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This week in climate and nuclear news

• Father Christmas will most likely be homeless in  a couple of years. Alarm among scientists at ‘Extraordinarily hot’ Arctic temperatures.   Problem of carbon release as permafrost melts.
• For 2016, Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations are Rising at the Fastest Rate Ever Seen.
• Climate Change will lead to uncontrollable migration.
• The climate-water conflict – climate change increases risk of nuclear war.
• Insurance companies losing ability to manage risks, as climate change brings extreme weather events.

FRANCE.  EDF’s financial crisis will leave french taxpayers with a huge nuclear bill. Suspected falsifying of documents: French prosecutors investigate Areva’s Le Creusot nuclear foundry. France launches investigation of Fessenheim nuclear power plant.

USA.  

• President elect Trump: his Cabinet and Climate.  Trump Appoints Climate Skeptic to NASA Team
• Donald Trump’s team want Energy Department to save the failing nuclear industry.
• North Dakota pipeline protestors get support from US military veterans.
• Entergy’s troubled Palisades nuclear power plant for early shutdown.
• Dozens of canisters of radioactive waste to be repackaged at USA’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. Roof collapse at USA’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant – more nuclear safety worries.
• US Navy to build a new facility for stranded radioactive nuclear wastes.
• Landmark case on climate change looming for USA government.

JAPAN. Japan to increase loan to Fukushima operator Tepco to $123 billion.  Mitsubishi Heavy makes huge and risky investment in AREVA nuclear. Plan to build Monju nuclear reprocessing successor to Recycle Plutonium Stocks

UK. NUGEN Partner ENGIE Wants OUT of Nuclear

RUSSIA. Russia’s new ‘drone submarine’ with range of 6,200 miles.

GERMANY. German legal case sets precedent for limiting the greed of nuclear and coal companies.

BELARUS. Belarus radiation tragedy of Chernobyl is only just developing.

AFRICA.  Climate change could render Sudan ‘uninhabitable.

BULGARIA. Bulgaria pays compensation damages to Russia, for scrapping Belene nuclear plant

INDIA India’s push for solar energy is gaining steam

IRAN. Iranian president won’t let Trump ruin the US–Iran nuclear deal

December 10, 2016 - Posted by Christina MacPherson | Christina's notes