Nuclear news – week to 19 February

Christina Macpherson

February 19

Some bits of good news - Sea Otters Returned to a Degraded Coastline Ate Enough Crabs to Restore Balance and Cut Erosion by 90%.England set a biodiversity benchmark. Wind power awards and wildlife photography: Positive environmental stories from 2024.

TOP STORIES. Chris Hedges: Julian Assange's Final Appeal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvdTG56UbdcAustralian PM Albanese and 85 Other MPs Vote to End Assange Incarceration.

Biodiversity: the first ever State of the World's Migratory Species report released.

Nuclear Illusions Hinder Climate Efforts as Costs Keep Rising. Nuclear Delays, Cost Overruns Imperil UK's Net-Zero Goals .

Surviving an Era of Pervasive Nuclear Instability.

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From the archives. The war-mongering of Israel and USA.

Climate.Collapse of Ocean Currents Could Cause Major Climate Problems.

Nuclear. The U.S. industry is pretty quiet, still licking its wounds oveer the NuScale small nuclear reactor fiasco. Not so -Britain. The UK is in a turmoil (actually over lots of things) - but especially over MONEY - and the obscene costs of its Great British Nuclear Policy - not going too well at all!

Noel's notes: Israel, USA, the "West" can't hide their atrocious guilt any more. Again - the power of the Zionist lobby. 11 year old boys and nukes in space.

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AUSTRALIA. Australian Parliament votes in favour of bringing Julian Assange home. Dutton goes nuclear on government's renewable plans. Australia's nuclear future and the legal ramifications of ratifying the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). Wind and solar are delivering an energy transition at record speed.

NUCLEAR ISSUES

ECONOMICS. UK: Spending watchdog launches investigation into Sellafield nuclear waste site. The UK's biggest nuclear waste dump faces an inquiry by the National Audit Office (NAO) over its soaring costs and safety record. UK Nuclear financing comes unstuck. Energy company Centrica boss says it could fund Suffolk nuclear plant Sizewell C.
France: EDF's setbacks weigh down the relaunch of nuclear power in Europe. France's first 6 EPR2 nuclear reactors will cost much more than the planned 52 billion euros. Energy company Centrica boss says it could fund Suffolk nuclear plant Sizewell C.

ENVIRONMENT. AI, climate change, pandemics and nuclear warfare put humanity in 'grave danger', open letter warns. The Saltwater Threat: A Death Sentence for Freshwater Life as EDF plans to flood area, in service to Hinkley Nuclear Project .

HEALTH. Radiation. Breakthrough research unveils effects of ionizing radiation on cellul

INDIGENOUS ISSUES. First Nations urge Environment Minister not to green light Chalk River nuclear waste dump

LEGAL. Ohio Attorney General announces new indictments in FirstEnergy nuclear plant bailout scandal.

Biden & Blinken – Rule of Illegal Power Over Rule of Law (Ralph Nader) .

Ukraine v Russia genocide case: ICJ delivers judgment on preliminary objections. Dutch appeals court orders

Netherlands to stop exports of F-35 parts to Israel, citing war in Gaza. Oxfam reaction to the Dutch court's decision to stop military exports to Israel

MEDIA. Patrick Lawrence: The Crisis at The New York Times.

An Open Letter from Editors and Publishers: Publishing is Not a Crime.

POLITICS. UK: Britain must pay more for Hinkley, says France. UK government keen to take control of Anglesey site for Westinghouse to build Wylfa nuclear power station. Planned UK nuclear reactors unlikely to help hit green target, say MPs. Environmental Audit Committee urges UK Government to clarify nuclear SMR strategy UK's Nuclear Strategy Faces Criticism: Uncertainty Looms for Small Modular Reactors. Nuclear Free Local Authorities call on nuclear industry to spend more on social action. Radiation Free Lakeland urges East Riding Councillors to Withdraw from GDF process.
PM Trudeau dismisses Algonquin concerns over Chalk River nuclear waste dump.
"Unbelievable" U.S. government bailouts fund zombie nuclear projects.

POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. Nuclear weapons and poison pills: Washington, Beijing warily circle AI talks. EU nuclear weapons 'unrealistic,' says German defense committee chair. Shameless
Emmanuel Macron demands British taxpayers cough up more cash for nuclear power.

SAFETY. Congress takes aim at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.Nuclear regulator raps EDF over safety flaws.
Latest Fukushima leak exposes failures in nuclear crisis management. Safety panel urges Fukushima nuclear plant operator to better communicate with public.
The Complexity of Nuclear Submarine Safeguards Impacts the Current Landscape.

SECRETS and LIES. South Korea's nuclear mafia.

SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. The 'disturbing' intel roiling the Hill is about Russian nukes in space. From Russia with nukes? Sifting facts from speculation about space weapon threat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xl0C6K2Nug - Long video - but worth it.SpaceX deorbiting 100 older Starlink satellites to 'keep space safe and sustainable'. 'Everyone needs to calm down': experts assess Russian nuclear space threat. Is there really a nuclear weapon in space?

SPINBUSTER. The War on Gaza: Public Relations vs. Reality. Russian 'nukes in space' scare by Biden admin is nonsense.

Exploding Alberta's Myths about Small Nuclear Reactors.