This week’s non-corporate nuclear news

Some bits of good news

Nigeria launches its largest-ever public health campaign, aiming to immunise around 106 million children against measles, rubella and polio by early 2026.

Dr. Jane Goodall leaves behind her last words. Hope for Wildlife – 150 Species Begin to Recover Across England.

TOP STORIES

When Maria Corina Machado Wins the Nobel Peace Prize, “Peace” Has Lost Its Meaning.

Trump warns of new strikes if Iran revives nuclear work.

German Nuclear Operator’s Insolvency Could Shift Dismantling Costs to Taxpayers.

New nuclear push brings old dangers back — and bigger than ever’

Climate. ‘Humanitarian’ visa must be created for Pacific Islanders displaced by climate crisis, experts say. The before and after images showing glaciers vanishing before our eyes

Noel’s notes Vladimir Putin and a world without Russia.

AUSTRALIA.

The National Press Club of Australia, Caving to the Israel Lobby, Cancels My Talk on Our Betrayal of Palestinian Journalists.
View from The Hill: Two years of a distant war have brought much damage to Australian society.
A crack in the AUKUS public relations pressure hull! ‘Folly’ of nuclear submarines plan floated.
Coalition committed to nuclear.
Australian Capital Territory went first and fastest to 100 per cent renewables: It now looks like the smartest policy of all. South Australia unveils first auction as world’s most advanced renewables grid seeks long duration storage.

Long nuclear articles:

Aspermy, sperm quality and radiation in Chernobyl birds
“Life cycle energy and greenhouse gas emissions of nuclear energy: A review” by Yash Baheti
“Norio Hirai “I Want You to Know What a Nuclear Power Plant Is“” by Yasuo Akai

NEWS ITEMS

ARTS and CULTURE. The Total Trumpification of America.

ATROCITIES. After 2 years, Israel genocidal ethnic cleansing of Gaza has failed.

CIVIL LIBERTIES. Billionaire Larry Ellison says a vast AI-fueled surveillance system can ensure ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’-ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/10/11/3-b1-billionaire-larry-ellison-says-a-vast-ai-fueled-surveillance-system-can-ensure-citizens-will-be-on-their-best-behavior/

EDUCATION. University of Stirling hosts Hiroshima and Nagasaki exhibition.

EMPLOYMENT. Workers shut down Italy again in solidarity with Palestine. Sellafield nuclear workers to strike over pay.

ENVIRONMENT. Water. 45K gallons of radioactive water to be dumped into Hudson River from Indian Point nuclear plant. RADIOACTIVE material was accidentally released at Scotland’s Dounreay nuclear.

ETHICS and RELIGION. In its 250th year, America’s genocide support has forever destroyed its worldwide moral authority.

MEDIA. The Wall Street Journal Has Many Ways to Deny Genocide. UK Parliament blocks Declassified, citing our Gaza ‘standpoint’.Book: No To Nuclear – Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress, and Provokes War.The People versus Murdoch: the rise of independent media.

OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . Nuclear victims hold global forum in Hiroshima. Arrests as protesters target Christchurch aerospace summit.

PERSONAL STORIES. Donald Trump’s battle for relevance.

PLUTONIUM. U.S. Dept. of Energy steps up plutonium pit manufacturing at Savannah River Site. 1000s of nuclear bombs? – Russia exits US nuke pact to reclaim 34 tons of plutonium.

POLITICS. After “Greater Israel,” Netanyahu calls for a “Super-Sparta” and “finishing the job in Gaza”.Right-wing Czech politician who promised to cut aid to Ukraine takes lead in parliamentary election .Boosting Nuclear Power Is Not Nation-Building.

POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. Nobel Peace Prize’s hypocrisy.
What we know about the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire and what comes next. The Gaza ceasefire deal could be a ‘strangle contract’, with Israel holding all the cards. Trump Says Israel and Hamas ‘Signed Off on the First Phase’ of Gaza Plan. Everything Before AND After October 7 Explains Why October 7 Happened. . Hamas just accepted Trump’s ‘peace’ plan – Here’s what it didn’t accept. Support of Trump’s Gaza peace plan ignores major flaw.

Patrick Lawrence: Power and Justice. Israel illegally detained UK citizens, and Starmer did nothing.For Haecho and the global citizens aboard the humanitarian flotillas’ safe return and for a Free Palestine!

Trump Swears At Netanyahu As Israel’s Standing in the U.S. Continues to Decline.

Grossi: Iran Is Not Seeking Nuclear Weapons; My Report Did Not Trigger the Attack. Iran says nuclear cooperation with IAEA ‘no longer relevant’.

Back to Great Power Rivalry and Nuclear Risk as Russia Quits US Plutonium Pact.
Kremlin welcomes Trump’s comments to extend nuclear arms pact. Trump says Putin’s offer on nuclear arms control ‘sounds like a good idea’.

Peace Without Denuclearisation? – Kim Challenges U.S. To Rethink Nuclear Stance.

SAFETY. Russian Nuke Plant Latest To Suffer War-Inflicted Damage.Is Russia’s Putin gambling with the safety of Ukraine’s nuclear stations? Nuclear disaster fears as expert highlights ‘fragile’ Zaporizhzhia power plant system.Another ageing Royal Navy nuclear-armed submarine completes a 200-day patrol amid fears absence of replacements will make epic voyages ‘the new normal’

SECRETS and LIES. The Israeli media is reporting on a ‘secret clause’ in the Gaza ceasefire deal that no one is talking about.Not surprising: Biden hid report on Ukraine scandal, docs reveal.

SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. Peace is Possible – The Weaponization of Space with Bruce Gagnon.

SPINBUSTER. They Really Think They’ll Be Able To Propagandize The World Into Liking Israel Again.

TECHNOLOGY. Can AI Solve the Nuclear Fusion Energy Puzzle?

WAR and CONFLICT. Israel Attacks Another Group of Civilian Ships Bound for Gaza. 5 Days in Israel’s Desert Prison: Jewish Flotilla Activist David Adler on Harrowing Detention Ordeal – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_pM-ZDaPAA
Israel Says No Gaza Ceasefire in Place Despite Trump’s Call for a Stop to the Bombing.Report: Netanyahu Ordered Drone Attack on Gaza Aid Flotilla Boats in Tunisia.
Panic in Israel as Hamas agrees to release all of the hostages.I
srael Droned Flotilla Activists And Then Abused Greta Thunberg.
Hegseth Says Four ‘Narco-Terrorists’ Killed in Latest US Attack on Venezuela Boat.

WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. The case for some non-nuclear submarines.UK aerospace firm supplying Israel’s defence ministry.A Philadelphia company’s obscured support for killing Palestinians with autonomous flying bombs.