reactors that strip away protections currently guaranteed to every Oregonian.

Closed nuclear power plant in N.J. on ‘round-the-clock watch’ as nearby wildfire rages The wildfire has led to the the evacuation of at least 3,000 residents in the area, officials said.

breaking for @starledger.bsky.social, I’m told staff are on “round-the-clock watch” at the former Oyster Creek nuclear power plant amid the growing 3,000+ acre wildfire in #NewJersey

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Tonight at 7pm PT - attend the Stop Nuclear WorkGroup meeting on zoom. Find out about the effort to remove your rights and what you can do about it. us02web.zoom.us/j/8804424564...

This Saturday, April 26th, is International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day. On that day it will be 39 years since the disaster at Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

This Friday, April 25th, will be ten weeks since the drone strike on the New Safe Confinement structure at Chernobyl.

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Here is the meeting for tomorrow's Stop Nuclear WorkGroup meeting(4/23 at 7pm PT) link: us02web.zoom.us/j/8804424564...

image is split in half - the top portion shows a picture of Crater Lake, Oregon, with the text: Protect Your Rights. Protect Our State. The bottom half has a blue background with a QR code in the middle. It has text that reads "Stop Nuclear WorkGroup - April 23rd 7pm Zoom Meeting - Come Make a Difference" There is a symbol of a nuclear reactor with the circle slash NO symbol crossing it out in the bottom right corner. In the bottom left corner there is a picture of the state of oregon in blue with the universal ionizing radiation trefoil symbol in yellow overtop of it. There is also a circle slash NO symbol covering that. The yellow and blue of that image are the same shade yellow and blue as in the oregon state flag.

Come join our zoom meeting for Stop Nuclear WorkGroup - tomorrow (4/23) at 7pm PT. Find out the state of the pro-nuclear bills still active in the legislature, discuss strategy, give your own personal insight. Clickable link in the next post.

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Chart for last week that is titled "What this means for the Pro Nuclear Bills" and then a list of senate bills (all starting with SB) numbered 215, 216, 635, 656, 994, 995, 996, 997, with all but 215, 216, and 656 crossed out. And a second list of house bills (all starting with HB) numbered 2038, 2410, 2426, 3548, 3565, with all but 2038 and 2410 crossed out. sb 215 and 216 have an indicator that they were up for a possible work session, hb 2038 and 2410 have an indicator that they were going to have a work session, sb 656 has an indicator that it was referred to a joint committee.

Chart for this week titled "What this means for the Pro Nuclear Bills" and then a list of senate bills (all starting with SB) numbered 215, 216, 635, 656, 994, 995, 996, 997, with all but 656 crossed out. And a second list of house bills (all starting with HB) numbered 2038, 2410, 2426, 3548, 3565, with all but 2038 and 2410 crossed out. hb 2038 and 2410 have an indicator that they were referred to the joint committee on ways and means, sb 656 has an indicator that it was referred to the joint committee on tax expenditures.

The shift from how things looked going into this week, to how things look today. Still a *lot* of work to do, but every one of these bills that gets knocked down is a win.*

*This does not discount the possibility of a legal resurrection for any of these bills via archaic loopholes.