The non-corporate nuclear news -week to 4 August
Some bits of good news –Canada will protect an area larger than Germany. Timor-Leste, one of the poorest countries in the world, has eliminated malaria. India set a new record for solar and wind in first six months of the year
TOP STORIES. Hiroshima’s history lesson.
Israel’s Genocidal Intentions Have Been Obvious This Whole Time
Genocide’s hard When You’ve Got a PR War to Win.Netanyahu Is Reportedly Planning to Annex Gaza Strip, With Trump Admin’s Backing.
Trump, or Violence as Diplomacy.
Sizewell C nuclear costs could hit £100bn including financing, modelling shows -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/08/04/1-a-sizewell-c-nuclear-costs-could-hit-100bn-including-financing-modelling-shows/
A global call to action.
Climate. Melting glaciers threaten to wipe out European villages – is the steep cost to protect them worth it?
AUSTRALIA. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Israel’s denial of starvation in Gaza ‘beyond comprehension. The Moral Compass is Broken.
Senate launches inquiry into who is funding fake astroturf anti-renewables groups.
“We can do that:” Australian Energy Market Operator says the country’s power system can be run on 100 pct renewable energy. Plunging cost of solar batteries ensures renewables remain lowest cost option for Australia, CSIRO says.
Albanese government substantially expands renewable energy scheme amid 2030 target concerns.
NUCLEAR ITEMS
| ATROCITIES. ‘Designed as Death Traps’: Fmr. Green Beret Who Worked at Gaza Food Sites Reveals Rampant War Crimes. |
| CLIMATE. Russian nuclear submarine base hit by tsunami – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/08/02/1-b1-russian-nuclear-submarine-base-hit-by-tsunami/ |
ECONOMICS. Sizewell C will cost more than Hinkley: Is it worth it? – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/08/03/2-a-sizewell-c-will-cost-more-than-hinkley-is-it-worth-it/
Sizewell C | Subsidy scheme shows public exposed to up to £54.6bn of costs.
All energy costs rise but small nuclear most reactive.
Russia’s Nuclear Ambitions Face Funding Crisis.
TEPCO logs net loss in April-June on Fukushima plant cleanup.
Marketing. AtkinsRéalis eyeing U.S. market for nuclear technology push -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/31/1-b1-atkinsrealis-eyeing-u-s-market-for-nuclear-technology-push/
| EDUCATION. Sizewell C to build further education campus in Leiston.. |
| ENVIRONMENT. As plans for Sizewell C power station moves forward, those who live nearby must deal with the environmental fallout of 22,000 lost trees.Radioactive wasps discovered at South Carolina nuclear facility. Plastics, Profits and Power: How petrochemical companies are derailing the Global Plastics Treaty. Radiation dangers at “Sea Fest” in Cumbria. Plastification of our Brains: Cannot be good… – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi864FymjNY |
ETHICS and RELIGION. “Release Israeli hostages? Get serious: We’ve got a genocide to complete”.
Trump ‘shocked, shocked’ Palestinians are starving in Gaza.
Time to De-Zionize the Israeli Mind.
Anti-nuclear weapons demo takes place at Faslane base.
| LEGAL. Legal trickery: Israel has changed how land ‘ownership’ works in the West Bank. Tepco ordered to pay ¥100 million in damages over 2011 disaster. |
| MEDIA. As Gaza starves, journalists sell their cameras for food.Media Largely Ignored Gaza Famine When There Was Time to Avert Mass Starvation. Physicists unleashed the power of the atom — but to what end? – book review. |
| POLITICS. Zelensky’s end goal is in sight, and so is his end. Sen. Lindsey ‘Ghoulish’ Graham compares Israeli genocide in Gaza favorably to America’s WWII atomic bombings. United States: Pro-nuclear Energy Laws Sweep Through State Legislatures. |
| POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. Israel’s international isolation has begun. Trump Shows Strong Support for Israel as Palestinians in Gaza Starve to Death. Russia is staying quiet on Trump’s nuclear move. Never before has a US leader chosen to engage in nuclear brinkmanship of this kind. Not With a Bang, but With a Truth Social Post. Trump puts Putin on ‘Double Secret Probation’ for not ending Ukraine war.. |
| SAFETY. IAEA reports hearing explosions, sees smoke near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.Mystery grows around state of Russian nuclear submarine base that is just 75 miles from epicentre of 8.8-magnitude megaquake.Metsamor could trigger next global nuclear emergency and Armenians denying it. |
| SECRETS and LIES. US, UK in secret talks with Ukrainian officials to ‘replace Zelensky’: Report.The CIA Built Hundreds of Covert Websites: Here’s What They Were Hiding. |
| SPINBUSTER.UK Government abandons plan to greenwash nuclear in a new taxonomy. Nuclear power drive obsesses over baseload: Do we need it? – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/?s=Nuclear+power+drive+obsesses+over+baseload Abuse of Ubuntu in nuclear money grabbing. Report Slams Canada’s “Systematic Deception” Over Weapons Transfers to Israel. Small Modular Reactors: Déjà Vu All Over Again. Trump’s Fantasy Bid for the Nobel Peace Prize/ |
| TECHNOLOGY. U.S. Nuclear Energy Plans Could Proliferate Weapons. Energy firm newcleo will suspend its programme to develop lead-cooled fast reactors (LFR) in Britain -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/08/03/2-b1-energy-firm-newcleo-will-suspend-its-programme-to-develop-lead-cooled-fast-reactors-lfr-in-britain/ |
| URANIUM. Russia eyes Niger’s uranium mines as West African nation ditches France. Court hears Uzbek group attempted to sell nuclear bomb material uranium on black market. |
| WASTES. The Enduring Problem of Nuclear Reactor Waste.Debris removal at Fukushima nuclear plant pushed back to 2037 or later. |
| WAR and CONFLICT. Israeli Navy Seizes Second Gaza-Bound Freedom Flotilla Vessel in 2 Months.Trump Deploys Nuclear Subs Amid War of Words With Russia’s Medvedev. |
| WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES.Canada still arming Israel despite official ban, report finds.Trump moves nuclear submarines after ex-Russia president’s tweet.French nuclear weapons, 2025.An unwanted visitor to Britain’s shores – a harbinger of death. |
This week’s NON-CORPORATE nuclear news
Some bits of good news – Giant bird once hunted to extinction returns to Scotland after 500 years.
New Bamboo Plantations Are Healing Villages Choked by Toxic Ash from Coal Plants in India . What Happens When You Give Teens No-Strings Cash?
TOP STORIES.
Israel’s genocide is big business – and the face of the future. Chris Hedges: The Gaza Riviera. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PslOp883rfI
We’re having a heatwave -and nuclear power can’t cope.
Trillion dollar AUKUS subs plus nuclear waste in perpetuity?
Sizewell C loans could see project cost rise above Hinkley to £47.7bn
Climate. Welcome to Disaster World. Greenpeace hails Italian court ruling allowing climate case against energy company Eni to continue.
AUSTRALIA. AUKUS Submarine Regulations: FoE Adelaide submission. Australia won’t receive Aukus nuclear submarines unless US doubles shipbuilding, admiral warns.
Out of Step with the World: Australia’s Refusal to Recognise Palestine is a Moral Failure . . Sanction Israel Now – APH Convergence. Jillian Segal and the Israel Lobby’s TERRIFYING Plan for Australia –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1b7J7pzgNo An Israel voice to Parliament? | Scam of the Week.
NUCLEAR ITEMS.
ATROCITIES.
“Precisely Designed Mass Starvation”: Aid Access as Weapon in Israel’s War on Gaza, Researchers Find.
“One Meal Every Three Days”: Journalist & Aid Worker Back from Gaza on Stark Reality on the Ground. Intentional Policies: Dystopian Killing Fields and Starvation in Gaza.
CULTURE and ART. Tom Lehrer, acclaimed musical satirist of cold war era, dies aged 97. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIoBrob3bjI
ECONOMICS. Investment decision to be made on Sizewell C nuclear- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/24/1-b1-investment-decision-to-be-made-on-sizewell-c-nuclear/
Ed Miliband admits Sizewell C cost has almost doubled to £38bn. Sizewell C’s Final Investment Decision has only crawled over the line (- with the public purse).
EDF not repeating its costly Hinkley nuclear blunder – for Sizewell C, the UK tax-payers will cop the costs.
Centrica really can’t lose at Sizewell – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/24/1-b1-centrica-really-cant-lose-at-sizewell/
EDF shifts nuclear strategy to focus on domestic projects.
| ETHICS and RELIGION. It’s A Genocide, But It’s Also So Much More Than That – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77JnyN3lo3cGaza Isn’t Starving, It Is Being Starved. |
| HEALTH. Nuclear waste exposure in childhood associated with higher cancer incidence. Why Starmer’s nuclear power push raises cancer fears – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/25/1-b1-why-starmers-nuclear-power-push-raises-cancer-fears/ |
| HISTORY. Origins of Israel’s nuclear ambiguity lie in a secret deal forged between Richard Nixon and Golda Meir – podcast.The Kyshtym disaster: Russia’s hidden nuclear crisis. |
| LEGAL. Belgian court bans military shipments to Israel in activist victory.Israel is changing the legal system governing the West Bank to accelerate annexation: report. |
| MEDIA. Google Helped Israel Spread War Propaganda to 45 Million Europeans.Ukrainian bots want the BBC to endorse war crimes.Four Major News Agencies Warn Gaza Staff Face Starvation Due to Israeli Blockade. |
| SAFETY. Incidents. French submarine-maker targeted by hackers. Chinese hackers gain access to US oversight of nuclear weapons in widespread Microsoft hack: report. 5 worst nuclear disasters from around the world. The real story of Chernobyl, the worst nuclear disaster in history. Trump axes nuclear waste oversight panel. US Nuclear Industry Revival on the Horizon. The next Chernobyl? Soviet-era nuclear power plant is branded a ‘ticking time bomb’ that could go off at ‘any moment’ Time to Step Up – Campaigner calls on MP to challenge decision to give fusion indemnity over accident liabilities. The Flamanville EPR is still shut down: we know more after the visit of the nuclear regulator. |
| SECRETS and LIES. From hero to zero- When western leaders realised that Zelensky isn’t a corruption-fighting democrat. Dell’s complicity in Israel’s genocide. They Intend To Keep Lying About Gaza Until They’ve Emptied It Out. They’re Starving Civilians To Steal A Palestinian Territory, And They’re Lying About It. Tory peer apologises for helping set up ministerial meeting for a nuclear firm he advises. Ed Miliband put up your energy bills (for Sizewell nuclear)– and hoped you wouldn’t notice. |
| SPINBUSTER. MAGA Going to Israel for Propaganda Training. |
| TECHNOLOGY. Fusion energy start-up claims to have cracked alchemy– ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/25/1-b-fusion-energy-start-up-claims-to-have-cracked-alchemy/ UK Government drops plans to include smaller nuclear fusion energy plants in NSIP regime. |
| WAR and CONFLICT. Grave Nation: Ukrainian Cemetery Mega-Project Reveals Dimming Military Hopes. |
| WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. The inside story of how America sent nuclear weapons to Britain. US nuclear weapons ‘on UK soil’ for first time in 17 years- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/24/1-b1-us-nuclear-weapons-on-uk-soil-for-first-time-in-17-years/ Does Israel have secret nuclear weapons?- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBRWQvICQ9w How civil nuclear power funds nuclear weapons – video. Entering a Golden Age for War Profiteers. |
Nuclear news this week (not the corporate spin)
Some bits of good news – 4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment – In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
Sweden becomes the first country in the world to ensure all egg-laying chickens are cage-free — without any laws requiring it.
Two more nations defeated a debilitating disease
TOP STORIES.
Israeli Minister: ‘Gaza must be in Ruins for Decades,’ as Airstrike Kills Children seeking Water.
Trump’s Weapons Magic Show is Smoke & Mirrors Masterclass. Trump Asked Zelensky If He Could Strike Moscow If the US Provided Longer-Range Weapons.
Nuclear waste exposure in childhood associated with higher cancer incidence. New Study on Cancers near NPPs: additional comments.
Poisone.d water and scarred hills
From the archives. Toxic radioactive legacy of rare earths processing plan.
Climate. Wildfires: Could this be the worst year ever? – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/15/2-b1-wildfires-could-this-be-the-worst-year-ever/
‘Keeping us hooked on fossil fuels’: how can we negotiate with autocracies on the climate crisis?
AUSTRALIA. Australia must rethink AUKUS and assert its sovereignty. Australia Unveils Plan To Fight “Antisemitism” By Crushing Free Speech.
NUCLEAR ITEMS
ECONOMICS.
- Ministers set to admit Sizewell C nuclear plant price-tag has soared to£38bn – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/21/1-a-ministers-set-to-admit-sizewell-c-nuclear-plant-price-tag-has-soared-to38bn/ Sizewell C | Investor withdraws from consortium set for 25% stake. UK’s nuclear push may hand investors a cushy deal. Oxford fusion pioneer risks running out of cash within months.
- Small Nuclear Reactor company’s focus turns to raising $500+ million– ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/18/2-b1-small-nuclear-reactor-companys-focus-turns-to-raising-500-million/
- Peace River nuclear power project: The hidden cost.
- EU opens door to funding nuclear energy in next budget
EDUCATION. Local website reveals city’s secret nuclear weapons programme. The Militarization and Weaponization of Media Literacy-NATO Invades the Classroom. |
| EMPLOYMENT. Workers at Hinkley Point C nuclear plant stage wildcat strike over alleged bullying. Construction workers walk out at Hinkley Point C |
| ENERGY. Nuclear power is a parasite on AI’s credibility. |
| ETHICS and RELIGION. 80 Years After Trinity |
| HEALTH. Ian Fairlea critiques New Study on Cancers near UK nuclear facilities. Mental health.Cognitive collapse and the nuclear codes: When leaders lose control |
| HISTORY. 80 Years Ago: The First Atomic Explosion, 16 July 1945. |
| HUMAN RIGHTS. Francesca Albanese: “A revolutionary shift is underway”. |
| MEDIA. Remembering the radical anti-nuclear Greenham Women’s Peace Camp.The New York Times Finally Stops Avoiding The G-Word. |
| OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . “They want to impose a whole nuclear world on us without asking our opinion”: activists fight against the Orano nuclear fuel pools project. – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/21/1-b-they-want-to-impose-a-whole-nuclear-world-on-us-without-asking-our-opinion-activists-fight-against-the-orano-nuclear-fuel-pools-project/ Northern Ontario residents oppose plan to dump radioactive material near drinking water source. |
| PERSONAL STORIES. Ex-UN Special Rapporteur Says Francesca Albanese Deserves Nobel Prize, Not US Sanctions. |
| POLITICS. We’ll stop Nimbys from blocking nuclear power stations, say Tories- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/20/2-b1-well-stop-nimbys-from-blocking-nuclear-power-stations-say-tories/Call for evidence on building nuclear for a new UK “golden age of clean energy abundance”. THE END FOR ZELENSKY? |
| POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY.In a historic gathering, 12 countries announce Israel sanctions and renewed legal action to end Gaza genocide. Trump sprang Ukraine surprise on NATO states – Reuters. Iran to hold nuclear talks with European powers on Friday. Trump threatens to bomb Iran again if it builds new nuclear plants. Iran says nuclear site attack proved military option is futile. Iran pushes back on EU pressure as clock ticks on nuclear talks. |
SAFETY.
- Trump’s nuclear power push weakens regulator and poses safety risks, former officials warn. US DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) told regulator to ‘rubber stamp’ nuclear.
- Improvements required at Sellafield after lead oxide release. Office for Nuclear Regulation says its ‘insufficient organisational capability’ is increasing strategic risk – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/21/1-b1-office-for-nuclear-regulation-says-its-insufficient-organisational-capability-is-increasing-strategic-risk/
- Pay danger money to communities impacted by nuclear projects, say NFLAs.
- Incidents. IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine.
WAR and CONFLICT. U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran could fuel a new wave of nuclear proliferation. New reports cast doubt on impact of US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites.
Japanese Doctor Picked for U.N. Panel on Nuclear War Impact.
Hiroshima to Today: Confronting the Nuclear Threat.
WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES.
- U.S. Military Launches MASSIVE Drills to Prepare for WAR with China | KJ Noh – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfHiRlHD3ZY
- Hungary Refuses To Finance US Weapons for Ukraine.
- Trump Announces Weapons Plan for Ukraine, Gives Russia 50-Day Deadline for Tariffs.
- Here is why you should support the Global Network’s Golden Dome statement:
Recent nuclear news – to 14 July
Some bits of good news – Once extinct, giant river otters return to Argentina –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBN2zz8jlUQThe UN’s climate budget will climb by 10% next year.
Nine Eastern European states (Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovakia and Latvia) have multiplied solar capacity five-fold in five years.
TOP STORIES .The Persecution of Francesca Albanese.
Aid as ambush: The horrifying new face of Israel’s Gaza war. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDkXM9Sahjw
Rep. Green cracks open America’s decades long denial of Israel’s illegal nuclear arsenal .
“More nuclear-powered weapons testingcoming up in the Arctic”
Seizing Zaporizhzhia: A Meltdown in Nuclear Governance.
France and Switzerland shut down nuclear power plants amid scorching heatwave.
Climate. UN expert urges criminalizing fossil fuel disinformation, banning lobbying. What Greenland’s Ancient Past Reveals about Its Fragile Future.
The Australia-Tuvalu climate migration treaty is a drop in the ocean.
AUSTRALIA. Federal Labor is taking up powers to impose AUKUS N-sub nuclear wastes on communities across SA, WA and the NT.
Why Zionist Influence in Australia Silences Truth.. Antisemitism Again! | The West Report – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTIMfcrQ1hI .
Australians recruited for Israel’s ‘weaponised aid’ project in Gaza. Australia has exported F-35 fighter jet parts directly to Israel.
NUCLEAR ITEMS
| ATROCITIES. Israeli Defense Minister Orders Plan To Build Concentration Camp for Gaza’s Civilian Population.UN Report calls out multinationals profiteering from Gaza genocide.In Gaza, survivors accuse Britain of complicity. |
| CLIMATE. SIZEWELL C, RISING SEA LEVELS AND EDF’s SILENCE.EDF shuts down Golftech nuclear plant due to high river temperature. |
| CIVIL LIBERTIES. U.S. sanctions U.N. expert critical of Israel’s war in Gaza. |
| ECONOMICS. Republicans and Democrats Finally Agree on Nuclear-It’s the Industry That’s the Problem.China lifts a nearly 2-year ban on seafood from Japan over Fukushima wastewater. |
| EDUCATION. Sellafield supporting Whitehaven Science Fair -(nuclear lobby infiltrates education). |
| EMPLOYMENT. Staff walk out at Hinkley Point C over alleged ‘bullying’. |
| ENERGY. Nuclear waste to nuclear reactor: The case of Russia in Kazakhstan.Nuclear Reliability- an uncertain route.Why new nuclear power is a bad way to balance solar and wind. |
| ENVIRONMENT. Nuclear waste near nature reserve plan ongoing. |
| EVENTS, War Abolisher Awards Presentation 2025 -Awards to Ralph Nader, Roger Waters, and Francesca Albanese. |
| HEALTH. Ailing Leaders Heighten Nuclear War Concerns. |
| LEGAL. Trump sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese are illegal and represent further U.S. complicity in genocide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXITQ-Zjnps |
| MEDIA. “Return to Fukushima”. |
| POLITICS.Tehran stands by Leader’s fatwa banning nuclear weapons: Parliament. Calls for stricter rules, as nuclear industry steps up lobbying efforts. Nuclear comeback? Japan’s plans to restart reactors hit resistance over radioactive waste. New nuclear power plant in Switzerland not before 2050. UK Moves Closer to Approving Sizewell C Nuclear Plant Project. Trawsfynydd unlikely for new nuclear development, council hears.- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/13/2-b1-trawsfynydd-unlikely-for-new-nuclear-development-council-hears/ |
| POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY.China backs Southeast Asia nuclear ban; Rubio, Lavrov at ASEAN meeting. Putin urges Iran to accept ‘zero enrichment’ nuclear deal with US – Axios. Iran says cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog will take ‘new form’. Iran tells IAEA to end ‘double standards’ before nuclear talks can resume. Iran cuts ties with UN nuclear watchdog after US and Israeli strikes. The Trumpanyahu Administration. Instigating Murder. Israel ‘not an ally’, says former British ambassador. |
| PUBLIC OPINION. Atomic bomb survivors in Japan fear nuclear weapons could be used again: poll |
| SAFETY.Why the US must protect the independence of its nuclear regulator.America’s largest airport reveals ‘plan’ to build NUCLEAR REACTOR on its land.SHUT IT DOWN before it MELTS DOWN!!!Corrosion-hit Civaux most modulated 1.5 GW French unit – study .Zaporizhzhia loses off-site power for first time in 19 months/ |
| SECRETS and LIES. Australia obstructed probe into deadly ‘Rainbow Warrior’ bombing. Palantir’s Shadow War On Iran. Spying on Iran: How MI6 infiltrated the IAEA. Sellafield nuclear power plant safety fears as ‘potentially deadly nitrogen gas leaks’ |
| SPINBUSTER. Energy Scotland’s John Proctor responds to The Herald’s pro-nuclear spread. Hoping for nuclear to boost the economy –will not end well-ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/13/2-b1-energy-scotlands-john-proctor-responds-to-the-heralds-pro-nuclear-spread/ |
| TECHNOLOGY. Flamanville EPR shut down, no restart date announced.What is an EMP? |
| URANIUM. Iran’s Conversion of Uranium Hexafluoride to Uranium Metal Not a Bottleneck to an Iranian Nuclear Weapon. Iran’s uranium enrichment: myths, realities, and what Canada should understand- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/02/2-b1-irans-uranium-enrichment-myths-realities-and-what-canada-should-understand/ |
| WASTES. Tepco plans to move spent nuclear fuel from Fukushima to Mutsu facility.We must count the real costs of nuclear power. From Scotland to Cumbria – Not All Waste Is Equal. |
| WAR and CONFLICT. Russia says Ukrainian drones attacked training centre at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Trump to Ukraine: ‘Squander another half million casualties to prevent defeat on my watch’ Operation Midnight Hammer: Were Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Damaged? The attacks on Iran didn’t achieve anything more than harm nonproliferation. |
| WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES.A new nuclear arms race. ‘An Arsenal of Profiteering’: Military Contractors Have Gotten Over Half of Pentagon Spending Since 2020. US Army Building New Air Bases, Ammunition Depots For Israel. US Approves $510 Million Arms Deal for Israel. |
The non-official nuclear news this week.
Note- I am sorry, victims of this overload. This is miles too long. In future I am going to have to cull. It has been a bit of a busy week.
TOP STORIES. Trump Has Bombed Iran: What Happens Next Is His Fault.Trump’s attack on Iran is ‘unconditional surrender’ to Israel.
Clearing up the confusion about Iran and uranium enrichment.
Jeffrey D. Sachs: Stop Netanyahu Before He Gets Us All Killed.
Trump says US intelligence ‘wrong’ about Iran not building nuclear bomb. Trump Threatens to Bomb Iran to Smithereens for “Playing By the Rules”.
UK Nuclear power is not a done deal.
Rosatom: A company at war.
Cross your fingers, Australia, and hope the AUKUS deal collapses
AUSTRALIA. Australia backs US strikes on Iran while urging return to diplomacy. Why Richard Marles Backs the U.S. War Machine.
Warmongering Marles commits Australia to US war against China amid Iran mayhem. Going to war with China will be an unequivocal disaster for Australia.
AUKUS collapse offers Australia the chance to navigate an innovative future.Why the AUKUS ‘dream’ was never realistic and is likely to die.
NUCLEAR ITEMS.
| ARTS and CULTURE. Weaponized Stupidity – How Nonsense Became a Strategy of Control. |
| CLIMATE. Climate misinformation turning crisis into catastrophe, report says. Nuclear power plant warning as heatwave hits France. Three years left to limit warming to 1.5C, leading scientists warn. Why 2024’s global temperatures were unprecedented, but not surprising.. |
| EMPLOYMENT, UK’s Bakers’ union rejects new nuclear reactors, calls for socialist Green New Deal- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/?s=UK%27s+Bakers+Union |
| ENERGY. Why I can’t trust carbon capture or nuclear power to save us. |
| ENVIRONMENT. What are the nuclear contamination risks from Israel’s attacks on Iran?Anxiety grips Gulf Arab states over threat of nuclear contamination and reprisals from Iran. Sizewell C nuclear’s ecological cost may be far greater than the financial one. Labour’s nuclear dream has destroyed my home: inside the Sizewell C planning row- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/19/1-b1-labours-nuclear-dream-has-destroyed-my-home-inside-the-sizewell-c-planning-row/ |
| ETHICS and RELIGION. Ghoulish US Congresspersons applaud dastardly Israeli attack on Iran. |
| EVENTS. 25 June – RAF Fairford Protest: Don’t Bomb Iran! PETITION: Launch a Parliamentary Inquiry into AUKUS. |
| HISTORY. Israel – Iran: The Confrontation. |
| LEGAL . Rogue States: The illegality of the U.S.-backed Israeli attacks on Iran.Supreme Court clears the way for temporary nuclear waste storage in Texas and New Mexico. |
| MEDIA. Working Hard to Justify Israel’s Unprovoked Attack on Iran. Why won’t the BBC report on Israel’s nuclear weapons? The real threat to Israel is Netanyahu. |
| OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . It’s good to talk: US-UK anti-nuclear alliance forged from film discussion. |
| PERSONAL STORIES. The prophecy – about Donald Trump.The World’s Most Dangerous Man and His Enabler. |
| POLITICS.House Progressives Back War Powers Resolution as Trump Ratchets Up Rhetoric Against Iran. Labour’s £14bn ‘fixation’ with new nuclear power ‘won’t cut bills or help climate’. Westinghouse lobbies for site in Wales as Starmer backs nuclear renaissance – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/20/2-b1-westinghouse-lobbies-for-site-in-wales-as-starmer-backs-nuclear-renaissance Sizewell C and Britain’s nuclear renaissance.Trump’s Nuclear Plan Faces Major Hurdles. Ford’s nuclear obsession is robbing Ontario of its true clean energy future. Niger to nationalise uranium project co-owned with France’s Orano. |
| POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. Trump Suggests He Wants Regime Change in Iran. Trump speculates about ‘regime change’ in Iran as Tehran vows ‘decisive response’ to US attack. Trump Praises ‘Excellent’ Israeli Strikes on Iran. Israeli and U.S. intelligence differ on status of Iran’s nuclear program. Israel publicly confirms its military involvement in Ukraine. |
| SAFETY.Nuclear peril.Major radiation warning as Israel says it’s ‘on verge of destroying 10 nuclear sites’. Israeli strikes on Iran nuclear sites ‘risk radioactive releases’.Where is scrutiny of UK’s nuclear submarine plans?Improvements required following Barrow nuclear submarine site fire. |
| SECRETS and LIES. We Are, Of Course, Being Lied To About Iran. After Iraq There’s No Excuse For Buying The War Lies About Iran. Hidden History: How Israel Acquired Nukes. |
| SPINBUSTER. A golden nuclear age. The nuclear mirage: why small modular reactors won’t save nuclear power.Stop Sizewell C campaigner slams Labour lies over nuclear power. |
| TECHNOLOGY. Spending billions on unclean, risky energy? What a nuclear waste!. Small modular nuclear reactors are NOT a “cutting edge” technology. Small Modular Nuclear Reactors (SMRs) are nothing but a Big Boondoggle. Scotland wants no part in further dangerous nuclear experiments. |
| URANIUM. How effective was the US attack on Iran’s nuclear sites? A visual guide. Officials Concede They Don’t Know the Fate of Iran’s Uranium Stockpile. |
| WASTES. Inside Britain’s top nuclear bunker – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/21/1-b1-inside-britains-top-nuclear-bunker/ |
| WAR and CONFLICT. Trump Announces ‘Successful’ Attack On Iranian Nuclear Sites. Chris Hedges: War With Iran. Trump Bombs Iran, Then Demands Iran Agree to End the War. Ted Cruz Suggests US Is Involved in Israeli Strikes on Iran, Despite US Denials. WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD IS COMING IN IRAN Report: Trump Privately Approved Plans To Attack Iran But Has Withheld Final Order. US Reportedly Assesses Only a Nuclear Bomb Could Destroy Iran Nuclear Facility. Trump Rejects Intel on Iran’s Nuclear Program, Raising War Fears. NewsReal: Israel Attacks Iran, Seeks Regime Change- Will Trump Take US Into War? US assisted Israeli war on Iran just another US regime change operation. Israel claims it damaged Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility “significantly.” But questions remain. Israeli missile defense at risk of collapse in coming days: WashPo. How Iran Turned Israel’s Iron Dome Against Itself Using Clever Jamming. ‘We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran’: Trump. The Guardian view on Israel, the US and Iran: you can’t bomb your way out of nuclear proliferation. Israel’s Bombing Won’t Stop Iran from Going Nuclear. |
| WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES.Alternative Defence Review UK. USA participated in Israeli air defense using Patriot and THAAD systems .Iran and Israel at War. Was Iran months away from producing a nuclear bomb? Israel Buckles as Iran War Shifts to New Drag-Out Phase. Juan Cole: The Current Iran War Will Likely End Soon, But the Arms Race Will Heat Up. |
Nuclear news this week – NOT the corporate version
Some bits of good news – French Polynesia Just Created The World’s Largest Marine Protected Area. Resurgent tuna and rebounding elephants: the dogged conservation efforts bearing fruit
TOP STORIES.
Refresher On The Rules For Discussing Israeli Wars- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNxx-zNsDBg
Sources: US Will Enter Israel’s War With Iran.
Israel Starts Bombing Iran, IRGC Chief Reported Killed – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMT1c2JHPQ4
‘We Are Preparing for War’ With China ‘Threat’, Says US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLOTTVI_LAA
It’s austerity from Reeves – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwQxdCLjL9s
Miliband’s Sizewell plan in meltdown over potential cost – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/13/2-a-milibands-sizewell-plan-in-meltdown-over-potential-cost/
Climate. How the ‘evil twin’ of the climate crisis is threatening our oceans. Could Britain face a winter ice age? How temperatures could one day plummet due to climate change.
From the archives. Why can’t Iran have nuclear weapons?
AUSTRALIA. AUKUS: A Very Antipodean Stupidity. AUKUS faces bigger tests than Trump’s ‘America first’ review, US and UK experts warn. Group of Australian MP’s Call for AUKUS Inquiry, US launches AUKUS review to ensure it meets Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda.
NUCLEAR ITEMS.
ECONOMICS.
- Cost of Miliband’s nuclear plant doubles to more than £40bn -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/15/2-b1-cost-of-milibands-nuclear-plant-doubles-to-more-than-40bn/
- Another delay for Sizewell C nuclear despite Government 14bn pledge.
- UK pledges £11.5bn of new state funding for Sizewell C nuclear plant -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/12/1-b1-uk-pledges-11-5bn-of-new-state-funding-for-sizewell-c-nuclear-plant/
- Great British Energy’s budget has been nuked.
- China banned from investing in Sizewell C, energy secretary Ed Miliband vows.
- The World Bank is lifting its decades-long ban on financing nuclear energy… ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/14/1-b1-world-bank-lifts-ban-on-funding-nuclear-energy-in-boost-to-industry/
- European Power Costs Surge on Fresh Fears of French Nuclear Reactor Corrosion.
US suspends export licences for nuclear equipment suppliers selling to China .
| ENERGY. GB Energy handed £2.5bn bill for funding small modular reactors . |
| ENVIRONMENT. Revealed: three tonnes of uranium legally dumped in protected English estuary in nine years |
| ETHICS and RELIGION. The ‘unsustainable’ reason behind who can have nuclear weapons, and who can’t. |
| HISTORY. Securing the nuclear nation, (Russia). |
| LEGAL. Firm fined £26k after worker exposed to radiation at Teesside site. Hinkley Point C | Court rules that nuclear developers must follow environmental information law. Campaigners launch legal challenge against Sizewell C’s ‘secret’ flood defences. |
| MEDIA. Fox News Just Helped Netanyahu Spread The Lie That Iran Tried To Assassinate Trump https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzDRij_M05g |
| OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . Protect the Lake District Coast and Irish Sea from an Unprecedented Atomic Experiment. Cumbrians receive postal call to back nuke dump democracy petition. NFLAs welcome new group opposed to nuke waste dump in South Copeland. Group protest against Sizewell C ahead of Spending Review. |
| POLITICS. The Spring Statement Combines Austerity with Dangerous Military Spending. Ed Miliband presses the nuclear button for Berkeley. Six years late and £28bn over budget, this project signals disaster for Ed Miliband’s nuclear plansUK taxpayers to spend billions more on Sizewell C nuclear plant._ ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/13/2-b1-uk-taxpayers-to-spend-billions-more-on-sizewell-c-nuclear-plant/ Sizewell C nuclear plant gets £14bn go-ahead from government. GB Energy’s promised £8.3bn budget raided to pay for small nuclear reactors. Lincolnshire council pulls out of nuclear waste disposal siting process. UK Greens react to plans for new nuclear plant at Sizewell. Scotland to prioritise renewable energy over nuclear power. |
| POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. Condemning the Right to Self Defence: Iran’s Retaliation and Israel’s Privilege. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA), destroyed by President Trump, would have prevented the current attacks between Israel and Iran . Pacific Rim countries say no to U.S.-China war. |
| SECRETS and LIES. Iran says it will release Israeli nuclear secrets as pressure grows to reimpose sanctions. |
| SPINBUSTER. When did nuclear power become “clean”? |
| URANIUM. Russia said on Wednesday it stood ready to remove highly enriched uranium from Iran– ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/14/1-b1-russia-said-on-wednesday-it-stood-ready-to-remove-highly-enriched-uranium-from-iran/ |
| WASTES. Sizewell C Nuclear not just a waste of money – a waste of time, too! Survey Results Show Tremendous Dissatisfaction with Nuclear Waste Project and Proponent https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/15/2-b1-survey-results-show-tremendous-dissatisfaction-with-nuclear-waste-project-and-proponent/ |
| WAR and CONFLICT Injustice of nuclear-weapons state Israel‘s striking Iranian nuclear sites. Israel’s Netanyahu banks on TACO Trump as he Launches War on Iran to disrupt Negotiations. The whole planet is being kept hostage by a death cult. SPECIAL BULLETIN: Israel Launches Major Strikes on Iran. Israel Launches ‘Operation Rising Lion’ To Strike Iran’s Nuclear Program, Netanyahu Vows To Eliminate Threat. Satellite imagery reveals damage to key Iran nuclear sites. Israeli attack could drive Iran to seek nuclear weapons, IAEA chief warns. ‘TO THE POINT OF UNINHABITABILITY’ . Zelensky’s spectacular Operation Spiderweb has backfired spectacularly. |
| WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. Hidden Costs: Nuclear Weapons Spending in 2024. World entering new era as nuclear powers build up arsenals, SIPRI think tank says. European Commission assesses nuclear investment needs of around €241 billion by 2050. Paris wants to manufacture drones in Ukraine. Here is why you should support the Global Network’s Golden Dome statement. Golden Dome Idiocy. Nuclear submarines plan is an expensive mistake – there are better things for UK to spend money on: Andy Brown. |
This week’s Not the Corporate Nuclear News
Some bits of good news –Patagonia Azul: Argentina’s largest coastal marine reserve unveiled. Scientists in Japan Develop Non-Toxic Plastic That Dissolves in Seawater Within Hours
Praised for Rescues and Life Lessons, DADS are Seen by Most as a Top Life Mentor, Says New Poll.
Some bits of good news –Patagonia Azul: Argentina’s largest coastal marine reserve unveiled. Scientists in Japan Develop Non-Toxic Plastic That Dissolves in Seawater Within Hours
Praised for Rescues and Life Lessons, DADS are Seen by Most as a Top Life Mentor, Says New Poll.
TOP STORIES. Trump’s Nuclear Power Obsession.
US Vice President JD Vance announces new strategy of blatant imperialism, aimed at China.
Playing with Fire- Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb. A peace deal in Istanbul won’t happen until NATO is off the table.
Let’s not pretend nuclear works.
Climate. The World Isn’t Ready for the Mental Health Toll of Extreme Heat.
Noel’s notes. Priming us up for war – “it’s not so bad, after all” – Britain’s Labour government leads the way Jubilation at Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb – but is this joy justified?
AUSTRALIA. Nuclear policy was at odds with Liberal philosophy AUKUS has serious problems, Australia probably won’t receive any submarines: Malcolm Turnbull. US military waste contractor with flawed safety record backing Australian N-waste dump.
NUCLEAR ITEMS.
| ART and CULTURE. Zelensky Offers to Broker Peace Between Musk and Trump |
| ATROCITIES. When Will Western Support for Israeli Genocide Finally Crack? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg_6e77Squg What’s Really Happening in Palestine. |
ECONOMICS. UK government has already allocated £6.4bn to the Sizewell C nuclear project!
This is what Britain really needs to defend itself – and it doesn’t include spending billions on arms.
Trump’s embrace of dystopian Palantir spying tool sends stock soaring.
| ENERGY. Vatican City Is Now Powered By Solar. |
| ETHICS and RELIGION. This Is Israel.Greta Thunberg Speaks from Aid Ship Heading to Gaza Despite Israeli Threats: It’s My Moral Obligation. |
| EVENTS 13 June How can European countries break out of the downward spiral of militarisation, increasing their exports of war weapons, and unaccountability for war crimes? 17 June – WEBINAR : STATE of the NUCLEAR REVIVAL. |
| HISTORY. The United States and Greenland, Part I: Episodes in Nuclear History 1947-1968. |
| HUMAN RIGHTS.Madleen Gaza flotilla live tracker: Greta Thunberg, crew taken to Israel. Greta Thunberg on Gaza: Why we joined the Freedom Flotilla | Talk to Al Jazeera – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY38HjfrNGQ |
| LEGAL. Opposition to Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station sea defence plans lodged. TASC’s new legal challenge against Sizewell C’s secret flood defences. |
| MEDIA. Nuclear Power will ruin France -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/07/1-a-nuclear-power-will-ruin-france/ The Hidden Story: Israeli ‘Aid’ Is Part of Genocide Plan. From Media Darling to Persona Non Grata: Greta Thunberg’s Journey. |
OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . Scots aren’t having our voices heard – nuclear is one such case study. Protesters raise environmental fears as wait continues for Sizewell C funding announcement.
Stop Sizewell C carries out bold projection on Sizewell B dome a week before the Spending Review, highlighting alternatives for Sizewell C’s £40 billion cost.
It’s over! Anti-nuke dump campaigners in East Lincolnshire celebrate victory.
POLITICS. Nuclear power: a dream not worth having.
during Anglo-French summit -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/05/1-b1-sizewell-c-nuclear-project-to-get-go-ahead-during-anglo-french-summit/ Sizewell C nuclear power plant ‘could get go-ahead within weeks’. Sellafield nuclear clean-up too slow and too costly, say MPs.
Ukraine “Stinks Of Authoritarianism” – Kiev Mayor Klitschko Hits Out At Zelensky.
POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY.
- US vetoes Gaza ceasefire again, due to concerns it could save Palestinian lives. US Vetoes UN Resolution Calling for a Ceasefire in Gaza.
- Nuclear Watchdog Meeting Sparks Tensions With Iran. Tehran releases explanatory note defending 60% enrichment. Trump Says New Iran Deal Must Allow US To ‘Blow Up Whatever We Want’. Ayatollah Rejects US Nuclear Proposal, Vows Iran To Keep Enriching Uranium.
- Iran says IAEA new report on nuclear activities politically motivated, based on Israel’s fake documents. Truce or trap?
- RAY McGOVERN: Putin Would Not Rise to the Bait. Ukraine makes sure peace talks go nowhere.
| PUBLIC OPINION. Revulsion for Israel surges worldwide, new survey finds. |
| SAFETY. A superhighway to nuclear hell.The Nuclear Gambit: Trump just handed the atom to the highest bidder.The NRC’s new Mission Impossible: Making Atoms Great Again. Zaporizhzhia ‘extremely fragile’ relying on single off-site power line, IAEA warns. Sellafield failing to address ‘intolerable risks’, damning parliamentary report warns. |
| SECRETS and LIES. Epstein, Israel, ISIS, Palantir.Defence review dodges Britain’s nuclear blind spot – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/09/1-b1-defence-review-dodges-britains-nuclear-blind-spot/ |
| WASTES. £127M wasted on failed UK nuclear cleanup plan . Sellafield’s race against time: nuclear waste clean-up not going quickly enough, Public Accounts Committee (PAC) warns. They Dumped 200,000 Radioactive Barrels Into the Atlantic: 35 Years Later, French Scientists Are Going After Them. |
Nuclear news – but not from the nuclear-military-industrial-media complex
Some bits of good news – Kyrgyz Republic unveils 800,000-hectare ecological corridor for biodiversity. The EU ratified the global ocean treaty Australia’s grid ‘greener than ever’.
TOP STORIES. Legacy of US nuclear weapons tests in the Marshall Islands created global radiation exposure: new study.
US protects Israel as Netanyahu vows to ‘take over’ Gaza, using hunger as as weapon.
Desperation Time in Ukraine End-Game.Putin’s demands for peace include an end to NATO enlargement, sources say – ALSO AT ……..
https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/02/1-a-putins-demands-for-peace-include-an-end-to-nato-enlargement-sources-say/Revealed: Nato
rearmament could increase emissions by 200m tonnes a year.
Climate. Earth is heading for 2.7°C warming this century- We may avoid the worst climate scenarios – but the outlook is still dire. Almost 40% of world’s glaciers already doomed due to climate crisis – study. World faces new danger of ‘economic denial’ in climate fight, Cop30 head says.
Noel’s notes Time to give up the pretense about Ukraine winning the war. A tale of two dodgy domes.
AUSTRALIA. Marles’ misstep: welcome to the backlash. ‘Fork in the road’: How a failed nuclear plot locked in Australia’s renewable future. Liberals put nuclear power policy to the sword. Turnbull says ‘stupid’ Nationals picking ‘fight over nothing’ as Liberals weigh nuclear.
Albanese ramps up Gaza rhetoric as Zionist narrative erodes.
Nuclear Items
ATROCITIES. Israel’s aid plan for Gaza is a key part of its strategy to expel Palestinians. Extermination as negotiation: Understanding Israel’s strategy in Gaza.
Gaza’s Hospitals ARE The Target.
| ENERGY. Solar puts Australia in fast lane to 100% renewables. |
| ENVIRONMENT. David Lowry: Nuclear power has no role in “clean energy” because it isa very dirty technology! -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/29/1-b1-david-lowry-nuclear-power-has-no-role-in-clean-energy-because-it-isa-very-dirty-technology/Davis-Besse Report Reveals Constant Pollution, Flawed Monitoring, and Unending Nuclear Waste. |
| ETHICS and RELIGION. Sorry If This Is Antisemitic But I Think It’s Wrong To Burn Children Alive.Poll: 82% of Israelis want to expel Palestinians from Gaza; 47% want to kill every man, woman, child. Pope Leo XIV Renews Call for Gaza Ceasefire, Laments Israeli Killing of Palestinian Children. |
EVENTS. Veterans Launch 40-Day Fast to Protest Israel’s Starvation of Gaza.
7 June – Sizewell C Outrage Rally.
12 June – Nuclear War: A Scenario – join an online discussion with international best-selling author Annie Jacobsen.
| HEALTH. Ending nuclear weapons, before they end us. |
| HISTORY. The health impact of nuclear tests in French Polynesia – archive, 1981 |
| LEGAL. Enough Is Enough- Israel Is Committing War Crimes- Former Israeli PM. New Israeli Law Allows Palestinians as Young as 12 to Be Imprisoned for Life.Czech Nuclear Power Plant Deal with KHNP Likely Postponed until after October, due to court ruling. |
OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . Protest against Chalk River nuclear waste disposal project -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/30/2-b1-protest-against-chalk-river-nuclear-waste-disposal-project/
Anti-nuclear weapon campaigners picket Plymouth MP’s office ahead of Devonport demonstration.
| POLITICS. Nuclear power is back- Will it work out this time? Labour ministers under pressure as viral video shows broken promises to nuclear veterans. Lincolnshire County Councillors move to pull the plug on nuclear waste site talks. Lincolnshire County Council leader Sean Matthews defends stance on nuclear waste site amid criticism from Tories. Reform leader hits back after Tories saying he’s gone back on nuclear waste site promise. Disappointing but predictable: UK Government minister’s reply on nuke treaty. Trump’s nuclear vision collides with Trump’s actual policies.Trump’s executive orders could endanger America’s nuclear renaissance . |
| POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. How Donald Trump Discovers the Art of Political Negotiation. Trump’s role in provoking Russia’s destruction of Ukraine should not be ignored. Trump warns Netanyahu off Iran strike as nuclear talks continue. Iran rejects IAEA report alleging increased enriched uranium stockpile. Does Tehran want the bomb?Why the US Won’t Be Able to Help Build Taiwan’s Nuclear Future. |
| SAFETY. Rise in nuclear-related incidents deeply worrying. Experts warn Trump’s nuclear blitz could trigger ‘Next Three Mile Island’. ENSURING A MELTDOWN – Trump’s reckless nuclear orders. |
| SECRETS and LIES. How does the nuclear industry get away with its persistent, repetitive lies? France spent €90,000 countering research into impact of Pacific nuclear tests. Watchdog probes Springbank baron over nuclear firm meeting. |
| SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. Elon Musk promises more risky launches after sixth Starship failure. SpaceX loses contact with its Starship on 9th test flight after last 2 went down in flames. |
| TECHNOLOGY. Trump’s new ‘gold standard’ rule will destroy American science as we know it. China unveils world’s first AI nuke inspector. |
| WASTES. UK government’s Spending Review needs to allocate nuclear clean-up funds – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/31/1-b1-uk-governments-spending-review-needs-to-allocate-nuclear-clean-up-funds/ Dysfunctional: review reveals South Copeland GDF partnership at war. Councillors move to end nuclear waste talks. |
| WAR and CONFLICT. Here’s what they don’t tell you about ‘massive Russian strikes on Ukraine’. Ukraine drone strikes hit nuclear bombers deep inside Russia. Israeli Military Says It Will Occupy 75% of Gaza Within Two Months, ‘Concentrate’ the Civilian Population. US Has 500 Troops in Taiwan in Major Challenge to China. |
| WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. The 2026 bill for the Ukraine war is already in the mail. Ukraine ‘can’t afford’ it if US quits conflict – top Zelensky aide. Donald Trump’s Fool’s Gold. Gaza “a Gaping Wound on Humanity:” Spain Convenes Int’l Conference to call for Arms Embargo on Israel. Roads to War: The EU’s Security Action for Europe Fund. Europe’s defence without the U.S.: What does the new cost report say? Britain to buy fighter jets to carry nuclear weapons-ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/02/1-b1-britain-to-buy-fighter-jets-to-carry-nuclear-weapons/ |
This week’s antidotes to the corporate nuclear news
Some bits of good news – A welcoming haven for those fleeing strife and insecurity: Uganda’s unique refugee policy.One of Australia’s rarest birds returns to fire-ravaged habitat after 42 years.
TOP STORIES. Trump’s Golden Dome: Star Wars is Back – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPRroMsiJ4M
The Western Media Brought Gaza To This Point.
The nuclear divide: Why are women cautious of nuclear energy?
Japan’s Fukushima nuclear wastewater ‘pose major environmental, human rights risks’ – UN experts.
Atomic bombs destroyed their lives – now they want Russia to pay.
Climate. Is the COP30 climate summit already in crisis, with six months to go? – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/26/1-b1-is-the-cop30-climate-summit-already-in-crisis-with-six-months-to-go/
Sea level rise will cause ‘catastrophic inland migration’, scientists warn.
Tropical forests destroyed at fastest recorded rate last year.
Noel’s notes. A tale of two dodgy domes.
AUSTRALIA. Nuclear power blows up Coalition’s political marriage. David Littleproud cites nuclear energy disagreement as major factor in Coalition split. Nuclear power may have cost the Coalition 11 seats in the federal election.
Rudd talking the AUKUS talk in Washington, but is the US walking?
Nothing to See Here: Australia’s Hidden Arms Trade With Israel.
Why US Interference in Australia Must Stop.
NUCLEAR ITEMS.
| ATROCITIES. The Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza: Israel’s Operation Gideon’s Chariots. |
| CIVIL LIBERTIES. UK’s Geological Disposal Facility Community Partnership operates under restrictive government guidance and the management of Nuclear Waste Services- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/21/2-b1-uks-geological-disposal-facility-community-partnership-operates-under-restrictive-government-guidance-and-the-management-of-nuclear-waste-services/ |
ECONOMICS. Nuclear has highest investment risk; solar shows lowest, say US researchers
| EMPLOYMENT. Top nuke officials admit staffing challenges after DOGE layoffs, hiring freeze. Nuclear weapons woes: Understaffed nuke agency hit by DOGE and safety worries. |
| ENERGY. Solar Power Set to Surpass Nuclear Generation This Summer. Two stories: Denmark’s soaring renewable success and global nuclear construction disaster. We did the math on AI’s energy footprint – Here’s the story you haven’t heard – EXCERPTS AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/23/2-b1-we-did-the-math-on-ais-energy-footprint-heres-the-story-you-havent-heard/ We still don’t know how much energy AI consumes -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/22/1-b1-we-still-dont-know-how-much-energy-ai-consumes/ |
| ENVIRONMENT. Welcome to Britain’s biggest building site-There’s a ‘fishdisco’.ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/22/1-b1-welcome-to-britains-biggest-building-site-theres-a-fishdisco/ |
| ETHICS and RELIGION. The World Cannot Know True Peace Until We Have Reckoned With What We Did To Gaza. |
| EVENTS. 27 May – Book launch, both in person and online – herehttps://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/events/radiation-whistleblowers-20th-century 29 May – UNLEASHING THE ATOM Zoom 8pm EDT Register Here. 7 June – Sizewell C Outrage Rally |
| INDIGENOUS ISSUES. First Nations warn of conflict if Ontario proceeds with Bill 5. |
| POLITICS. I wrote a speech for Trump’s Golden Dome defense – Get ready to feel something. Trump’s “wins” on nuclear power are losses for taxpayers and public safety. Donald Trump’s nine-word question to aide about executive order raises alarm bells. Trump sets out aim to quadruple US nuclear capacity. US nuclear sector intensifies lobbying in bid to prevent subsidy cuts – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/21/2-b1-us-nuclear-sector-intensifies-lobbying-in-bid-to-prevent-subsidy-cuts/ Civil society says nuclear deserves no place in Prime Minister Carney’s “Energy Superpower” project. Reactor closure marks Taiwan’s nuclear exit. Calls for new UK Reform-run council to confirm end to nuclear waste proposal. |
| POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. Europe self destructing in efforts to continue Ukraine’s self destruction . Trump’s man in London backs Aukus partnership with UK and Australia. Is Trump negotiating the U.S. into war with Iran? Trump’s Break with Israel: Genuine Shift or Political Theater? US should never have intervened in Ukraine – Trump. US House seeks to create another Ukraine disaster in Georgia. |
| SAFETY. Experts Warn Trump Attack on Nuclear Regulator Raises Disaster Risk. White House weighs overhaul of Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Rise in nuclear incidents at Faslane naval base, that could leak radioactivity. |
| URANIUM. Trump Admin Fast Tracks Anfield’s Velvet-Wood Uranium Project in Push for US Energy Independence. Revealed: three tonnes of uranium legally dumped in protected English estuary in nine years. |
| WASTES. Govt Eyes Reuse of Fukushima Soil at PM’s Office. |
| WAR and CONFLICT. Republican Calls for Gaza to Be “Nuked” Like Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Staging for a Strike?– US Quietly Moves Bombers as Israel Prepares to Hit Iran. ‘Dad’s Army’ to return FOR REAL as UK military plans defence against Russian invasion. |
| WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. Trump’s Golden Dome Is a Combover. Canada wants to join Golden Dome missile-defence program. Trump says. NNSA completes assembly of the first B61-13 nuclear gravity bomb ahead of schedule. |
This week’s antidotes to the corporate-nuclear-military-industrial-media-complex
Some bits of good news – The lengths to which health workers go to reach every child with vaccines. Clean energy just put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse for first time.
In the Netherlands, Anyone Can Turn a Slice of Sidewalk Into a Garden
TOP STORIES .
The real reason politicians back nuclear power instead of renewables –ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/18/2-a-nuclear-in-decline-edf-accumulates-excesses-the-state-takes-the-hit-and-the-french-pay-the-bill-without-flinching/
Nuclear in decline: EDF accumulates excesses, the State takes the hit and the French pay the bill without flinching– ALSO AT
https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/18/2-a-nuclear-in-decline-edf-accumulates-excesses-the-state-takes-the-hit-and-the-french-pay-the-bill-without-flinching/
Ontario’s Costly Nuclear Folly.
Why small modular reactors do not exist – history gives the answer.
Status and Trends of the Global Nuclear Industry: A Cruel Reality Check.
The Balance of Power in the Russo-Ukraine War– Russia is in the driving seat –
ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/18/2-a-the-balance-of-power-in-the-russo-ukraine-war-russia-is-in-the-driving-seat/k
Climate, Want to know how the world really ends? Look to TV show Families Like Ours – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aRYRz6-shE.
Global sea levels are rising faster and faster. It spells catastrophe for coastal towns and cities. Techno-optimism alone won’t fix climate change.
Noel’s notes. Let’s give Trump credit where credit is due.
AUSTRALIA. Treaty the planet’s best chance to get rid of its worst weapons. Can Australia pay off Turkey to host COP31? The Brits did. Labor’s got a new mandate to act.- Still condones war crimes. Why? More Australian nuclear news at https://antinuclear.net/2025/05/19/australian-nuclear-news-12-19th-may/
NUCLEAR ITEMS
ECONOMICS. Critics Slam Cost of Ontario SMR Plan, Question Dependence on U.S.
Uranium. What does the Cour des Comptes Report mean for Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C?
Airlines update nuclear war insurance plans as escalation threats grow – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/19/1-b1-airlines-update-nuclear-war-plans-as-escalation-threats-grow/
French nuclear company Orano explores sale of Niger uranium assets.
| ENERGY. Solar and wind make up 98 pct of new US generation capacity in Trump’s first three months. |
| ETHICS and RELIGION. Never, Ever Let Anyone Forget What They Did To Gaza. Chris Hedges: The New Dark Age Pope Leo Breaks Silence on Ukraine, Gaza, and Middle East Violence | DRM News | |
| EVENTS Petition to Deny LANL’s Request to Release Radioactive Tritium into the Air. |
| HUMAN RIGHTS. Nuclear veterans hand ‘evidence dossier’ to police. |
| LEGAL. Hinkley Point C court hearing over complying with UK environmental information law begins. |
| MEDIA. US mainstream media still censoring US enabled Israeli genocide in Gaza. Multiple Western Press Outlets Have Suddenly Pivoted Hard Against Israel. |
| PODCAST. NUCLEAR HOTSEAT podcast – Nuclear Radiation Cancer Zone: Piketon Ohio’s Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant. |
| POLITICS. Can the UK’s 24GW of new nuclear by 2050 target be met? Revisiting the Nuclear Roadmap. Why SNP national council must pass this motion on nuclear weapons – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/19/2-b1-why-snp-national-council-must-pass-this-motion-on-nuclear-weapons/ |
POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY.
Iran proposes partnership with UAE and Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium. Beyond Iran: a new nuclear doctrine for the Persian Gulf.
False promises, real costs: The nuclear gamble we can’t afford.
Trump should not threaten sanctions when he talks to Putin. Zelensky now needs to shut up and let his negotiating team get to work. The stakes are high for these important Ukraine-Russia-US talks. Zelenskyy says he is willing to meet Putin in Istanbul for peace talks. Peace For Ukraine – The disastrous derailment of early peace efforts to end the war.
Donald Trump Decouples the United States from Israel. Trump, Planes and the Arabian Gulf Tour.
| PLUTONIUM. Sellafield Plutonium treatment plant moves a step closer to completion |
| PUBLIC OPINION. Ontarians overwhelmingly say no to new nuclear. 80% of Ontarians want the province to cancel its contract for GE-Hitachi nuclear reactors. |
| SAFETY. A home guard to protect British nuclear power plants against enemy attacks -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/19/1-b1-a-home-guard-to-protect-british-nuclear-power-plants-against-enemy-attacks/ Safety failures reported at Hinkley Point C days before environmental trial begins. Too Great a Risk. Hinkley Point C site served notice after crane ‘component failure’. Inspection at the Flamanville EPR: the nuclear watchdog points out serious shortcomings. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) secures contribution from France to help restore site safety at Chornobyl. Don’t vent tritium gas |
| SECRETS and LIES. How Donald Trump’s Crypto Dealings Push the Bounds of Corruption- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/19/1-b1-how-donald-trumps-crypto-dealings-push-the-bounds-of-corruption/ |
| SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. US loosens some rules for offensive counterspace ops, wargaming.China and Russia plan to build nuclear power station on moon. |
| SPINBUSTER. New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s Major Nuclear Power Push. |
| TECHNOLOGY. AWS says Britain needs more nuclear power to feed AI data center surge. |
| URANIUM. Uranium enrichment to 93% is Iran’s right under Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty , lawmakers tell UN watchdog |
| WASTES. The US buried millions of gallons of wartime nuclear waste – Doge cuts could wreck the cleanup.Andra updates French repository cost estimate |
WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES
Emmanuel Macron open to stationing French nuclear weapons in other European nations.– ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/16/2-b1-emmanuel-macron-open-to-stationing-french-nuclear-weapons-in-other-european-nations/
This week – not-the-corporate nuclear news
Some bits of good news: Sustainable Ocean Action: A Global Stocktake of the Our Ocean Conference
How Pakistan pulled off one of the fastest solar revolutions in the world – a “bottom up” revolution.
TOP STORIES Why Is US Congress Silent on the Manmade Nightmare It Is Enabling in Gaza? -Bernie Sanders. Expulsion and Occupation: Israel’s Proposed Gaza Plan.
Resuscitation at Zaporizhzhia?
From the archives. Conflicts of interest in the Trump group’s push to sell nuclear reactors to Saudi Arabia.
Climate. I just returned from Antarctica: climate change isn’t some far-off problem – it’s here and hitting hard.
‘Sitting ducks’: the cities most vulnerable to climate disasters -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/07/2-b1-sitting-ducks-the-cities-most-vulnerable-to-climate-disasters/
How ‘out of touch’ Tony Blair became a serious threat to climate action. Two-thirds of global heating caused by richest 10%, study suggests.
5 huge climate opportunities await the next Australian parliament – and it has the numbers to deliver.
Noel’s notes The pro-nuclear drive and Zionism are intertwined.
AUSTRALIA.
- Business as usual: Labor stalls on Defence reform as AUKUS woes grow.
- If the Coalition sticks with nuclear, the fallout will be toxic. Will the Coalition ditch its nuclear power policy? Coalition bombs itself with nuclear energy policy. Australians choose batteries over nuclear after election fought on energy. Scrap nuclear: Key Liberal senator wants radioactive energy plan buried.
- Poison in the Heart-The Nuclear Wasting of South Australia.
- Who’s afraid of big, bad China?
- Front groups working with Zionist actors are promoting Islamophobia.
- The dark cloud of Murdoch has no silver lining.
NUCLEAR ITEMS.
| ECONOMICS. Ontario’s Darlington SMR project to cost nearly $21-billion, significantly higher than expected. Google agrees to fund the development of three new nuclear sites. How Miliband can make renewables cheaper – but there is really no alternative to renewables. |
| ENERGY. Rooftop solar can be torn out of capital’s hands. |
| ENVIRONMENT. Sellafield’s massive water abstraction plan for its new construction work has no environmental impact assessment and inadequate monitoring. Ohio EPA launches limited Luckey water testing after independent report shows high radiation in wells. |
| HISTORY. 80 years on US still embattled in senseless Cold War with Russia.The Anglo-Nazi Global Empire That Almost Was. |
| LEGAL. Lawsuit Compels Nationwide Public Review of Plutonium Bomb Core Production. |
| MEDIA. Israel Will Even Persecute Palestinians For Simply Talking To Journalists. |
| POLITICS. Durbin successor must not be co opted by the Israel Lobby. [SMRs] Trump wants to speed up construction of more NPP, bypass safety regulations- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/12/2-b1-draft-executive-orders-aim-to-speed-construction-of-nuclear-plants/. Trump administration considers orders expediting nuclear plant construction, NYT reports. US Administration’s initial proposal sees cuts to nuclear energy budget. |
| POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. Iran calls latest nuclear talks with US ‘difficult’ but both sides agree negotiations will continue. The Stakes of Donald Trump’s Negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Trump’s trip to Saudi Arabia raises the prospect of US nuclear cooperation with the kingdom. Non Proliferation Preparatory Committee concludes; Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons states point way forward. |
SAFETY.
- The Challenge to Japan’s Nuclear Restart.
- Starmer ignored nuclear watchdog when he blamed regulations for delays. Improvement notice issued at Dounreay nuclear power plant.
- Chernobyl shelter’s drone damage includes 330 openings in outer cladding. Russian drone strike caused tens of millions worth of damage to Chornobyl.
- Zaporizhzhia: Hurdle or catalyst for a peace deal in Ukraine
- Trump tightens control of independent agency overseeing nuclear safety. Trump considers weakening nuclear safety agency in bid for more power plants- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/12/1-b1-trump-considers-weakening-nuclear-agency-in-bid-for-more-power-plants/
| SECRETS and LIES. The Deep State & the Death of Democracy. ‘It’s deceitful’: Critics slam owners of TMI Unit 2 for not reporting fire at plant. |
| SPINBUSTER. Who are Britain Remade? Atomic lobby seizes on Spanish blackout .Google tries to greenwash massive AI energy consumption with another vague nuclear deal. |
| TECHNOLOGY. Westinghouse drops out of UK SMR competition. |
| URANIUM. Depleted Uranium by Lynda Williams 2025- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_BXI5wVhKU |
| WAR and CONFLICT. Too Cruel to Even Imagine—Nuclear War in Densely Populated Areas Close the US military bases in Asia! Nuclear war has never been more likely – Here’s what it would look like now. |
| WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. Nuclear threat is more real than at any time since second World War. Starmer prepares for attack by Russia. |
Nuclear news this week – not industry handouts
A bit of good news –
The global nuclear-free movement just had a thumping victory over the nuclear lobby. Australians voted in an unprecedented landslide to reject the Opposition’s pro nuclear policy, and to kick their leader right out of Parliament.
Australia is the only country in the world that is a nation-continent, a great island -continent with one federal government, and one predominant language. Already with a third of all households having solar power, and a pro-renewable energy government now thoroughly endorsed – Australia is set to be world leader in truly clean energy, and climate action.
TOP STORIES
NATO leaders as delusional as Zelensky on lost Ukraine war.
As US military prepares for war on China, Silicon Valley tech oligarchs are profiting.
Scotland does not need nuclear power and people aren’t being told the truth.
From the archives. TONY BLAIR: STILL A NUCLEAR NUTTER!.
Climate. Arctic plant study reveals an ‘early warning sign’ of climate change upheaval.
Noel’s notes. A resounding win for the world’s nuclear-free clean energy movement.AUSTRALIA
Pie in the sky? After the Coalition’s stinging loss, nuclear should be dead. Here’s why it might live on. Coalition to put nuclear plan
on the chopping block-ALSO AT https://antinuclear.net/2025/05/04/coalition-to-put-nuclear-plan-on-the-chopping-block/
Nuclear fallout: Coalition’s nuclear energy policy proved toxic to voters.
- Honest Government Ad | Our Nuclear Plan. – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBqVVBUdW84
- What Australians really think of nuclear power.
- Firefighters and nurses call on Coalition to drop nuclear energy plans.
- Australians’ support for nuclear power ban rises despite Dutton’s best efforts to sell atomic future, survey finds.
- As Dutton champions nuclear power, Indigenous artists recall the profound loss of land and life that came from it.
- Government ignores AUKUS ‘very high risk’ warning from the Admiral in charge. Malcolm Turnbull hasn’t drunk the Kool-Aid on AUKUS | ABC NEWS – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccQCTLhF1Do Why Military Neutrality is a Must for Australia.
- Confirmed: Australian weapons sold to Israel.
- More Australian nuclear news at https://antinuclear.net/2025/05/01/australian-nuclear-news-items-28-april-5-may/
NUCLEAR ITEMS
| ATROCITIES. As Israelis Blockade Food to Gaza, 9,000 Children have been Admitted for Acute Malnutrition. Israel Bombs Humanitarian Aid Flotilla on Way to Gaza. |
| ECONOMICS. EDF seeks joint financing for UK projects. |
| EDUCATION. Nuclear infiltrates: Students from three West Cumbrian schools are taking part in a challenge to build robots for the nuclear industry. |
| ENERGY. Dispatch from France | May ’25. |
| ENVIRONMENT. Tracing radiation through the Marshall Islands: Reflections from a Greenpeace nuclear specialist. Ohio EPA slams DOE’s sloppy radiation sampling plan for Piketon plant demolition. |
| ETHICS and RELIGION. Will the World Speak up Against Israel’s Likely Attack on Humanitarian Activists? Pope Francis Refused to Be Silent on Gaza – Will His Successor Follow Suit? |
| EVENTS. Sign the Petition to Deny LANL’s Request to Release Radioactive Tritium! |
| HISTORY. The World’s First Nuclear Meltdown: Chalk River | Fascinating Horror – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WcBIzRzswg Niagara County New York Radiation Disaster -discovered in 2024 |
| LEGAL. The ICJ, Israel and the Gaza Blockade. EDF sues Czech competition authority over Dukovany nuclear tender. |
| MEDIA. Nuclear power is shaping up as an election loser, and the Murdoch media is not happy. |
| OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . Updates on Palisades: Zombie reactor & “SMR” new builds. NUKE WASTE DUMP: Ojibwe Country once again targeted. |
| POLITICS. The Great British nuclear expansion is a project bound to fail. Senator Strangelove. |
| POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. No Victory in Ukraine: The Costs of Western Delusion. Fantasy and Exploitation: The US-Ukraine Minerals Deal. UK in talks to buy back nuclear sites from French firm EDF. |
| PUBLIC OPINION. Six in 10 Americans Support US Participation in a Nuclear Agreement with Iran. |
| SAFETY. NUCLEAR STATION = WAR TARGET. Situation unstable: IAEA says shots were heard at Zaporizhzhia power plant. |
| SECRETS and LIES.Australia Islamic Caliphate? Dark money and the 11th hour Election propaganda blitzkrieg.Chernobyl’s Hidden Impact: Disinformation and Nuclear Politics.Covering up Ukrainian Nazis is nothing new – the Canadians have been doing it for almost eighty years.US-Ukraine minerals deal ‘hides secret agreements’ – Ukrainian MP. |
| SPINBUSTER. Campaigner hits out at ‘PR trick’ nuclear energy poll of SNP members. |
| WASTES. May Day – How Hot is Too Hot for a Ferociously Hot Nuclear Dump Under the Irish Sea-Bed?Sellafield plan for new building to store radioactive waste. |
| WAR and CONFLICT.Need to use nuclear weapons has not arisen in Ukraine, says Putin.For second time in 3 years Zelensky sabotages Ukraine war peace deal.Why is No. 1 US bombing No. 137 Yemen?India and Pakistan: Nations on brink of ‘nuclear war’. India and Pakistan: The nuclear standoff that we really should all be worried about. How bloody conflict 4,000 miles away could spark nuclear Armageddon killing billions. Danger of an India-Pakistan war and Canada’s Reactors . |
| WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. Republicans Unveil Bill To Bring 2025 Military Budget to Over $1 Trillion. Europe is drilling for World War III.Shut down Elbit Systems everywhere! |
Not the industry handouts – nuclear news this week.
SOME BITS OF GOOD NEWS – From Drought to Hope: Advancing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Turkana County. Ancient Himalayan Water Temples Are Meeting Modern Needs.
Women Plumbers in Jordan Are Breaking Taboos.
TOP STORIES . The Ever-Expanding War Machine.
Security fears over mini nuclear plant network with ‘1,000s more police needed’ – ALSO AT
https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/23/3-a-security-fears-over-mini-nuclear-plant-network-with-1000s-more-police-needed/Scottish nuclear plant emptied of fuel as UK winds down ageing gas-cooled reactors – ALSO AT
https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/26/1-a-scottish-nuclear-plant-emptied-of-fuel-as-uk-winds-down-ageing-gas-cooled-reactors/
On Neo-Nazi Influence in Ukraine.
Plutonium’s Hidden Legacy at Piketon.
On Chernobyl Disaster Anniversary, Repairing Damaged Shield Poses ‘Enormous Challenge’
Climate. Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say.
‘Spiral of silence’: climate action is very popular, so why don’t people realise it?. The world’s biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates.
Noel’s notes. The Australian Labor Party is No Friend of the Nuclear-Free Cause
AUSTRALIA. Australian civil society groups unite against nuclear as pre-polling begins.
New report: Coalition’s nuclear folly would cost Australian economy at least $4.3 trillion by 2050
Dark Money: Labor and Liberal join forces in attacks on Teals and Greens.
Labor, Liberal and National Parties all caught up in American militarism, and enriching American weapons companies.
Fireys pour water on Peter Dutton’s “potentially catastrophic” nuclear power plan.
Toxic threat: New Greenpeace report outlines unacceptable risk of nuclear waste in Australia.
More Australian nuclear news at https://antinuclear.net/2025/04/23/australian-nuclear-news-21-28-april/
NUCLEAR ITEMS
| ATROCITIES. Call it what it clearly is: Genocide. UN: Gaza Is Facing Worst Humanitarian Situation Yet Due to Israeli Blockade. Aid workers describe Gaza as “stuff of nightmares” as Israel’s mass forced displacements cause carnage and despair. |
| ECONOMICS.EDF’s new UK plants should be negotiated as one, French energy minister says – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/27/2-b1-edfs-new-uk-plants-should-be-negotiated-as-one-french-energy-minister-says/Framatome awarded backup power and remote sensing Sizewell C contract. Nuclear Free Local Authorities sign letter asking leading banks to back our planet not the bomb! DOE Releases More Funding to Reopen Palisades Nuclear Plant. Sam Altman steps down as chair of nuclear power supplier Oklo to avoid conflict of interest – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/24/1-b-1-sam-altman-steps-down-as-chair-of-nuclear-power-supplier-oklo-to-avoid-conflict-of-interest/ British nuclear fusion pioneer plunges after ditching reactor plans. |
| ENERGY. Nuclear Free Local Authorities call for more NGO cash and solar panels on Sellafield nuke plant. |
| ENVIRONMENT. Water. Tankers travel from Alton Water to Sizewell C every day |
| ETHICS and RELIGION. The Pope Has Died, And The Palestinian People Have Lost An Important Advocate. |
| EVENTS. You are invited to join the 7 June ‘Outrage’ Rally against Sizewell C.CND shines spotlight on nuclear cover-up of US bombs in Britain with blockade of RAF Lakenheath, 26 April |
| HEALTH. They didn’t know their backyard creek carried nuclear waste – Now, they’re dying of cancer.. |
| LEGAL. What’s Legally Allowed in War – Gaza a dress rehearsal for U.S. war on China. 7 arrested during blockade of RAF Lakenheath, 26 April 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdy-fAGyT7wVictory for Greenpeace Luxembourg against EDF in court transparency ruling. |
| MEDIA. Pope Francis’ Obituaries Omit Focus on Palestine. As Israel Openly Declares Starvation as a Weapon, Media Still Hesitate to Blame It for Famine. Have some fun with Steve Coogan’s theatrical new Dr Strangelove – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALXh9rOvzfs |
SAFETY.
- Russia’s Rosatom says will proceed with Myanmar nuclear plant despite quake.
- The core of the Flamanville EPR reactor EPR reactor will be completely rebuilt – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/22/3-b-1-the-core-of-the-flamanville-epr-reactor-will-be-completely-rebuilt/
- ‘I guarded Britain’s nuclear sites – our security can’t cope with new mini reactors’. INSIDER THREAT SECURITY CONSIDERATIONSFOR ADVANCED AND SMALL MODULAR REACTORS-SUMMARY AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/23/3-b1-insider-threat-security-considerationsfor-advanced-and-small-modular-reactors/ Terrifying report warns UK’s nuclear facilities face rising military threat . Locals call for transparency after nuclear drill.
- World’s first AI-powered nuclear power plant Diablo Canyon worries experts after Trump plan.
- Tripling nuclear brings challenges for nuclear transport.
| SECRETS and LIES. Bribery at Hinkley Point. |
| SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. As more countries enter space, the boundary between civilian and military enterprise is blurring. Dangerously.China, Russia may build nuclear plant on moon to power lunar station, official says. |
| SPINBUSTER. Awash in AI propaganda. |
| TECHNOLOGY. US nuclear giant Westinghouse pulls out of race to build Britain’s first mini-nukes. |
| WASTES. Miliband explores cut-price clean-up of Britain’s deadliest nuclear waste -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/25/2-b1-miliband-explores-cut-price-clean-up-of-britains-deadliest-nuclear-wast Weatherwatch: sage advice 50-odd years ago on UK nuclear power still relevant. Before the Elephant’s Foot: True Story of Chernobyl’s Reactor Explorers | Chornobyl Uncharted Ep 22 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8WGdMzR7v4 |
| WAR AND CONFLICT. UK to scrap plans for Ukraine troop deployment – The Times.Kursk Region fully liberated from Ukrainians – Putin. |
| WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. 80 years after atomic bombs devastated Japan, Donald Trump’s actions risk nuclear proliferation.Spain terminates multimillion deal with Israeli weapons maker.US prepares $100bn arms deal with Saudi Arabia ahead of Trump visit. |
Lots of nuclear news this week – not industry handouts
Some bits of good news – The Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor is now bigger and better, thanks to international cooperation. Heartening’ reduction in Australian ocean plastic.
TOP STORIES.Murder in Broad Daylight :REPORTING FROM THE CLIMATE WAR ZONE.
The Conservative Argument Against Nuclear Power in Japan.
AI’s Energy Demands and Nuclear’s Uncertain Future.
How climate change could disrupt the construction and operations of US nuclear submarines -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/19/1-a-israel-still-eyeing-a-limited-attack-on-irans-nuclear-facilities/
Climate. Eco anxiety – environment doom- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/16/2-b1-eco-anxiety-environment-doom/
The climate crisis has tripled the length of ocean heatwaves. Flood warnings as Europe named as the fastest-warming continent in the world.
Noel’s notes. Is Elon Musk a halfwit ? Donald Trump flounders about on the Ukraine situation.
AUSTRALIA.
- “The System” needs to change: War crimes whistleblower David McBride.
- Dotty and Cretinous: Reviewing AUKUS.
- Dutton’s nuclear revival smells rotten to Gens Y and Z. 10 reasons why nuclear energy is a bad idea for Australia.
- Tim Wilson, secretive money and “think” tanks. Australia’s democracy is at stake.
- Forget nuclear, Australia is on fast lane to 100pc renewables. The Coalition Nuclear Policy is a Fake. More Australian nuclear news at…….. https://antinuclear.net/2025/04/17/australian-nuclear-news-14-21st-april/
NUCLEAR ITEMS
| ART and CULTURE. Elon Musk and the dangerous myth of omnigenius. |
| ATROCITIES. ‘Only Hellfire’: Israel Says Lifesaving Aid, Troop Withdrawal Off the Table for Gaza. |
| CLIMATE. Nuclear Energy Means Climate Action Delay: O’Donnell and Winfield. |
ECONOMICS. UPENN REPORT: TARIFFS LIKELY NAIL IN COFFIN OF U.S. SMALL NUCLEAR REACTORS. – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/18/2-b1-upenn-report-tariffs-likely-nail-in-coffin-of-u-s-small-nuclear-reactors/
Chinese firm ‘will not bid’ to run Essex nuclear plant- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/17/1-b1-chinese-firm-will-not-bid-to-run-essex-nuclear-plant/
Third tender submitted in UK Small Nuclear Reactor selection process.
Framatome and Sizewell C sign contract for EPR reactor instrumentation.
CND Cymru has highlighted the continued lack of investment in communities and people, while billions are to be spent subsidising the nuclear industry.
‘Risk of insolvency’ at parent company of N.B. nuclear developer. A nuclear play in New Brunswick is facing a fragile outlook.
| EDUCATION. Westinghouse and McMaster University deepen eVinci microreactor collaboration. Ministry of Defence awards £2.6m contract for nuclear apprentice training. |
| EMPLOYMENT. Navy’s nuclear submarine hiring crisis as sailors forced to spend record 204 days underwater. |
| ENERGY. TIDES, NUKES AND BIRDS. |
ENVIRONMENT. Uranium Hot Particles Detected in Soil Samples from Site of Israel Bomb in Beirut– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esd2e-UcFe4
Trump’s Latest Executive Order is Blatant Attack on States’ Rightful Action to Protect Communities and the Climate.
Sellafield Construction of new “Box Encapsulation Plant” Requires Dumping Nearly 1 Million Litres of Contaminated Water into the River Calder Every Day For An Unknown Length of Time.
| ETHICS and RELIGION. What Would Jesus Do?Saying It’s Antisemitic To Oppose Genocide Is Like Saying It’s Anti-Catholic To Oppose Pedophilia – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWgBxGWxqLM |
| EVENTS. Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), to blockade RAF Lakenheath after US exemption to British nuclear safety rules revealed – 26 April. Second Annual WIPP Plutonium Trail Caravan on Saturday, April 26th. |
| HEALTH. Almost 7 months underwater pushes UK nuclear submariners to the limit – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/21/1-b1-almost-7-months-underwater-pushes-uk-nuclear-submariners-to-the-limit/No such thing as ‘clean’ nuclear energy.Uranium’s hazardous effects on humans and recent developments in treatment.Doncaster prisoners could sue government over exposure to radon gas. |
| LEGAL. GOP states sue NRC to deregulate SMR licensing. Lawsuit on Nuclear Regulation. |
| MEDIA. Documentary – “Atomic Secrets“. A picture paints a thousand words: Shocking aerial images of Sizewell C devastation. Why Is The BBC Middle East Desk Run By A Mossad Collaborator? |
| OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . Germany’s New federal government wants nuclear fusion instead of nuclear power plants – no word on nuclear energy in the coalition agreement- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/16/2-b-1-germanys-new-federal-government-wants-nuclear-fusion-instead-of-nuclear-power-plants-no-word-on-nuclear-energy-in-the-coalition-agreement/ Protester for life. Peace camp protestors hand in letter to US airbase commanders at Lakenheath. CND Cymru condemns billions for nuclear industry. |
PERSONAL STORIES. “I Want A Death That The World Will Hear” — Journalist Assassinated By Israel For Telling The Truth
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNG5dyZXpZ8
| POLITICS. Ukrainian-born US lawmaker says Ukraine should cede land to Russia, demand Zelensky’s resignation. Ukraine’s Extension Of Martial Law Exposes Zelensky’s Fear Of Losing Re-Election. DOGE’s staff firing fiasco at the nuclear weapon agency means everything but efficiency. During Canada’s leaders’ debate, Carney praised a nuclear firm he bought while at Brookfield. Canada’s Liberal energy plan: more corporate, less climate? The removal of Trident must remain a core SNP policy. |
| POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. Germany: One exit and back? The role of nuclear power in the Merz coalition. Trump playing Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde. Saudi Arabia, US on ‘pathway’ to civil nuclear agreement. Iranian minister says nuclear deal possible if US does not make ‘unrealistic demands’. US Energy Secretary says. Hopes for Iran nuclear talks tempered by threats and mixed messages. Trump envoy demands Iran eliminate nuclear programme in apparent U-turn. |
| SAFETY. Kyiv working to repair Chornobyl nuclear site damaged by drone attack |
| SECRETS and LIES. CIA: Undermining and Nazifying Ukraine Since 1953. |
| SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. Gender Stunts in Space: Blue Origin’s Female Celebrity Envoys. |
| TECHNOLOGY. California Nuclear Plant Integrates AI for Efficiency.Bill Gates enters race to build mini-nuclear reactors in Britain.Aerial photos show state of Sizewell C preparatory works. |
| WASTES. DOE report: Cost to finish cleaning up Hanford site could exceed $589 billion.Robot starts 2nd mission to retrieve debris at Fukushima nuclear plant. |
| WAR and CONFLICT. Israel’s escalating West Bank assault is part of a larger plan to split the territory in two.UK deeply involved in Ukraine conflict – The Times. |
| WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES.Unprecedented number of B-2 bombers amassed for Iran strike.Zelensky started the war then begged for missiles – Trump.U.S. advances microreactor program for military sites. https://dorseteye.com/why-is-the-bbc-middle-east-desk-run-by-a-mossad-collaborator/ |
WOMEN. I’ve got a rocket for these space cadets and their pantomime of feminism.
Nuclear news – not the industry handouts
Some bits of good news – ‘Friendship benches’ are coming to England.
Power to the people: the rise of community energy
How an Ancient Yemeni Tradition Is Reviving Bee Populations.
TOP STORIES.
Trump’s Iran talks can succeed if the administration embraces reality rather than myth. Trump has threatened Iran over an ultimatum that likely cannot be met.
From the archives – ‘How Many Nuclear Bombs Has The US Air Force Lost?
Climate. Arctic sea ice hit a record low as global powers eye shipping routes.
Noel’s notes. The irrational optimism of the nuclear power lobby.
AUSTRALIA.
- Community groups furious Coalition nuclear plan would go ahead even if locals oppose it.
- As the debate around renewables and nuclear continues, here is what the experts say.
- How US Dependence is Not in Our Best Interest.
- What if a Fukushima-sized nuclear accident happened near you? – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIModFC_9kI
- Nuclear would funnel up to 200 Gigalitres away from Australian farms annually.
- Going nuclear will decimate jobs in regions first, stop billions in new investment.
- Israeli Defence Force courts Australian universities amid anti-war protests.
- More Australian nuclear news at https://antinuclear.net/2025/04/10/australian-nuclear-news-7-14-april/
ATROCITIES. Israel is About to Empty Gaza . How Israel hunts and executes Palestinian medics.
| ETHICS and RELIGION. The Journey Beyond Nukes Begins with an Apology. |
| EVENTS. In Chicago: Testimonies of Korean Atomic Bomb Victims and International People’s Tribunal Promotion Events. |
| HISTORY. We thought it was the end of the world’: How the US dropped four nuclear bombs on Spain in 1966 |
| LEGAL. The top Republicans in the Arizona Legislature want the federal government to cut back regulations on the nuclear energy industry. |
| MEDIA. Media Find Ways to Minimize Israel’s Murder of Paramedics. When will progressive media acknowledge and condemn US enabled genocide in Gaza. |
| OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR .Attacked, demonized and forced into hiding. Nuclear waste returns to Germany amid protests. The 2025 Nuclear-Free Future Awards. Youth Leading the Charge for a Nuclear-Free Future. Raising Funds to Stop Lake District Coast Sub-Sea Nuclear Dump. NFLAs ‘shout up’ for National Parks to be spared from nuclear development. |
| SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. ESA’s new documentary paints worrying picture of Earth’s orbital junk problem. |
| TECHNOLOGY. The Flamanville EPR nuclear reactor will not be able to deliver its full power without major works – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/12/1-a-the-flamanville-epr-nuclear-reactor-will-not-be-able-to-deliver-its-full-power-without-major-works/ Radiation Monitoring – Scottish university in ‘world-first’ for nuclear technology. UK Government convenes AI Energy Council, but could be ignoring hidden climate impacts in supply chains. |
| WASTES. Nuclear waste sparks fury in Germany. |
| WAR and CONFLICT. Russia holds all the cards. |
| WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. Inside the New Mexico lab where the U.S. is moving into the most terrifying chapter of the nuclear arms race. Walt Zlotow: Trump, Hegseth off by nearly 1 trillion on national security budget. To Secure U.S. Energy Dominance, the Department of Defense Selects Eligible Companies for the Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations Program. |
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Tell the Ukrainian Government to Drop Prosecution of Peace Activist Yurii Sheliazhenko
Petition to revoke the licensing of the Near Surface Nuclear Disposal Facility (NSDF) at Chalk River. https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7247
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