Heather was on the keynote panel for ANBP 2019 in Beijing.
Read MoreHeather spoke at the Advanced Reactor Summit (US Nuclear Infrastructure Council) and also spoke to the DOE about how she happened into a job in nuclear and was surprised to learn how well it aligned with her values.
Read MoreMfN attended the California Climate Change Symposium in Sacramento. Unfortunately, it appeared to be business as usual for the company that had just decided to shut down CA’s single largest source of clean electricity.
Read MoreTo expand our ability to improve the environment and global health, a new level of innovation in Nuclear Energy is needed. MfN attended final presentations to help cheer on the student teams.
Read MoreThe announcement itself was not unexpected-it’s one of the reasons why we started Mothers for Nuclear in the first place. When we saw well-run plants facing premature shutdown across the United States, we were uncomfortable. When shuttered nuclear plants were replaced with fossil fuels, we were perplexed. When the threat came to Diablo Canyon, we were mad.
Read MoreWhen we first discovered a website called “Save Diablo”, we thought - Wait! Why does Diablo need saving?!
This was the beginning of a transformation for our community and state, and for us personally - we went on to form Mothers for Nuclear.