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This week’s nuclear news

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Nuclear targets. With international heightened tension over Ukraine, Iraq, Gaza, Syria – the dangers of nuclear war and nuclear terrorism increase, which is why attention should be going to the risks posed by all nuclear facilities – as targets for terrorism, whether it be by missiles, bombs, computer malaware, external or internal sabotage. https://nuclear-news.net/

I note that a Belgian nuclear reactor has just been shut down until next year, due to sabotage. In UK 3 French made nuclear reactors have been shut down, due to design flaws, raising questions on the safety of France’s own EDF -made nuclear reactors.

Japan: Hiroshima and Nagasaki Mayors made their moving Peace Statements on the anniversaries of the atomic bombings. For  a variety of reasons, the nuclear power restart is just not happening.

Fukushima: New research is revealing the harmful consequences to plants and animals, of the Chernobyl and Fukushima radiation.  Dissolved radioactive particles have bound to organic matter, meaning that they could be long-lived in the environment, and in the food chain.  The release of radioactive water from the crippled reactors remains uncontrollable. Meanwhile, it is found that Japan is still exporting some “hot ” cars.

USA. In the month when we recall Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a respected nuclear weapons expert spoke out against nuclear weapons proliferation, and was promptly sacked. So much for freedom of speech in the nuclear culture.

UK.  Scotland’s referendum (18 September) -on independence  will decide whether or not the Trident missile system base stays in Scotland. Moving it would add somewhat to its multi-billion pound cost, but is affordable, and would remove a dangerous target from Scotland.

Small Modular Nuclear Reactors (SMRs) – a new report shows them to be a financial boondoggle – costing even more than large reactors.

August 17, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina's notes