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This week’s counteracting the nuclear spin

Some bits of good news: European cities embrace nature-based solutions,  What went right this week: in the UK green energy records hit .    China’s Falling Emissions Signal Peak Carbon May Already Be Here –  Carbon Brief notes first decline since the end of the pandemic.- Renewables meet nearly all of nation’s additional power needs  

TOP STORIES. Small Modular Reactors: Still too expensive, too slow and too risky. US Endgame in Ukraine — War Without End, Amen.Biden Lets Ukraine Strike Russia With US Weapons While Ukraine Attacks Russian Nuclear Defenses.Presidents Who Gamble With Nuclear Armageddon.

Climate. Humanity’s survival is still within our grasp – just. But only if we take these radical steps. ‘Unliveable’: Delhi’s residents struggle to cope in record-breaking heat. Heatwaves increase risk of early births and poorer health in babies, study finds. “Truly the stuff of nightmares”: unprecedented low in Antarctic sea ice recorded.  

Noel’s notes.  “Don’t let the people see what is happening” – the forgotten lesson from the Vietnam war. Turning Point .The bomb and the cold war. Episode 4: The Wall – outlines the nuclear weapons race. Jobs jobs jobs in the nuclear industry – but is it true?        What is criminal in Ukraine, is God’s righteousness in Gaza

Nuclear.  The USA’s intrepid nuclear saleswoman, Jennifer Graholm, touts big nuclear reactors as a great success, speaking of the greatest U.S. financial nuclear boondoggle – the Vogtle nuclear reactors. Does anybody believe this?

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NUCLEAR ISSUES.

ATROCITIES. Gaza: After ICJ order to halt attacks on Rafah, Israel launches over 60 air raids on the city in 48 hours.,

CULTURE. The US Empire Isn’t A Government That Runs Nonstop Wars, It’s A Nonstop War That Runs A Government.

EDUCATION. Ukrainian Grad Students Complete Nuclear Internship Program in the United States.

EMPLOYMENT. Dounreay nuclear site workers strike in pay dispute.

ENERGY. The (currently terrible) mood in renewables… is largely irrelevant. ‘Offshore wind farms could have averted Fukushima disaster’. A global review of Battery Storage: the fastest growing clean energy technology today.

EVENTS.10 June WEBINAR: Using JFK’s wisdom to make peace today – with Jeffrey Sachs16 June .WEBINAR. Gaza and Ukraine to WWIII: The NATO Problem. 16 June – WEBINAR -“NATO IN THE ARCTIC”

LEGAL. To continue the Gaza genocide, Israel and the US must destroy the laws of war. Tribunal judge accused of covering up complaints – about bullying at Sellafield nuclear plant and other sites.

MEDIA. SOS – An Antidote to Crackpot Neo-Nuclearism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDF1bLN9K8c Searchlight Journalist Receives 2024 MOLLY Award for Story on Trucheña Whose Plutonium Count Was New Mexico’s Highest.

PLUTONIUM. Plutonium found in Indiana Street air filters near Rocky Flats; Boulder Commissioners reconsider trail project.

POLITICS. White House to support new nuclear power plants in the U.S. US Energy Secretary calls for more nuclear power while celebrating $35 billion Georgia reactors. Trump and Elon Musk discussing advisory role in next administration. The UK Is Ramping Up Its Nuclear Energy Ambitions. Call for next UK government to make ‘big decisions’ on nuclear power projects Summary of Australian federal and state/territory nuclear/uranium laws and prohibitions.

POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. Rare spat shows China and North Korea still at odds on nuclear weapons. China and Russia Issue Nuclear Warnings. Russian think tank proposes ‘demonstrative’ nuclear blast to deter Western support for Ukraine.The ghost of Concorde stalks the Franco-British nuclear renaissance.

SAFETY. 2 aging central Japan nuclear reactors get 20-yr service extensions. Drone sightings reported over British nuclear facilities.

SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS.US-NATO attack 3 Russian space early warning facilities. Space junk is raining from the sky. Who’s responsible when it hits the Earth?. Elon’s Gone to Mars-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi0mVvE9nYQ

TECHNOLOGY. Small modular nuclear reactors get a reality check in new report.

URANIUM. Iran’s Near Bomb-Grade Uranium Stock Grows Ahead of Election

WASTES. Pledge sought that laid-up Rosyth subs won’t go to Australia. A robot will soon try to remove melted nuclear fuel from destroyed Fukushima reactor. Fukushima nuclear debris removal to begin as early as August.

WAR and CONFLICT. US strike on Russian targets would be ‘start of world war’ – Medvedev. Putin warns West about consequences of long-range strikes on Russia. U.S. concerned about Ukraine strikes on Russian nuclear radar stations. Italy opposes Ukraine using long-range weapons to strike Russia. Israel Continues Gaza Attacks Despite UN Court Order To ‘Immediately Halt’ Rafah Offensive. Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 237: As Israel’s invasion of Rafah and northern Gaza continues, Smotrich calls for ‘war’ on West Bank

WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. CNN Analysis Reveals US-Made Munitions Used in Rafah Massacre. Top Biden aides signal openness to letting Ukraine strike Russia with US weapons. US doubtful it could help Korea on nuclear-powered subs.

June 4, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina's notes