Nuclear news – week to 31st October

A bit of good news – Young Europeans are willing to put the planet first.

TOP STORIES Australians Call to End Long Persecution of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange. Atoms for Peace was never the plan.

Climate. Earth close to ‘risk tipping points’ that will damage our ability to deal with climate crisis, warns UN. Al Gore on why the ‘deck is stacked against’ COP28.

Nuclear. The Israel-Gaza situation might be bringing the world ever-closer to nuclear war. Colonial genocide – conducted in the past by European nations without being apparent to the whole world, now happens as the whole world watches in horror.

Christina notes. Australia’s democracy betrayed – by its pathetic subservient-to-USA Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

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The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) steps up drive to keep U.S. military expansion out of Australia.

South Australia takes another bold leap into deep green energy future.

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ECONOMICS.

Germany and France finally agree on a plan to subsidise the nuclear industry. The future of Luc Rémont at the head of EDF called into question by tensions over the regulation of electricity prices. French Power Price Rises as EDF Reports Two Nuclear Reactor Failures.
Why consumers are very likely to pay a lot more for power from Sizewell C than from Hinkley C. Hinkley Point C nuclear station-£16.7bn overbudget: Estimated to be 5 years late.
Faulty coolant pump delays commissioning of Vogtle 4 nuclear reactor: project cost now over $30Billion.
Ukraine expects €18 billion from EU in 2024 – PM.

ENERGY. Is Energy Efficiency our Panacea for Power? Bitcoin mining consumes more electricity than most countries, study suggests.

ENVIRONMENT. Oceans: Mechanism for toxic radioactive water release sought. Tepco not a trustworthy judge of radiation levels in Fukushima nuclear wastewater. Decontaminating Fukushima: have the billions spent been worth it?

ETHICS and RELIGION. Ghoulish White House response to genocidal ethnic cleansing of Gaza. White House Says Continued Civilian Slaughter “Is Going To Happen” In Gaza. World Council of Churches head meets with new director of International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons .

HEALTH. Fukushima nuclear plant workers sent to hospital after being splashed with radiactively tainted water.

HUMAN RIGHTS. Australians Call to end the long persecution of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange. Assange Freedom May Be Pivotal in Australia’s Support for US Cold War With China.

LEGAL. Rolls-Royce facing £350m class action lawsuit from investors.

US Government & NewsGuard Sued by Consortium News. Lawyers circle nuclear startup NuScale over claims a 24-reactor deal will fail. Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, to investigate allegations that NuScale may have issued misleading business information.

Rights Lawyers Release Legal Analysis of U.S. Complicity in Israel’s Unfolding Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza.

MEDIA. Israeli Attacks on Journalists Stifle Reporting on Gaza Horrors. Israel Cut Off Gaza’s Communications Because Murderers Don’t Like Witnesses. Propaganda War: Pro-Israel Trolls are Mobbing Twitter’s Community Notes.

Sizewell Nuclear Court Case on 1st and 2nd November will be available to watch online. Short film explores nuclear legacy through the lens of the Marshallese community.

OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . Welsh campaigners call for nuclear sponsorship ban at National Eisteddfod.

PERSONAL STORIES. Blinken Rejects Idea of Gaza Ceasefire Despite Massive Child Casualties. Chernobyl hero who was “first on the scene” in nuclear reactor meltdown takes own life..

POLITICS. Kazakhstan: Government does hard sell on nuclear, but public remains wary.

Amid rising cost worries, UK government promises “practical nuclear roadmap” British Nuclear Fuels resurrected as Great British Nuclear. UK’s new Energy Act gives Energy Security Secretary the power to oversee and give funding to Great British Nuclear (? the poisoned chalice). Lawmakers urged to keep moratorium on new nuclear power plants in Illinois – avoid the fantasy of small modular reactors.

POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. Israel to refuse visas to UN officials after Guterres speech on Gaza war. US Forbade Ukraine to Make Peace With Russia in March 2022 – Former German Chancellor. USA and Australia oceans apart on nuclear-powered submarines

SAFETY. IAEA warning after explosions heard near Khmelnitsky nuclear power stations. War Against Renewables Takes Terrifying Turn in Newsom’s Nuke-Powered California .

SECRETS and LIES. A wall of silence: atom bosses remain tight-lipped over Fukushima whistleblower claims. Ohio House bill would declare nuclear power as ‘green energy. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara have decamped to a luxury mansion with a deep nuclear bunker.

SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. Space debris

SPINBUSTER. Nuclear power would be “clean”! but not renewable under Michigan legislation. Before They Launch Missiles, They Launch Propaganda Campaigns. Israel Has Permanently Lost The Argument.

WASTES. Hanford’s pre-treated nuclear waste might not meet vital plant criteria. Decommission: What happens after a nuclear power station is closed? Thunder Bay Council to debate nuclear waste position. Allowing Lynas to extract thorium from radioactive waste not a practical solution, say activists

WAR and CONFLICT. UN Agency Warns Humanitarian Operations in Gaza on Verge of Total Collapse. Israel-Palestine: Names released of 7,028 Palestinians killed, 2,913 of which are children, after Biden questions death toll. Gaza deaths surpass 5,000 amid UN and EU calls for ceasefire; US increases ‘deterrence’ force near Israel. Why Is Biden Enabling Genocidal Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF7qndyvmEE They Let Humanitarian Aid In. Then They Bombed It So That Gaza Would Starve. Zionist think tank publishes blueprint for Palestinian genocide. The World’s Only Muslim Nuclear Power Warns Israel’s War in Gaza Must Stop. NewsReal: Israel and US Implementing ‘Final Solutions’ to End Palestine and Multipolar World. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xULgoxqDGxo&t=198s With Hamas gone, Gaza still wouldn’t be free. Russia says Ukrainian drone rammed nuclear waste storage facility of Kursk nuclear power plant.

WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. Israel-Hamas war fuels fears of nuclear weapons in the Middle East. Why the US fixation on increased nuclear capability won’t deter China but could lead to instability and nuclear war. Experts fear Ukraine will run out of ammo in 2024 – Le Monde. US to build new nuclear gravity bomb.