Nuclear and climate news – week to 6 November

Some good news this week. A case of positive international co-operation! – the healing of the ozone layer. The rest of the climate news – not so good. Climate scientists have underestimated the rapid warming of the oceans. Climate change disruption of the jet stream is causing more extreme weather. A warning not to forget the message of UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – Climate Change: The Real World War.

International nuclear politics muddles along, – closer to the brink? North Korea warns it might return to developing nuclear weapons, if USA does not end sanctions. Donald Trump ready to reimpose all nuclear sanctions on Iran. A world on nuclear hair-trigger, if USA withdraws from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia?

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The global nuclear industry sneaks into international governments’ “clean” energy movement.

Far from fixing climate change – the nuclear power industry is being stalled by climate change.

Pro nuclear expert urges the nuclear industry to drop its “climate change” argument !

Electromagnetic radiation from cell-phones is a cancer causer to rats.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report DOES show that there is scope for positive progress.

IRAN. Iran is not likely to restart its nuclear weapons programme any time soon.

EUROPE. Europe has set up a mechanism to sidestep U.S. sanctions against Iran.

NORTH KOREA. Preparation for nuclear international inspections – North Korea.

JAPAN. 2020 Olympics as PR for the global nuclear industry? Fukushima to start the events. Fukushima’s fishing industry threatened by plans to dump radioactive water. Eastern Japan cities sign nuclear accident evacuation accord. Shikoku Electric restarts Ikata nuclear reactor following failed court challenges.

CANADA. Canada’s glaciers are retreating – and fast! “Clean Energy Ministerial”: despite Canada’s Liberal claims, nuclear power will not save the environment. Non nuclear production of medical isotopes .

HUNGARY. Did Hungarian nuclear authorities fudge the measurement of water heating at Paks nuclear plant ?

UK. NuGen nuclear power project in Moorside, Cumbria, UK, soon to bite the dust? UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) reprimanded for nuclear safety breaches. Fylde Fracking Near Nuclear Fuel Site – “No Problem” says Government. Spiralling costs of Britain’s Sellafield nuclear site. One veteran’s story of radiation effects of participating in nuclear bomb testing. UK could be running solely on zero carbon renewables in summer months 2050.

SWEDEN. Swedish Environmental Court has concerns about speed of corrosion of copper nuclear waste canisters.

USA.

End nuclear energy talks with Saudi Arabia – 5 Republican senators tell Trump.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to resume nuclear talks with North Korea this week.
Trump’s Energy Secretary Rick Perry accidentally told the truth about Yucca Mt, contradicting Trump.
DOE plans reclassifying nuclear wastes as “Low Level”. Trump administration heads for the dodgy science of the radiation sceptics.
Former SCANA accountant tells how nuclear financial document was “doctored”.
U.S. Supreme Court upholds right of 21 young people to sue federal government about climate change inaction.

UKRAINE. Radioactivity induced mutations in the animals of Chernobyl.

INDIA. Prime Minister Modi’s doublespeak on India’s first nuclear submarine.

SOUTH KOREA. South Korean firm KEPCO keen to get $20 billion by selling nuclear reactors to Saudi Arabia.

FRANCE. Hackers accessed confidential documents about nuclear. Nuclear company AREVA rebranded itself (Orano, Framatome) – but legal troubles linger.