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Week to 21st August – in nuclear news

A bit of good news. Montana Rules a Healthful Environment Is a Constitutional Right.

TOP STORIES 

Assange Be Weary: The Dangers of a US Plea Deal.  

Nuclear Power Plants as Targets of War — A New Worry?.

Ukraine likely to fail in key counteroffensive aim, says US intelligence. Amid ‘staggering’ Ukrainian toll and souring US polls, Biden seeks billions more for war. Why the Glut of ‘Wonder Weapons’ to Ukraine Won’t Make a Difference. 

Huge study of nuclear workers in France, the United Kingdom, and the United States confirms low dose radiation as a cause of cancer. Risk of cancer death after exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation underestimated, suggests nuclear industry study.

Climate.  Climate Scientists warn nature’s ‘anaesthetics’ have worn off, now arth is feeling the pain, as ocean heating hits record.

Nuclear.  You’d think that the  fact that the Ukraine ‘counter-offensive’ is stalling might induce a Western mindset more favorable to the idea of a negotiated end to the war.  Not so  -the US-NATO plan is for more, and more lethal weapons.  It might even put off the idea of a war against China. But no  -and sadly, in Australia the mood among the “top people” is all for throwing $billions at preparing for the China war.  (The bottom people aren’t consulted) 

Christina notes. Bribery and Blackmail: these are the tools for continuing success of the nuclear industry.  Perfecting “planned obsolescence” – how the USA and its allies’ taxpayers are locked into perpetual buying of useless weapons.

CLIMATE. The nuclear icebreakers enabling drilling in Russia’s Arctic .

ECONOMICS. 

• How the “Nuclear Renaissance” Robs and Roasts Our Earth. Nuclear power plants will mortgage all future generations, says expert.
•  Japan’s controversial nuclear waste water plan could impact the UK’s decarbonisation agenda. 
• US tightens export controls of nuclear power items to China. 
• The nuclear industry needs to show it can deliver economically viable big reactors in time and on budget. 
• Finland’s OL2 nuclear reactor off grid; power prices rise.

ENERGY. US climate law introduces billion-dollar ‘game-changer’ for nonprofits.

ENVIRONMENT. Anger as Hinkley Point C allowed to discharge sewage into Bristol Channel and drop fish protection.

ETHICS and RELIGION. The Oppenheimer Imperative: Normalising Atomic Terror. Japanese and US Bishops pledge partnership for a nuclear-free world. Poisoning the planet. Big Brave Western Proxy Warriors Keep Whining That Ukrainian Troops Are Cowards.

HEALTH. Japan mothers’ group fears Fukushima water release could revive health concerns.

LEGAL.  For What Crime? – Good Journalism?.     Marshall Islands reacts to US expansion of nuclear compensation.

MEDIA. The Connection between Oppenheimer and Gentilly-2: Edward Teller and the H bomb

NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY. Risks of further delays at Hinkley Point C, EDF warns. Even the UK’s very first small nuclear reactor could  could not be decided upon until 2029   . Nuclear Fusion: Energy Breakthrough or Ballyhoo?.

OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . South Korea’s opposition party to file UN complaint against Japan over nuclear waste .

PERSONAL STORIES. The Financial Legacy of the Nuclear Tests on Bikini Atoll/

POLITICS. 

• Biden should promote peace over war in Ukraine for 2 good reasons. 
• Pritzker was right to keep moratorium on new Illinois nuclear plants.  
•  New York governor blocks discharge of radioactive water into Hudson River from closed nuclear plant. 
• Zelensky holds court with Ukraine’s most notorious neo-Nazi.
• UK ‘s Minister for Nuclear and Networks very upbeat about nuclear energy’s future.
•  OPPENHEIMER AUTHOR ENDORSES NORTON BILL –  Nuclear Abolition and Conversion Act, H.R. 2775  .
• The Australian Government, especially Defence Minister Richard Marles, move to squash Labor Party dissent about AUKUS and nuclear submarines.

POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. 

• NATO Official Suggests Ukraine Could Cede Territory to Russia to Join Alliance. Lukashenko shares thoughts on future of Ukraine. 
• Iran says it is committed to resolving nuclear dispute through diplomacy. 
• Tussle in Europe as France succeeds in getting nuclear energy accepted\ as a ‘”transitional” technology for EU’s green taxonomy . 
• Fukushima water release poses test for Japan-South Korea unity. 
• France and Russia co-operate on developing a plant in Russia for processing depleted uranium .     French cruise ship makes rendezvous with Russian nuclear icebreaker near North Pole.
• Austria cautions against nuclear power in the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

PROTESTS. Gwynedd anti-nuclear march ‘sent powerful message’. Japanese citizens’ group protests nuclear discharge.

SAFETY. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Risky Rule Change Ignores History. More Nuclear Emergency Planning Needed, Not Less. 

Power-Line Cut Raises Alarm Over Russian-Held Nuclear Plant In Ukraine, But Expert Says Little Has Changed. Russia And Ukraine Trade Blame Over Outages At Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant.

SECRETS and LIES. Most ‘experts’ pushing for endless conflict in Ukraine share a common benefactor.

WASTES. Japan’s nuclear plants are short of storage for spent fuel. A remote town could have the solution.

WAR and CONFLICT. Ralph Nader: Develop an Exit Strategy for the Endless War in Ukraine. The Inevitable Defeat: Retired US Colonel Speaks Candidly On Ukraine’s Losing Battle Against Russia. Back in another quagmire – in Biden’s relentless “Big Muddy” of Ukraine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXnJVkEX8O4   US, Finland Negotiating Defense Agreement That Would See Deployment of American Troops.

Niger is Far From a Typical Coup.

WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. 

• Lethal weapons to Ukraine – endless war prioritised over diplomacy: Address to United Nations Security Council. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS44mvuo7Ow        Germany will ‘never’ place troops in Ukraine – Scholz. 
• Over Budget and Delayed—What’s Next for U.S. Nuclear Weapons Research and Production Projects? The Pentagon Is Spending $1 Billion a Year on ‘Directed Energy Weapons’. 
• What Happened When the US Set Off Nuclear Weapons in One of the Most Geologically Active Places on Earth?

August 21, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina's notes