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.

June 24, 2025 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Weekly Newsletter | Leave a comment

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.

June 18, 2025 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Weekly Newsletter | Leave a comment

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.

WAR and CONFLICT.To Trump, a million casualties in Ukraine war he’s enabling, is nothing more than a kids’ fistfight. Ukraine’s dangerous new ‘gift’ to Washington.
Will Russia’s Retaliation To Ukraine’s Strategic Drone Strikes Decisively End The Conflict?Ukraine Targets Russian Airfields in Major Drone Attack.
Kremlin and Trump aides raise nuclear war fears after Ukraine drone strike.
Russia at a Crossroads.
Ukrainian attack on Russian bombers shows how cheap drones could upset global security.

‘To understand the horrors of Hiroshima, you had to live through it’

WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES.
Britain has escalated the global nuclear arms race – and is bringing us closer to armageddon.
Nuclear-powered submarines, F35A fighter jets, a ‘more lethal’ army by 2035, and AI: How Starmer will spend billions to beef up Britain’s defences to make country ‘war-ready’
UK plan for fighter jets carrying nuclear bombs is slammed- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/03/2-b1uk-plans-fighter-jets-carrying-nuclear-bombs-slammed/
Off to War We Go: Starmer’s Strategic Defence Review.
Britain considering fleet of nuclear strike aircraft.

National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)’s Nuclear Weapons Programs Slated for 53% Increase.
Secure Scotland responds to the UK Strategic Defence Review – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/09/1-b1-secure-scotland-responds-to-the-uk-strategic-defence-review/

A Mar-a-Lago in the sky?
Nuclear Proliferation’s Next Iteration.Trump’s huge military budget will accelerate U.S. economic decay.

Why we should worry about nuclear weapons again.
Dutch Parliament Says ‘Nyet’ To NATO Defense Spending Plan Amid Chaos Of Geert Wilders Pullout.

French dock workers block arms shipment to Israel,

June 10, 2025 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Weekly Newsletter | Leave a comment

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/

June 2, 2025 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Weekly Newsletter | Leave a comment

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.

May 26, 2025 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Weekly Newsletter | Leave a comment

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

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

POLITICS.Drawing inspiration from Vaclav Havel…-ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/24/1-b1-drawing-inspiration-from-vaclav-havel/
ANNE LINDSEY DENOUNCES MARK CARNEY’S NUCLEAR TEMPTATIONS-ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/24/1-b1-anne-lindsey-denounces-mark-carneys-nuclear-temptations/
New Brunswick government rethinks nuclear reactor plans – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/25/2-b1-new-brunswick-government-rethinks-nuclear-reactor-plans/

Remembering Chernobyl: Why not developing Wylfa B is a no-brainer -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/28/1-b1-remembering-chernobyl-why-not-developing-wylfa-b-is-a-no-brainer/

Utahns must think carefully about becoming the nation’s nuclear hub.

POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. Smash it, then claim it. Iran opens door to restoring nuclear surveillance, UN watchdog says. Iran-US talks wrap up in Rome with agreement to establish framework for potential nuclear deal. Moscow may gain key role in Iran nuclear deal as US talks progress. Iran to brief China as it accuses Israel of ‘undermining’ US nuclear talks.

Kiev and its backers reject key aspects of Trump’s peace plan – Reuters.

No Joke: US considering nuclear power for Saudi in grand bargain.

EDF’s two nuclear plants in Britain should be negotiated as one, French minister says..

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.

April 29, 2025 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Weekly Newsletter | Leave a comment

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.

April 21, 2025 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Weekly Newsletter | Leave a comment

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.

ECONOMICS.
Moltex Canada pushes on with nuclear project as U.K. parent struggles.
European Commission plans a new subsidy scheme for “innovative nuclear technologies”.
TEPCO’s rehabilitation plan delays expose limits to nuke power reliance.

Up to date costs of Sizewell C nuclear are over £40 billion, not the £20 billion quoted- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/?s=Up+to+date+costs+of+Sizewell+C+nuclear New EDF boss at mercy of ‘to-do list’ that ousted his predecessor -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/?s=New+EDF+boss+at+mercy

ENERGY. Forget Sizewell C nuclear – go for a warm home plan.
‘An incredibly powerful tool’: Can AI solve its own energy problem?
Spain’s Nuclear Shutdown Set to Test Renewables Success Story- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/14/1-b1-spains-nuclear-shutdown-set-to-test-renewables-success-story/

ENVIRONMENT. Impacts of Dounreay radioactive discharges to be focus of new research – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/?s=Impacts+of+Dounreay+radioactive+discharges
EDF urged to tackle ‘nuclear rats’ infestation at Somerset power plant site.
Nuclear Energy Expansion Faces Water Resource Challenges.

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.

POLITICS
.Labour leader to improve investment for nuclear plant. Keir Starmer set to approve nuclear plant in bid to power up economic growth. £2.7bn more taxpayer funding for Sizewell C confirmed- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/?s=%C2%A32.7bn+more+taxpayer+funding.

Belarus should reinstate its nuclear-weapon-free status, NGOs urge at the Human Rights Council.
Impeachment of Yoon Suk-yeol threatens South Korea’s nuclear energy policy momentum.

Texas Budget Throws a Lot of Tax Dollars at Unproven Nuclear Technology.

POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY.
Iran says ‘indirect talks’ have taken place with US over nuclear programme – with more to follow. Iran and US to enter high-stakes nuclear negotiations – hampered by a lack of trust. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62hN3E5ZCwA Russia pledges to help resolve Iran-US nuclear tensions. Trump claims US held direct nuclear talks with Iran. Trump says Iran ‘in great danger’ if nuclear talks with US fail. Iran may expel UN nuclear inspectors over US threats.

European rulers are hyping the Russian threat and war for political survival.

SAFETY.
Ukraine works to repair Chornobyl containment structure damaged in Russian drone strike. Ukraine is seeking solutions to the Chernobyl nuclear reactor’s damaged confinement vessel . Assessment result on the condition of the shelter at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP) is due in May-ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/14/2-b1-assessment-result-on-the-condition-of-the-shelter-at-the-chornobyl-nuclear-power-plant-chnpp-is-due-in-may/

Newest French reactor faces further delays due to new issues – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/14/1-b1-newest-french-reactor-faces-further-delays-due-to-new-issues/

Declassified MoD document reveals US Visiting Forces across Britain are exempt from nuclear safety rules.Hartlepool Nuclear site moved into enhanced regulatory attention. Starmer appoints ex-Office of Fair Trading chief to lead nuclear regulatory taskforce.

Disconnection of nuclear plants during severe space weather highlighted as risk to grid stability.

SECRETS and LIES.
Nuclear missile ‘cover-up’ fears as secret pact allowing US to bring deadly weapons to UK revealed.
Tory peer helped secure meeting with minister for Canadian nuclear firm he advises.
Manager at Hinkley Point C accepted a quad bike as a bribe, tribunal hears. Ex-Hinkley boss called ‘greedy toad’ over bribes
.Ambassador does not deny Russian attempts to track UK subs.

‘Better that Ukrainians don’t know the truth’ – Kiev’s spy chief.

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.

April 14, 2025 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Weekly Newsletter | Leave a comment

Nuclear news this week – not industry handouts

Some bits of good news.

Girl Goals: What Has Changed for Girls?Adolescent girls’ rights over 30 Years

Fighting malnutrition in Burundi: Mothers of Light are rays of hope .

A study found we underestimate how kind the world really is

TOP STORIES. Once seen as a symbolic protest, the nuclear ban treaty is growing teeth. Nuclear war threat: why Africa’s pushing for a complete ban.

Nuclear Threat Beneath The Seas.

Walt Zlotow – Why do so many leaders remain stupid about Ukraine war?

SMRs most expensive of all electricity technologies per kW generation.

PLANT VOGTLE The True Cost of Nuclear Power in the United States –Extract at
https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/04/plant-vogtle-the-true-cost-of-nuclear-power-in-the-united-states/

Climate. Global warming is ‘exposing’ new coastlines and islands as Arctic glaciers shrink . Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer. Average person will be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C, new research shows.

AUSTRALIA. Trump tariffs spark questions over US alliance. This ain’t no April fools: Nuclear support melts down in proposed nuclear communities. More Australian nuclear news at https://antinuclear.net/2025/04/01/australian-nuclear-news-april-1st-7th/

NUCLEAR ITEMS.

ATROCITIES. International pressure forces Israel to change account of Gaza medics’ killing. What really happened in Bucha? The questions Western media won’t ask.

ECONOMICS.

Cost of EPR2 : Reporterre publishes a censored alert. Mini nuclear reactor rush has a short half-life – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/06/2-b1-cost-of-epr2-reporterre-publishes-a-censored-alert/
Buyer sought for nuclear energy developer as it collapses into administration.
Miliband pours £2.7bn into Sizewell nuclear power projectafter EDF cuts stake. https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/06/2-b1-cost-of-epr2-reporterre-publishes-a-censored-alert/ UK Treasury confident Sizewell C nuclear power investors will soon be ‘teed up’ – crunch time for Sizewell. ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/03/1-b1-uk-treasury-confident-sizewell-c-nuclear-power-investors-will-soon-beteed-up-crunch-time-for-sizewell/
UPDATE ON THE BANKRUPTCY OF USNC – Ultra Safe Nuclear.
‘Greedy landlords are cashing in and forcing us out of town’.

EDUCATION. Hinkley C nuclear power station site teaches A Level students about “clean” energy !!

ENVIRONMENT. ‘They’re everywhere’: workers warn of rat infestation at Somerset nuclear plant.

EVENTS. Local Communities Say NO to Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL Expansion); Public Comments Due on Thursday, April 10th.
“Getting people to do what they can from where they are”: NFLAs support Democracy Day inspiring peace activists to make Councils anti-nuke allies-14-26 April – Lakenheath Peace Camp https://nuclearactive.org/

HISTORY. ‘Bringing calm and hope’: President Carter’s role at Three Mile Island

LEGAL. Deloitte seeks to avoid liability over US nuclear fiasco – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/06/2-b1-deloitte-seeks-to-avoid-liability-over-us-nuclear-fiasco/ Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) rejects intervenors’ Palisades “zombie” nuke reactor restart petition & hearing request.

MEDIA. Canada supplied uranium for atomic bombs in WWII — 80 years later, the cleanup continues – film Atomic Reaction.

OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . The great trek for justice.

Resistance to nuke dump grows in South Copeland.

POLITICS.

Germany’s Conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) mulls reactivation of nuclear power plants.
Democracy should not be an April Fools’ Day Joke! ‘Another significant show of confidence’ in Sizewell C, – making the total of taxpayers’ money going into the project a staggering £6.4bn).
Federal regulator approves Canada’s first small modular reactor.

POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. Iran rejects ‘meaningless’ direct talks with US. With US bombers at the ready, can Trump cut a deal with Iran and avoid a war? Trump’s bombing threat over Iran nuclear programme prompts backlash. Military confrontation ‘almost inevitable‘ if Iran nuclear talks fail: French FM. Iran rejects direct talks with the US over its nuclear programme. Trump Threatens Iran With ‘Bombing’ If Nuclear Deal Is Not Reached.

EUROPE’S DESPERATE GAMBIT. If the Europeans are serious about peace, they should invite Zelensky to fewer meetings. TRUMP’S PURSUIT OF A UKRAINIAN PEACE: Early Results and Future Prospects.

Why Ontario won’t consider the nuclear option in its fight over Trump’s tariffs.

China or America-Who is the warmonger?

The West has big plans for nuclear power: Will geopolitics play ball

SAFETY. Unsafe for Russia to restart Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, says Ukraine energy chief.

Pearl Harbor update brings nuclear risk.

Nuclear site given more time to fix safety breach.

SECRETS and LIES.

Britain sent over 500 spy flights to Gaza.
Biden Lied About Everything, Including Nuclear Risk, During Ukraine Operation.
Meltdown: the toxic culture that helped destroy the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC).
Russian sensors suspected of attempting to spy on the UK’s nuclear submarines have been found hidden in the seas around Britain – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/07/1-russian-sensors-suspected-of-attempting-to-spy-on-the-uks-nuclear-submarines-have-been-found-hidden-in-the-seas-around-britain/

SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. Swarms of satellites are harming astronomy. Here’s how researchers are fighting back.

TECHNOLOGY. Bavarian SMRs & Hydrogen Vans: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

URANIUM. Uranium stocks dumped as market ‘paralysis’ intensifies.

WASTES Inside the bizarre race to secure Earth’s nuclear tombs. Cumbria could be only option for nuclear disposal. Millom nuclear waste plans ‘currently detrimental’ to locals-ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/06/2-b1-millom-nuclear-waste-plans-currently-detrimental-to-locals/
Recycling Nuclear Waste: A Win-Win or a Dangerous Gamble?
Plutonium The true story of the demon core – https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9FEFGlBZBwg

WAR and CONFLICT. It’s Official: Ukraine Conflict is British ‘Proxy War‘. Germany deploys troops to Russia’s doorstep for first time since the Nazis.
Hegseth Orders Pentagon To Focus on Preparing for War With China Over Taiwan. Hegseth Circulated Secret Pentagon Memo On Preparing For War With China.

WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. The future of Europe won’t be shaped by mushroom clouds – why nuclear weapons don’t provide security – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4Cx5O1yfoo
Britain is aiding Israel’s nuclear force. UK nuclear deterrent: the mutual defense agreement is at risk in a Trumpian age.

April 8, 2025 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Weekly Newsletter | Leave a comment

Nuclear news this week – not industry handouts

Some bits of good news – Being kind and believing others are kind – makes you happier than wealth: Happiness Report ranks 150 countries.

Conservation efforts are bringing species back from the brink, even as overall biodiversity falls.

Analysis showed climate action is a win for the global economy.

TOP STORIES. Trump threatens bombs if Iran doesn’t make nuclear deal. Netanyahu’s nuclear gamble: The risks of escalation with Iran.

The US hypocrisy about Israel’s nuclear weapons must stop.
EDF reduces stake in Sizewell C Nuclear as boss sacked.
Nuclear experts pour cold water on US idea to restore and run Ukrainian power plant.

European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Finds Ukraine Responsible for Odessa Massacre.

From the archives– Poison in the Heart – The Nuclear Wasting of South Australia,

Climate. Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House.

Noel’s notes. Australia’s MUMS FOR NUCLEAR – propaganda wheels within wheels.

AUSTRALIA.

The Australian Electoral Commission is having words with Nuclear for Australia as the group spends $100,000s on its campaign.
Proposed Queensland nuclear power plants risk contaminating water supplies in event of disaster, research finds.
Avalon Air Show: Arms deals, weapons of destruction and family fun.
I’m a Liberal and I want Dutton to drop nuclear. Now’s the perfect time to do it.
Why The US Australia Alliance Needs a Rethink.
More Australian nuclear news at https://antinuclear.net/2025/03/25/australian-nuclear-news-march-25-31/

NUCLEAR ITEMS

ATROCITIES. Report: Israel Planning More Aggressive Invasion of Gaza

CIVIL LIBERTIES. CODEPINK Responds to US Senate McCarthy-Style Attack.

ECONOMICS. Finland’s Fortum says building new nuclear power is too expensive, for now.France delays EPR2 reactors to 2038.

UK Government investment continues squeeze on EDF’s share of Sizewell C. It’s time to stop Sizewell C to generate ‘Warm Homes’ jobs instead.

Why the nuclear renaissance is far from certain.

ENERGY. Finland backs green hydrogen as Fortum pauses nuclear expansion.
As Nuke Power Dies, Lithium Must Not Be the New Plutonium.

HISTORY. “Born Violent: The Origins of Nuclear Power” by Robert (Bo) Jacobs.
Britain’s worst nuclear disaster: the Windscale fire of 1957.

INDIGENOUS ISSUES. ‘Protect our future’: Alaskan Indigenous town fights ‘destructive’ uranium mine project

OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . Leona Morgan – Rally and March to Abolish Nuclear Weapons in front of the UN – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XB-TQWWIi4
Redirect Sizewell C funding to the Warm Homes Plan, say campaigners.

POLITICS. A nuclear Svengali on Capitol Hill?

U.S Dept of Energy Reissues $900M Nuclear SMR Opportunity, Scraps Community Criteria to Focus on Technical Merit.

Will Texas Become ‘the Epicenter of a National Nuclear Renaissance’?- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/03/31/1-b1-will-texas-become-the-epicenter-of-a-national-nuclear-renaissance/

POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY.

The US has the power to switch off the UK’s nuclear subs – a big problem as Donald Trump becomes an unreliable partner. Now that Washington is potentially an unreliable ally, the UK needs to revisit its nuclear strategy.
France’s UK energy apathy poses nuclear problem for Labour.
Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to stay in Russian control, Moscow says. Ukraine will have to make territorial concessions – Waltz.
Ukraine and Israel are not US allies.
Iran rejects direct nuclear talks with Trump, open to indirect negotiations. US seeks full dismantling of Iran’s nuclear program. Trump warns of ‘bad, bad things’ for Iran if nuclear deal not reached-Trump’s advisor says.
I’m Oppenheimer’s grandson: I support Trump’s pursuit of nuclear diplomacy

SAFETY. Risks posed by hole in protective shell over Chernobyl. Russ How a Cheap Drone Punctured Chernobyl’s 40,000-Ton Shield.
Russia rules out transferring control over Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to Ukraine.

SECRETS and LIES. More lies from British nuclear power advocate Zion Lights.Trump Killed Public War Research: Stargate Will Make It Secret—and Far More Dangerous.

SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. The rush to war in space only needs a Gulf of Tonkin incident, and then what happens

TECHNOLOGY. Behind the hype -“New wave of smaller, cheaper nuclear reactors sends US states racing to attract the industry “.

URANIUM. Greenland’s uranium ban likely to continue.

WASTES. China calls for strict, long-term international supervision over Fukushima wastewater discharge: spokesman.

Second shipment of high level waste departs UK for Germany. Nuclear waste centre delayed. Dounreay more likely to build up than knock down -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/03/31/1-dounreay-more-likely-to-build-up-than-knock-down/ Dounreay learns what its share of £4bn decommissioning cash will be.

WAR and CONFLICT. An Extreme Ultimatum for Iran.

WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES.
Calls to restart nuclear weapons tests stir dismay and debate among scientists.
Militarize Ukraine ‘to the teeth’ – Finnish president.
‘Deeply concerning’: British General’s Israeli weapons job criticised.
Is your insurance company funding Israeli war crimes?
Trump’s Star Wars Revival: The Golden Dome Antimissile Fantasy. New nuclear arms race looms as US threatens to pull atomic shield.
Walt Zlotow: UK to push 250,000 Brits into poverty to increase unneeded defense spending.

April 1, 2025 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Weekly Newsletter | Leave a comment

Nuclear news and more – not industry handouts

Some bits of good news

UNICEF has almost single-handedly prevented the collapse of Afghanistan’s healthcare system. Armenia and Azerbaijan agree treaty terms to end almost 40 years of conflict

‘ All the birds returned’: How a Chinese project led the way in water and soil conservation.

TOP STORIES.Israel Makes Its Most Explicit Statement Of Genocidal Intent Yet.Chris Hedges: The Last Chapter of the Genocide.
What is the fate of Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after Trump talks?Zelensky rejects Trump nuclear plan.
How bloated energy supply projections are usually wrong – a history of energy efficiency tells us why.

Climate. Climate impacts may be starting to spiral, but a sub-1.5C world is ‘still possible’. More than 150 ‘unprecedented’ climate disasters struck world in 2024, says UN.

Noel’s notes, Nuclear power is such a mess – Zaporizhzhia plant as the shining example.

AUSTRALIA.

Complicity of Labor and Liberal in Israel’s genocide of Palestinians – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVzoFd7EwOA
A Little More Conversation? Nuclear Power In Australia: A Little More Conversation?
International ‘nuclear tombs’ are being built, but how do we warn future generations of what’s inside?
Dutton’s seat a target in $2m union war against nuclear.
Nuclear policy blocking Liberal gains. Liberal supporters launch election ad campaign against Peter Dutton’s plan to build nuclear power plants. Australia: Liberals Against Nuclear launches campaign to return party to core values. “Desperate” Liberals urge Dutton to “stop this stupid nuclear palaver”. ‘Vandals in the White House’ no longer reliable allies of Australia, former defence force chief says. Nuclear policy blocking Liberal gains. Desperate” Liberals urge Dutton to “stop this stupid nuclear palaver” Australia: Liberals Against Nuclear launches campaign to return party to core values. – More Australian nuclear news at https://antinuclear.net/2025/03/19/australian-nuclear-news-18-24-march/

ATROCITIES. With Trump’s ‘Thumbs Up’, Netanyahu restarts Gaza genocide.

CLIMATE. No Virginia, NUCLEAR REACTORS DO RELEASE carbon into the atmosphere.

ECONOMICS. Macron ousts EDF boss accused of giving French industry ‘the middle finger’. Macron Ousts EDF CEO as Tension Rises on French Power Costs.
Hinkley Point C nuclear will cost at least £75 billion – highly unlikely that Sizewell C will be any cheaper.Idle Lepreau nuclear plant threatens to post worst operational year in 4 decades.

EMPLOYMENT. Subsidies attract companies, but not workers, to Fukushima zones.

ENVIRONMENT. Nuclear Severnside…is this our future? –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz9CaHbM-9o Millions of fish killed this winter at Bruce Power nuclear plant.27-year-old chemist discovers a process for recycling rare earths.Niobium – A Radioactive Sword of Damocles Hangs over Brazil’s Northern Amazon.Radioactive Mussels May Pose Threat to Food Chain in Pennsylvania. Red light for the greenway.

HEALTH. Radiation exposure victims fight for compensation as nuclear weapons funding soars.i

LEGAL. “We will not back down:” Court tells Greenpeace to pay billion dollar damages bill to oil and gas company. SCOTUS Ruling Could Shape the Future of Nuclear Waste Storage.Hold Southern California Edison (SCE) Accountable: From Wildfires to Nuclear Waste.Federal Court Orders Reconsideration of Nuclear Waste Facility Approval, Citing Inadequate Indigenous Consultation.

MEDIA. Memoirs of Mohamed ElBaradei: “The Age of Deception”. Before Our Very Eyes, Fake Wars and Big Lies: From 9/11 to Donald Trump.

OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . Time to take urgent action to help Stop Sizewell C. Most Scots disagree with Anas Sarwar about building new nuclear plants.Nuclear regulators hear concerns about plan to restart Three Mile Island reactor.

POLITICS. French government ousts head of nuclear power group EDF – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/03/24/1-b1-french-government-ousts-head-of-nuclear-power-group-edf/ EDF may get state loan for six new reactors.

Labour ‘utterly wrong’ to double down on costly and immoral nuclear weapons, Scottish Greens say. UK Government ramps up nuclear threats ahead of CND Barrow protest . UK Regulators get targets to cut red tape and boost the economy.Reeves to outline plan to cut regulation costs and boost growth. BAE: Barrow MP hits out at planned nuclear protest.
Canada Pours Nearly $450M into New Nuclear Subsidies.

POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY.‘Never forget’: Pacific countries remember nuclear test legacy as weapons ban treaty debated.
The Phony Ceasefire. Walt Zlotow Trump pushing Ukraine peace for simple reason: he has no cards to play either. Britain wants Ukraine’s minerals too. The fight for control of Ukraine’s nuclear reactors. Trump offers to take control of Ukraine’s nuclear plants in call with Zelensky. Trump: best protection for Ukraine’s nuclear power is US takeover. Aaron Mate on how NATO provoked Russia in Ukraine and undermined peace.Trump eyeing Crimea as ‘international resort’ –
HershKatz: Israel To Begin Annexing Gaza. US wants to negotiate with Iran on nuclear programme: US envoy.

SAFETY. In the shadow of a nuclear bargaining chip, Ukrainians fear disaster. – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/03/20/1-a-in-the-shadow-of-a-nuclear-bargaining-chip-ukrainians-fear-disaster/House Of Commons Public Accounts Committee: Decommissioning Sellafield – Sellafield is the most dangerous place in the U.K. Leak is Sellafield’s ‘biggest environmental issue’.

SECRETS and LIES. German media told to conceal Nazi symbols in Ukraine – Moscow.Whistleblowers at nuclear sites may face bullying and threats, MPs warn.

SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. Star wars: alarm at space agency’s 130 meetings with Ministry of Defence, High radiation, low gravitation: The perils of a trip to Mars.Mars Attacks: How Elon Musk’s plans to colonize Mars threaten Earth.

SPINBUSTER. Nuclear plant boss Julia Pyke: ‘It’s a tough gig, developing big infrastructure projects in the UK’- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/03/19/2-nuclear-plant-boss-julia-pyke-its-a-tough-gig-developing-biginfrastructure-projects-in-the-uk/

WASTES. Ministry of Defence under fire over nuclear clean-up in Scotland. Louth and Horncastle MP welcomes council pulling out of nuclear waste site partnership. “South Copeland Community Partnership Area of Focus” on nuclear waste is unravelling . County council set to withdraw from nuclear waste facility group. Questions asked in Cumberland on two key nuke dump concerns.
Engie Finalises Agreement To Extend Operation Of Two Belgium Nuclear Plants – Transfer of waste liabilities reduces company’s exposure to future costs
.Decommissioning: Sellafield decommissioning to continue for at least a century – robot dogs play a part.Thin-wall canisters do not really stop radiation from nuclear wastes .

WAR and CONFLICT. Israel Restarts Large-Scale Bombing of Gaza, Over 400 Killed. After Ukraine, Iran?1

WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. One Trident sub could ‘incinerate 40 Russian cities’: Why Putin should fear Britain’s nuclear arsenal. UK will not shy away from nuclear weapons, John Healey tells Russia. UK nuclear deterrent could do ‘untold damage’, Healey warns.Trump’s threats reignite talk of nuclear bombs in Iran.

March 24, 2025 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Weekly Newsletter | Leave a comment

Nuclear and related news – not just industry handouts.

Some bits of good news –New Zealand launches largest-ever island rewilding to rescue 300+ species. Naturally Native-Water Vole Restoration. Merely Watching Scenes of Nature Can Reduce Pain, Says New StudyTOP STORIES

Towards a Eurobomb: The Costs of Nuclear Sovereignty. Europe’s ‘nuclear umbrella’ risks catastrophic escalation.

14 years since Fukushima nuclear disaster: Greenpeace Japan statement.

Nuclear power’s global stagnation.

Poisoning the well – The toxic legacy of Cold War uranium mining in western New Mexico.

The forever wars may be over, but Trump is no peacemaker.

Climate. ‘Global weirding’: climate whiplash hitting world’s biggest cities, study reveals.

AUSTRALIA.

Australia’s Trump cards.
Greens leader Adam Bandt says Australia should walk away from AUKUS in wake of Trump’s tariffs.
Coalition’s nuclear plan most expensive option for Australia, former US climate official says.
“Nothing but broken promises”: ICAN Ambassador, Karina Lester calls out Australia’s inaction on the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
More Australian nuclear news at https://antinuclear.net/2025/03/11/australian-nuclear-news-10-17-march/

NUCLEAR ITEMS.

ATROCITIES. Chris Hedges: On the Precipice of Darkness – Normalizing genocide and the new world order.

ECONOMICS. US makes fresh push for World Bank to back nuclear power.

EDUCATION. The nuclear industry continues to infiltrate education.

ENVIRONMENT. Some Small Nuclear Reactors could bypass environmental review step under Arizona bill.EDF unveils fresh details on new fish deterrent technology to be used at Hinkley Point C. EDF’s salt marsh plans pause met with ‘great relief’ on either side of the Severn.

ETHICS and RELIGION. Why is an ‘ethical’ investor funding arms companies?

HEALTH. They had a fairytale American childhood – but was radiation slowly killing them?Families sickened by radiation exposure want Congress to revive this key compensation – program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0icfLF6AVEQ

INDIGENOUS ISSUES. Uranium fever collides with industry’s dark past in Navajo country.

LEGAL.14 years on: Justice at Fukushima remains denied. Court upholds two legal challenges to the Chalk River Radioactive Megadump.

OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . Rainbow Warrior arrives in Marshall Islands to call for nuclear and climate justice on 40th anniversary of Rongelap evacuation.Councillors oppose nuclear dump site near Louth.

PERSONAL STORIES. Life as a “displaced person”

POLITICS.High stakes as Iran nuclear issue reaches crunch moment. Great British Nuclear explains how it will mitigate risks to SMR programme – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/03/15/1-b1-great-british-nuclear-explains-how-it-will-mitigate-risks-to-smr-programme/Canada Unveils $490-Million Push Towards Nuclear Energy.Anas Sarwar U-turns on Scottish Labour nuclear weapons policy.Alarmed by Trump, South Korea mulls Japan-style nuclear option.

POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. ‘Ukraine will not recognize any territory occupied by Russia’: Zelensky. NATO-Russia Ukrainian War Ceasefire: To Be Or Not To Be? Putin Signals He’s Open to Ceasefire as Witkoff Arrives for Talks.Dialogue only viable option to solve Iranian nuclear issue.China, Russia back Iran as Trump presses Tehran for nuclear talks.Russia, China discuss Tehran’s nuclear programme at Beijing meeting.

SAFETY. ‘Nervous and rushed’: Massive Fukushima plant cleanup work involves high radiation and stress.

What if a Fukushima-sized nuclear accident happened in Australia? –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrScaM8ChXk US report discusses possibility of nuclear submarine accident, if subs supplied to Australia.

State Police to Hold Major Radiological Incident Exercise with International, Federal, State and Local Partners.

Incident: Human error leads to water spill at Finnish EPR

SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. Risk of Radiation Carcinogenesis.

SPINBUSTER. Let’s hear it for the ‘blockers’ – support common sense, not nonsense! Continued Propaganda About AI and Nuclear Power.

TECHNOLOGY. Delusional, ruinous and obsolete -the ITER nuclear fusion project.Elon Musk Announces ‘Massive Cyberattack’ Causing X Outage.Book Review: How Our Digital Infatuation Undermines Discourse.The Volunteer “Data Hoarders” Resisting Trump’s Purge.

URANIUM. Fukushima Remembered At URENCO’s Uranium Enrichment Plant Today in Cheshire.

WASTES. Governor urges contaminated soil be disposed of outside Fukushima by 2045.

WAR and CONFLICT. WSJ’s Chief Foreign Correspondent Declares It’s Over For Ukraine In Kursk. Chris Hedges: Trump’s Christian Fascists and the War on Palestine.

WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES.