We're excited to be attending the U.S. Women in Nuclear (U.S. WIN) Conference this week! Mothers for Nuclear's Kristin Zaitz and Ninah Hartley will be joining nuclear professionals from across the country to connect, learn, and celebrate the women whose leadership is helping shape the future...

Join us live this Friday, July 31 at 4:00 PM PT on KVEC as Heather Hoff and Jennifer Klay join Dave Congalton to talk all things nuclear. They'll discuss the latest nuclear news, including a debrief of the San Luis Obispo community information session from the night before.

As conversations about Diablo Canyon's future continue, it's essential that San Luis Obispo County has a voice in shaping what comes next. Mothers for Nuclear board member Jennifer Klay recently shared a powerful Letter to the Editor in the San Luis Obispo Tribune, arguing that local leaders...

The conversation about Diablo Canyon's future is happening, and your voice matters. Join San Luis Obispo County's public information session on the proposed extension of Diablo Canyon through 2045. Learn more about the plant's role in California's clean energy future, hear from experts, and show...

A new series exploring what it really takes to build a nuclear power plant is here! “How to Build a Nuclear Plant” takes viewers through the full journey of building a reactor, featuring conversations with leading voices in nuclear including Nick Touran, Allison Macfarlane, Jigar Shah, ...

As mothers, we believe questions about children's health should always be taken seriously. They also deserve rigorous, transparent science. In a new op-ed, our Co-Founder, Heather Hoff, and Anthropocene Institute's Guido Núñez-Mujica examine recent claims about Diablo Canyon and infant health...

Mothers for Nuclear Co-Founder Heather Hoff was recently a guest on the Heretic Happy Hour podcast, where she joined a discussion on nuclear energy, safety, and some of the most common questions people have about how nuclear power works. If you're curious about nuclear energy or just starting ...

At Mothers for Nuclear, we believe every child deserves a future with abundant clean energy. That's why we're proud to support the Nuclear Symposium 2026. As electricity demand grows and communities seek reliable, affordable, and carbon-free energy solutions, nuclear energy has an essential ...

We had a wonderful time participating in Belonging Day at Diablo Canyon Power Plant! The event brought together employees, community organizations, and local partners to celebrate the many backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives that make the Diablo Canyon community so strong.

We’re featured in The Spectator article, “Meet the anti-Gretas: the women championing nuclear energy.” 💙⚛️ And we may even have been called Nuclear Power Rangers! 💗⭐️ From saving Diablo Canyon to changing the conversation around clean energy, women across the nuclear movement are helping build a ...

For decades, nuclear energy was met with fear and uncertainty in communities like San Luis Obispo. Today, many of the people living closest to Diablo Canyon support keeping the plant open. What changed? Conversations. Education. And seeing firsthand how nuclear energy can safely power ...

One mentor. Generations of impact. 💙⚛️ This is Jean Nelson, our Oklahoma Chapter Lead and former nuclear medicine educator, reunited with many of her former students who now have kids of their own. Their “Nanny Nuke” group chat is still going strong years later, and this sweet gathering is a...

500 students. One powerful vision for a clean energy future. 💙⚛️ Our Texas Lead, Dani Zigon, recently partnered with Texas A&M’s Clean Energy Workforce Development program, ReCENT, for their PowerUp and PowerUp Junior outreach initiative speaking with hundreds of middle and high school students...

Kate is regularly stepping into spaces where nuclear isn’t always welcomed, but she is still finding something powerful: conversation.

We celebrated Mother’s Day with our mothers, our friends’ mothers, and our brothers and others - Thanks for being a part of our community! We will share more soon about our 10 year anniversary celebration!

Lynn Walter recently attended Nuclear in New Mexico, a conference by the Clean Energy Association of New Mexico. The event brought together voices from across the nuclear and uranium sectors to discuss New Mexico’s growing nuclear role. The conference showed strong momentum while emphasizing...

While attending the ECA Forum, Fereshteh had the chance to tour Vogtle Electric Generating Plant which is home to the newest reactors in the U.S. and the country’s largest producer of clean energy.

This Earth Day marks 10 years of Mothers for Nuclear! What started with questions turned into action. We’re proud to advocate for nuclear energy as a key solution to climate change, air pollution, and energy poverty. A decade later, we’re still growing, still learning, and still advocating for...

Kate Kressmann-Keyhoe’s journey into nuclear energy started with climate anxiety and a desire to protect her kids’ future. After installing solar, she realized something important: clean energy isn’t always available when you need it most. That insight led her to take a deeper look at nuclear.

When we launched Mothers for Nuclear in 2016, we started at the ground level to build public support for nuclear with the most skeptical audiences: mothers and women. License renewal for Diablo Canyon reflects the power of community. All voices and perspectives matter, and stories are important.

As Mothers for Nuclear approaches our 10 year anniversary this Earth Day, we maintain emphatically that continued operations of Diablo Canyon is in absolutely everyone's (and our planet's!) best interest. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

California should extend Diablo Canyon nuclear plant’s lifespan to address state’s energy needs

OPINION: California’s last remaining nuclear facility, scheduled to be shuttered in four years, provides 17% of California’s clean, carbon-free electricity.

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History has its eyes on you, California. Step 1 was saving Diablo Canyon. Check out this article (link in comments) by powerful advocate Guido Núñez-Mujica on the choice California faces - will it "... shape the future of clean energy, or risk being left behind as others seize the opportunity."

Jennifer Hayden’s journey into nuclear energy didn’t start in science, it started in museums. After joining the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, years of learning and meeting industry experts transformed her perspective. Now President and CEO, Jennifer has become a strong supporter...

We’re partnering with @standupfornuclear.org to support @generationatomic.bsky.social's 2026 Spring State Nuclear Policy Fellowship Program! We’re proud to welcome Rita Seringer, Katelin Jennings, and Lizzie Green. They will be doing work in Oregon, California, and Minnesota - three states with ...

Join Us for an Informational Webinar! Hear from our very own Fereshteh Bunk during Spent Fuel Solution’s webinar as she shares insights from community feedback gathered during our work with the DOE’s Collaboration-Based Siting Consortia (with NC State and Native Nuclear). Let’s learn how to...

Helen Cook’s journey into nuclear energy began through international law. After graduating from University of Sydney, she worked on energy and infrastructure projects across the Middle East, where a meeting about launching a nuclear program in Bahrain sparked her interest in nuclear law.

Brendan Pittman’s advocacy for nuclear energy began unexpectedly. Raised in a small town in Wisconsin, nuclear power was not on his radar until watching Chernobyl sparked deeper research that reshaped his understanding of energy and the environment.

⏰ Happening TOMORROW at 9:10 AM PT. Don’t miss Dr. Jennifer Klay’s session at Climate Solutions Now - a conversation focused on real-world climate solutions and what they mean for the future of sustainability leadership. Hosted by Cal Poly's Initiative for Climate Leadership and Resilience, ...

Clean energy should be safe, reliable, and affordable for everyone. Outdated nuclear bans like Berkeley’s "nuclear free zone” don’t protect communities, they slow progress and keep fossil fuels around longer. We need help collecting signatures from Berkeley residents; March 29 is ...

The climate crisis needs all hands, all skills, & all sectors. 🌍 Join Cal Poly’s Climate Solutions Now 2026, a fully virtual conference bringing together students, educators, industry leaders, policymakers, & the public to explore real pathways to climate action from policy & communication to ...