nuclear-news

Just the uranium/nuclear industry news this week

TOP STORIES. The hidden expansion of Britain’s nuclear strategy.

Fukkushima nuke plant struggles to clear radioactive waste debris.

Noel’s notes. The nasty truth about Small Nuclear Reactors’ toxic fuel and toxic wastes.

AUSTRALIA. 

• A global threat for millennia: experts warn Australia’s nuclear submarine legacy will be weapons-usable uranium cache. 
• Albanese government pledges extra $4.6billion for AUKUS shipyard – but critics warn it will make Australia a nuclear target. 
• Billions of dollars are failing to lift production of AUKUS submarines – ALSO AT….https://antinuclear.net/2026/07/27/5-billions-of-dollars-are-failing-to-lift-production-of-aukus-submarines/

CLIMATE. Cernavodă Reactor Shut Down as Drought Lowers Danube Flow.

ECONOMICS. A mad for nuclear world? Innovative geotechnical sub-alliance formed for Sizewell C construction. A nuclear deal for the Saudis.

ENERGY. Nuclear stagnates while renewables soar.

MEDIA. “Jobs Jobs Jobs” screams the media again as the nuclear lobby plans to bring Japan’s nuclear waste to Cumberland.

POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. Proposed US-Saudi nuclear energy deal: What we know so far.

SAFETY. Is it safe to extend the life of a nuclear power station?.

SECRETS and LIES. Government withholds cost to taxpayer of restarting nuclear power-critical CO2 factory.

TECHNOLOGY.

Can an AI Black Box Be Trusted to Run a Nuclear Reactor?

Trump Administration Eyes Offshore Nuclear to Power AI Boom.

SMALL MODULAR NUCLEAR REACTORS.

• EDF exploring sale of stakes in modular reactor subsidiary Nuward.
• USA firm McDermott to support potential Dutch Rolls-Royce SMR projects. SMR on the moon – micro lunar nuclear reactor.
• “Small” nuclear reactors for Hartlepool? ONLY THEY ARE NOT SMALL.
• More dizzying spin about Small Modular Nuclear Reactors!
• U.S. Prioritizes Small Nuclear Reactors Across Southeast Asia.
• Government gives Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation (CSMC) $4.5M for Micro-Nuclear Technology in Canada’s Arctic.
• Nuclearelectrica’s proposal to review SMR options rejected by Romania ministry.
• NUCLEAR FUEL. Approval for VVER uranium/plutonium fuel production in Germany. 

WASTES. Nuclear Waste Could Be Headed to  Five States in New US Plan (1). Leaked document reveals White House nuclear waste plan. Decommissioning. Demolition of Germany’s Stade reactor building progresses. Plan to Bring Failed Japanese Fast Breeder Reactor’s Contaminated Sodium to Workington. Multi-million-pound nuclear treatment plant set to be built at Port of Workington

WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. US Navy’s nuclear battleship plan raises questions for carriers, submarines and AUKUS. Canada remains anti-nuke, but its potential path to the bomb is getting shorter.

July 31, 2026 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina's notes