This week’s nuclear and climate news

I scratch around for good news. There is plenty, on the renewable energy scene. And this: CO2 emissions from energy remain flat for third year running. Total number of global nuclear weapons has dropped.

Not so good news. Disaster looms over North Korea: how could this be stopped? US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, rejects negotiation with North Korea, and keeps journalists out. Tillerson considers a pre-emptive strike against North Korea.

Massive amounts of heat being stored in the oceans. G20 will not be mentioning that nasty left-wing phrase “climate change”.

EUROPE. The very serious threat of sea level rise.

USA.

Trump budget would boost nuclear weapons spending, slash diplomatic and aid programmes. Savage attack on the environment: the Trump budget. Trump’s budget attack on science.
Ethics Groups Send Letter to US Attorney Preet Bharara Requesting Investigation of Trump; Within Days Preet was Fired Along with 45 Other US Attorneys. Rupert Murdoch to gain by Trump firing attorney Preet Bharara.
Trump’s divide and conquer tactics produce a toxic White House environment.
Republican senator slams Trump’s Nevada nuclear waste dump plan.
Connecticut lawmakers want to call nuclear power “renewable”.
Grandfather and granddaughter join forces prevent nuclear doom.
Thorough research to be done on uranium health effects on Navajo Nation.
Massive economic costs of climate change.

JAPAN.

Japanese Govt. and TEPCO Found Liable by Court for Fukushima Disaster.
The illusion of normality at Fukushima. Six years after outbreak of crisis, Fukushima nuclear workers continue to face slander, discrimination: survey. Japanese school children who survived Fukushima meltdown are being subjected to ‘nuclear bullying, Singapore keeping in place Fukushima food import curbs. Olympics being hyped to portray Fukushima nuclear disaster as ‘now OK”
TEPCO cancels robotic probe of reactor 1. Plan to tunnel under the reactor buildings to remove melted fuel.
Toshiba might have to pay the buyer, to take failed nuclear unit off its hands.

UK. UK government boycotts UN nuclear disarmament talks. UK plans for small nuclear reactors stalling. Bechtel pulls out. UK’s Moorside nuclear project in more doubt, with Toshiba’s crisis.

RUSSIA. Russia Plans to Fuel Floating Nuclear Reactor(s) in St. Petersburg – Endangering the City of 5 Million, Before Towing It Around Scandinavia. Russia will pay Kenya to buy its nuclear technology.

TAIWAN. Taiwan govt reaffirms aim to phase out nuclear power by 2025. Thousands in Taiwan protest against nuclear power, demand low carbon sustainable energy.

TURKEY. Call for Turkey to get its own nuclear weapons.

FRANCE. Areva factory for nuclear parts gets poor report from regulator.

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