Webinars + Events.
Events on this page are sponsored by Generational Radiation Impact Project (GRIP).
Most recent events are listed first below; see also the Multi-media page for other online resources.
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Online INFO / ORGANIZING meetings
Led by Nuclear Information and Resource Service, Beyond Nuclear, Physicians for Social Responsibility and GRIP
January — February 2026
(see below for online meeting registration info)
We are holding many sessions hoping to enlist YOUR HELP in turning out comments to the NRC rulemaking docket. They are going to irradiate all of us more, for no good reason. We may not impact the new rule, however the Docket on the rule may be an asset for follow-on efforts (legal, congressional, local). HELP fill the docket with unique comments—don’t need to be long. HERE ARE SOME BACKGROUND INFO:
Forty-one groups signed a letter to NRC in December, opposing Executive Order 14300 directives and calling for better radiation protection for all.
See letter.
We compiled PRIMARY DOCUMENTS (White House, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy to date. Links here.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has published articles from friends on this topic:
Blume and Schrager November 2025 https://thebulletin.org/2025/11/trumps-new-radiation-exposure-limits-could-be-catastrophic-for-women-and-girls/#post-heading
Daniel Hirsch, October 2025 (Posthumus)
https://thebulletin.org/2025/10/president-trumps-radical-attack-on-radiation-safety/#post-heading
Ed Lyman, May 2025
https://thebulletin.org/2025/05/the-nrcs-new-mission-impossible-making-atoms-great-again/
VIDEO—Olson and D’Arrigo on radiation regulation and new directives from White House. Hosted by NEIS in December, 2025:
https://youtu.be/NSVnZuiQSUg?si=mnQEIh-JJuGPDLXI
Additional resources on radiation from GRIP:
Gender and Ionizing Radiation: Towards a New Research Agenda Addressing Disproportionate Harm
20 November 2024, published by the UN Institute for Disarmament Research
Mary Olson contributed a chapter: Biological Factors and Gender Impacts Affecting Outcomes from Exposure to Ionizing Radiation to the new (January 2026) report published by Norwegian People’s Aid.
Resources from Allied Organizations
Beyond Nuclear has compiled these resources:
In May 2025, Ed Lyman lays out the issue in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.
In June 2025, Linda Pentz Gunter writes that the whole suite of “reckless and accelerated Executive Nuclear Orders released by the White House would destroy safety oversight and endanger the public.
In August 2025, Cindy Folkers discusses the history of NRC and DOE and the horrible implications of EO 14300.
In October 2025, Daniel Hirsch (Posthumously) and coauthors, review history and implications of the Order.
In November 2025, Blume and Schrager spell out, interviewing several experts, how more radiation exposure from this order could be catastrophic for women and girls.
In December 2025, Cindy Folkers writes that abandoning radiation protection will further endanger vulnerable populations.
We will continue to update this page as more resources become available.
Info / Organizing (online) sessions—Register here
These informal sessions will give a nutshell of information, and then put on our organizer hats to extend this information widely. Please check out this resource page to learn more.
The events will overlap in content–so, please pick ONE to attend, you are welcome to come back—but sessions will assume all are newcomers. We are not recording these sessions—that is why we are offering many. If you would like to watch a recording, Nuclear Energy Information Service hosted Mary Olson and Diane D’Arrigo on December 15. That recording is here:
https://youtu.be/NSVnZuiQSUg?si=mnQEIh-JJuGPDLXI
Please promote these sessions to any and all who would help get many comments in to NRC. Share this link:
https://www.radiationproject.org/online
[TIMES ARE IN EASTERN TIME ZONE—ALL WILL LAST 1 HOUR and ALL WELCOME]
[Tuesday January 27], EVENT POSTPONED NOW one week later,
February 3, 2026 at 7 pm–8 pm eastern
INFO on the Executive Order and the NRC Rulemaking
Story of Nuclear Challenges in the Great Lakes and how more radiation exposure will impact
Mary Olson GRIP, Diane D’Arrigo NIRS, Micheal Keegan Nuclear-Free Great Lakes
REGISTER HERE
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/wJ-TNHMtQ0-GEh6mx7WzsQ
Friday January 30, 2026 noon-1 pm eastern
INFO on the Executive Order and the NRC Rulemaking
Story of the Pilgrim reactor in coastal MA and how more radiation will impact
Mary Olson GRIP, Cindy Folkers Beyond Nuclear and Mary and Jim Lampert
REGISTER HERE:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/WUtzuuBgQcmdTcNpA44AYA
Thursday February 5, 2026, 2–3 pm eastern
INFO on the Executive Order and the NRC Rulemaking
Story of the restart of the Duane Arnold reactor in Iowa and how more radiation will impact
Cindy Folkers Beyond Nuclear, Diane D’Arrigo NIRS, Wally Taylor, Sierra Club Iowa Chapter
REGISTER HERE:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/4vJ0kpyUSWSgsEMr4R-6rw
Additional DATES AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS possible—contact us if you want to help.
2025 — 2026 Physicians for Social Responsibility Nuclear Weapons & Radiation Health Risks & Advocacy Training —GRIP is partner
11-Week Online Course · Nov 3, 2025 to Feb 2, 2026 (registration now closed)
2025 July 14: LARGE GAPS IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF RADIONUCLIDES EMISSIONS ON PUBLIC HEALTH: THE NEED FOR PRECAUTION AND MORE DATA
Mary Olson presented to US and Canadian nuclear regulators focused on the Great Lakes.
Link to slides:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FVl0JSuyYS9j3IgPS2vkG1pxhRotWdmX/view?usp=drive_link
Link to references:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FVl0JSuyYS9j3IgPS2vkG1pxhRotWdmX/view?usp=drive_link
2025 April 16: REPORT BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
March 5, 2025–GRIP Founder, Mary Olson spoke at the 2025 Treaty on The Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Meetings at UN Headquarters in NYC and was joined by Dr Amanda Nichols (UCSB), co-author of the new report on Gender and Radiation. The UN Institute on Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) held a side session adding to the fabric of the third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) . The event was well attended with standing room only. We posted a “scrapbook” on our BLOG — please visit that link for more info.
There was no filming of the March 5 session at MSP3, so co-presenters Mary Olson and Amanda Nichols made a subsequent recording of their slides. You can watch that presentation on YouTube HERE.
Interested in hearing more? We are doing an informal online “report back” to the community on April 16th.
If you would like more information, contact gender.radiation@gmail.com
2025: WHAT SCIENTISTS ARE TELLING US ABOUT RADIATION, THAT NUCLEAR BOOSTERS WON’T.
Watch the video of the Webinar: https://youtu.be/ZsFRw6qp8fQ?si=JCOvmeYTNbnPVRb3 on YouTube.
We recommend that you use the CC (captions on the video); this video did not have a transcription option.
Questions that were answered during the Webinar are not repeated, however a selection of the questions we did not have time to respond to are addressed in this document, that will open in a new tab. We also share many citations and additional resource links.
RECENT OP-ED “THEY WON’T TELL YOU THESE TRUTHS ABOUT NUCLEAR ENERGY” in The Hill by Amanda Nichols and Cindy Folkers
RECENT UN REPORT on GENDER AND RADIATION by Amanda Nichols and Mary Olson
NEW BOOK by Cindy Folkers and Ian Fairlie The Scientists Who Alerted Us To The Dangers of Radiation, ETHICS PRESS
BEYOND NUCLEAR and GENERATIONAL RADIATION IMPACT PROJECT hosted this event. Check back to this page for follow-up info.
2023: SECOND MEETING OF STATES PARTIES TO THE TREATY ON THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS AT THE UN.
INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITARIAN IMPACTS OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS + SIGNS OF HOPE FOR A NUCLEAR WEAPONS-FREE WORLD
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 1 pm (ET).
In-person attendance is now closed. Attending by Zoom is still open at Baha’i International Center UN PLAZA / Hybrid
Signs of hope are found in 93 nations that have signed the new Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). This trajectory resulted from a commitment made at the UN in 2010 to consider the impact of production, testing and use of nuclear weapons from the perspective of emergency responders, public health and sustainable development. The Humanitarian initiative is rooted in the hearts and minds of so many seeking a nuclear-weapons-free world dating back to 1945, in New Mexico, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki and so many other places.
Speakers include:
Carlos Umaña, MD, Co-President, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW)
Cathey Eisner Falvo, MD, MPH, Board Member, Physicians for Social Responsibility, New York
Mary Olson, Founder, Generational Radiation Impact Project
Frances Jeffries, PhD, Moderator, Rotary Action Group for Peace Nuclear Weapons Education Committee
Registration is required for attendance—in person; seating is limited to 40—AND IS NOW CLOSED. Joining via Zoom is an option, and also requires registration.
2023: MOBILIZING FINANCE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
Wednesday November 29, 2023, 4 - 5:30 pm (ET). At City College harlem campus, Shepard Hall, Rm 107
Shepard Hall is 259 Convent Ave New York, NY 10031. This is at the corner of W 140th. You will need to present a photo-ID at campus security representative, and sign in. Rm 107 is up one floor. Stairs and elevator available.
Join RSF Social Finance and leaders from NY City College Harlem, for how to take action through assets and capital.
We are thrilled to invite you to join us at the crucial intersection of finance and social impact. In an era where societal challenges demand innovative solutions, this event will showcase distinguished speakers who are leaders in both the finance and social impact sectors. These thought leaders bring a wealth of experience and expertise, offering insights that bridge the gap between financial strategies and meaningful social change
Speakers include:
Mary Olson (she/her), Founder, Generational Radiation Impact Project
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Erika Williams (she/her), Vice President, Integrated Capital RSF Social Finance
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Preeti Bhattacharji (she/her), Head of Sustainable Investing, US Private Bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Bobby Derival (he/him), Executive Director, Master in Public Administration Program
Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, The City College of New York
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Eric Horvath (he/him), Adjunct Professor, Master in Public Administration Program
Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, The City College of New York
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Come to learn more about how to build the world we seek. This event is open and does not require registration.
More info call Mary Olson (828) 242-5621 or email
2023: THE VOW FROM HIROSHIMA
Thursday November 30, 2023 at 5:15—7 pm (ET)
Film screening and discussion at Roone Arledge Cinema in Lerner Hall, Columbia University, NYC.
In a special screening of the film, The Vow from Hiroshima which documents the life, work and leadership of A-bomb survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Setsuko Thurlow, MSW (and honorary degrees). Thurlow’s life story is also the story of the new Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
The film will be followed by a discussion with the filmmakers Mitchie Takeuchi, Susan Strickler and other special guests. Hosted by Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.
Short trailer here.
The Vow from Hiroshima is scheduled to premier on PBS stations across the United States starting from Spring 2024!!
