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Nuclear news – week to 29 January

A bit of good news. Pre-Pesticides, Pro-Farmer: The Rise of Agroecology
One part ancient practices, one part worker justice, a new-old way of farming is adapting agriculture for an uncertain world.

TOP STORIES.  

NOWHERE TO HIDE – How a nuclear war would kill you — and almost everyone else.  

Nuclear lobby “kills” nomination of regulator whocares too much about safety . also at   https://nuclear-news.net/2024/01/23/3-a-nuclear-lobby-kills-nomination-of-regulator-who-cares-too-much-about-safety/

Nuclear hype in meltdown. 

International Court of Justice Rules That Israel Must Stop Killing Palestinians. 

Growing mountain of wasted money is a radioactive prospect.  also at https://nuclear-news.net/2024/01/28/2-a-growing-mountain-of-wasted-money-is-a-radioactive-prospect/ 

Hinkley Point C woes threaten to break UK and France’s nuclear fusion.

Climate: Towards an unliveable planet: Climate’s 2023 annus horribilis

Nuclear. Lots about UK’s nuclear mess

Noel’s notes. A new Waterloo defeat for France – a nuclear economic one.

NUCLEAR ISSUES

CLIMATE. Small modular reactors may have climate benefits, but they can also be climate-vulnerable EMPLOYMENT. Berkshire nuclear defence workers strike.

CIVIL LIBERTIES. In Assange’s Darkest Hour, Committee To Protect Journalists Yet Again Excludes Him From Jailed Journalist Index ENERGY. Microsoft Looks to Nuclear to Fuel AI Plans.

ECONOMICS. EDF a total basket case, weighed down by its 50 Billion pound nuclear turkey at Hinkley Point. Sorry, France, you’re on the hook at Hinkley Point.  Hinkley Point is glowing on my doorstep, but that won’t help us get a bus into town.  France to push UK government for additional support for faltering nuclear projects. US nuclear agency isn’t consistent in tracking costs for some construction projects, report says. NuScale / Countries Likely To ‘Double Down On Scrutiny’ Following SMR Project Cancellation.

LEGAL. The ICJ’s Provisional Orders: The Genocide Convention Applies to Gaza. 

Two Men Sentenced for Falsifying Documents Related to Testing of Equipment at Nuclear Power Plants.

MEDIA. The War On Journalism In Belmarsh, The War On Journalism In Gaza.As ‘Oppenheimer’ leads Oscar nominees, Sentor Hawley wants spotlight on nuclear testing victims.  URANIUM FILM FESTIVAL MARATHON ACROSS THE USA.

OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . Fijian youths condemn Japan’s discharge of radioactive water.

CAMPAIGNERS opposing the development of nuclear power inBradwell-on-Sea say they believe ‘new nuclear’ in the area “remains dead in the water”.    UK government pours good money after bad, into failing Hinkley Point C nuclear boondoggle .

SPINBUSTER. Tripling nuclear power: public relations fairy dust . What is wrong with UK nuclear power? Too much “Hopium”? Detailed response to a barrage of nuclear nonsense from Zion Lights..

WASTES. Plutonium NNSA Issues Final Surplus Plutonium Environmental Impact Statement. Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant: further delays for removal of melted fuel debris. Still no end in sight for Fukushima nuke plant decommissioning work. Plan to store nuclear waste under Holderness for 175 years. MP wants public vote on nuclear waste disposal

WAR and CONFLICT. ”Doomsday Clock” Kept at 90 Seconds to Midnight for 2024.   Doomsday clock stays at 90 seconds to midnight: What we know.  The Doomsday Clock is still at 90 seconds to midnight. But what does that mean?   Israel minister renews call for striking Gaza with ‘nuclear bomb’. It May be Genocide, But it Won’t Be Stopped

WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. Nuclear-armed Israel is at war: What might this mean?     Italy’s FM reveals country ceased arms shipments to Israel starting October 7 over ‘war crime’ concerns  As Trump looms, top EU politician calls for European nuclear deterrent.  Finland is a focal point of Nato’s largest exercise since the Cold War, and looks to siting nuclear weapons. US plans to store nuclear weapons in UK: report. US will station nukes in Britain for the first time in 15 years, as West escalates conflicts on multiple fronts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZcg409HYIc  Ukraine uncovers another $40 Million in weapons fraud.

January 29, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina's notes | Energy, news, nuclear, nuclear power, nuclear weapons