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The week that was in nuclear news

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nuclear-news site theme for July is The use of words to trivialise the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe   Nuclear lobby anxious about its image – trying to “engender optimism” about the industry.

Nuclear agreement finally reached between Iran and world powers A win for non-proliferation – the Iran nuclear deal. It has become international law. USA’s reputation at stake, if Congress votes against Iran nuclear deal.

 JAPAN: Japanese nuclear scandals. Toshiba faked financial reports. Earthquake faults found under Shika nuclear facility. Despite pressing need, Japan continues to grope for nuclear waste site

Fukushima: 

• TEPCO to Resume Fukushima Daiichi Reactor One Protective Cover Removal on July 28.
• Thousands of workers sweat in  the summer heat, wearing plastic protection suits, scrubbing radiation from villages in Fukushima prefecture.
• Japan Accused of Coercing Fukushima Refugees to Return to Unsafe Homes.
• Worrying future for Fukushima’s nuclear refugees.
• White lungs on Fukushima’s dead dolphins indicates radiation poisoning.
•  Highest Strontium-90 density detected in seawater of Fukushima plant port / 1,500,000 Bq/m3

UK‘s plan for Hinkley C nuclear power station runs into more and more trouble

CANADA: The Cree Nation backs the report advising against uranium mining in Northern Quebec     Legal action planned against Canada’s plan for radioactive trash dump near Lake Huron.

USA. 21 years after shutdown, USA’s  Breeder Nuclear Reactor-II (EBR-II) is entombed

Jamaica passes Bill to regulate ionising radiation, prohibit building of nuclear reactor.

Secretive South Africa hides costs of nuclear build programme

CLIMATE CHANGE:

• Unstoppable warming of oceans due to climate change.
• Human caused global warming hardly dinted by a new grand solar minimum.
•  Unprecedented Fire Season Has Burned 11 Million Acres So Far For Alaska and Canada
•  Progress is being made, in climate talks, quietly, behind the scenes.
• Pope Francis and international Mayors get together to work on climate action.

Global investment is going to renewables: much less is going to nuclear power

July 23, 2015 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina's notes