This week – nuclear news to 22 July

TOP STORIES.

Nuclear industry faces acute cybersecurity threats – report.

International Court of Justice Tells Israel to End Occupation of Palestinian Territories, Pay Reparations.

History of Ionizing Radiation and Human Health.
‘Low level’ ionizing radiation, and the history of debate about its effects.
Time to confront to cover-up of the harm of low-level radiation.
History of the medical profession’s role in illnesses and death caused by nuclear radiation. (Originals at https://ionizingradiationandyou.blogspot.com/)

Climate. 27 Ways Heat Can Kill You – Update 2024

Noel’s notes. The cover-up of the danger of nuclear radiation and health, but who is speaking for our grandchildren? Nuclear power -costs, wastes, etc, but what about the children? More American media madness.

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AUSTRALIA. Lots m of Australian nuclear news at https://antinuclear.net/2024/07/17/australian-nuclear-news-headlines-week-to-22-july/

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NUCLEAR ITEMS.

ART and CULTURE. The chilling map that shows the devastation of a nuclear attack on Scotland.

ATROCITIES. Israeli soldiers tell story of savage cruelty in Gaza – one given blessing by the West.

CIVIL LIBERTIES. Never Forget Julian Assange. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZLbFkv7I4k

ENERGY. China is installing the wind and solar equivalent of five large nuclear power stations per week.
Nuclear does not mean reliable power for Australia – by Peter Farley.
What are the steps (and the COSTS) to building nuclear power stations – by Peter Farley

ENVIRONMENT. EDF’s plans to create new saltmarsh.

EVENT. Cold War Scotland – Exhibition National Museum of Scotland24 July. Rally – Washington – Stop the Gaza Genocide .

HEALTH. Radiation.New Book. The Scientists Who Alerted us to Radiation’s Dangers.Mounting evidence of cancer risk from low dose radiation in childhood, or in the uterus.Specific Radioactive Elements and Their Effects on Health – (Original at https://ionizingradiationandyou.blogspot.com/)

INDIGENOUS ISSUES. In New Mexico, a Walk Commemorates the Nuclear Disaster Few Outside the Navajo Nation Remember.

MEDIA. With Media Enamored by US Presidential Race, Israeli Massacres in Gaza Get Even Deadlier.

OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . Anti-nuclear weapons activists to camp outside RAF base for ten days. Nuclear Free Local Authorities challenge UK government on New Cleo’s application for “justification” of its small nuclear “fast” reactor. Nuclear convoys travelling to Coulport should be peacefully stopped

PERSONAL STORIES. Testimonies from the Mawasi massacre: 90 people buried in the sand.

PLUTONIUM . North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Complex: New evidence of increased activity

POLITICS.J.D. Vance unlikely to advance peace advancing to Vice Presidency.
UK: Ed Miliband unveils plans for mini-nuclear reactors ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2024/07/22/1-b1-uk-ed-miliband-unveils-plans-for-mini-nuclear-reactors/Campaigners against Sizewell C hopeful new MPs will take their concerns to parliament.
Absent but not missed: No mention of nuclear in King’s Speech.
80 CANADIAN ORGANIZATIONS CALL ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO RESCIND APPOINTMENT OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY AGENCY PRESIDENT.

POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY.AUKUS – Australia-United Kingdom-United States nuclear pact endangers us all.
Behind the plans for Australia to become a nuclear dumping ground and leverage synergies with the US military alliance and civilian nuclear.
Saudi Arabia wants to fully recognize Israel in exchange for arms, nuclear facility — Biden.Nuclear-weapon states are disregarding political commitments accepted under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT),

SAFETY. Major failure at southern Russia’s largest nuclear plant, 1 power unit shut down.‘Near miss’ incident reported at nuclear waste site near Carlsbad. High hopes and security fears for next-gen nuclear reactors

SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. Space-Based Warfare: America’s Dominance Challenged.Please, No Weapons and Wars in Space.

SPINBUSTER. Shiny New MP’s Fizzingly Push For More Nuclear Waste – Hotter the better! And a Complaint to Advertising Standards – Standards? What Standards!.

TECHNOLOGY. Massive IT outage spotlights major vulnerabilities in the global information ecosystem.
Small Modular Nuclear Reactors (SMRs)– Dirty Dangerous Distractions from Real Climate Action.

WASTES. Pacific leaders, Japan, agree on Fukushima nuclear wastewater discharge (not everyone is happy). Fukushima plant ends 7th round of treated water release into sea.

WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES.Democrats to Keep Unconditional Military Aid to Israel in Party Platform. NATO’s Obscure Relations With Israel and its weapons industry. NATO/US Complicity in Israel’s Relentless Genocide of Gaza. Israel using water as weapon of war as Gaza supply plummets by 94%, creating deadly health catastrophe: Oxfam.
North Korean nuclear weapons, 2024.
China Stops Arms Control Talks With the US Over Arms Sales to Taiwan.
Russia Says It May Deploy Nuclear Missiles in Response to New US Missile Deployment to Germany.