2019 December 11 « nuclear-news

The week in climate and nuclear news

COP 25 – a chance to avoid catastrophic climate change. Not a lot happened in the first week of the COP25 climate talks in Madrid. Dr Katharine Hayhoe on The Bible and Climate Change. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpjL_otLq6Y&feature=emb_title Disasters fuelled by climate change are the top driver of human displacement.

A bit of good news – Renewable cities arising around the world. or listen on You tube

Water shortages to hit 1.9 billion people as glaciers melt.

Research shows that Climate models have correctly predicted global heating. UN chief praises youth leadership on climate action, deplores government inaction. Coal power becoming ‘uninsurable’ as firms refuse cover.

9 climate tipping points pushing Earth to the point of no return.

Bacteria to consume CO2 – a climate change solution?

ANTARCTICA. .Antarctic ice sheets could be at greater risk of melting than previously thought.

AUSTRALIA. Australia on fire. Scott Morrison under fire over bushfire emergency. Australia is copping it at COP25 – and rightly so. Australia burns, as government leaders choose not to discuss this.

JAPAN. The status of Japan’s nuclear policy and future prospects. ‘ Scorpion‘ robot mission inside Fukushima reactor aborted. Fukushima nuclear debris removal to begin in 2021. High-level radiation hot spots found at J-Village, the starting point of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay. Korea to bring food, check for radiation at Tokyo Games.

EUROPE. Nuclear power headed to be excluded from EU green finance scheme. European report: don’t sacrifice the planet’s ecology in the drive for economic growth. Technical fault shuts down Belgian nuclear reactor.

FRANCE. France’s nuclear industry in dire straits. Another shutdown at French nuclear power station Golfech.

ISRAEL. Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz suggests bombing Iran to stop its nuclear program.

IRAN. Britain, France and Germany press Iran over its ballistic missile program. Rafael Mariano Grossi, new UN nuclear agency chief, states he will be“firm and fair” stance on Iran.

UK . UK election. Nuclear power is a hot topic in Wales. Significant obstacles to Rolls Royce’s fantasy of “clean” nuclear-supplied jet fuel. Need for scrutiny of troubled Hunterston nuclear reactor before restarting it.

IRAQ. First the U.S. invaded Iraq — then left it poisoned .

CANADA. Ontario’s First Nations to vote on nuclear waste plan near Lake Huron. To store Canada’s nuclear wastes close to Lake Huron – the worst of the worst. Small Modular Nuclear Reactors – many pitfalls, including security risks.

USA.

Chaos ahead in international relations due to Trump’s chaotic nuclear weapons policies. U.S. election – views of Presidential candidates about nuclear weapons.
Investigative journalism – Paducah, Kentucky – its nuclear waste tragedy is compounded by climate change.
Magical thinking of the nuclear lobby as it jumps on the Green New Deal bandwagon.
NRC Approves Transfer of Nuclear Plant Operating Licenses From FirstEnergy Solutions to Energy Harbor.
The Santa Susana nuclear waste scandal.
It’s time to reset US nuclear waste policy.
Pentagon to get more control over the news? Is this a GOOD idea?