This week’s nuclear news, but climate is a bigger story

Some bits of good news: Positive tipping points could save the climate – this man is showing us how. Deforestation rates plummeted in Brazil.

Last week it was a “watershed week”. And it seems that this one is also, – though for a largely different reason. The Ukraine-NATO thing is a mess. The Western media continues to religiously recite the story of Ukraine’s successful “counter-offensive”. But there’s whisper of dissension in NATO, and even some whispered criticism of Volodymyr Zelensky .

But really – the big watershed thing is global heating. At last, the media seems to be abandoning the pretense that global heating effects happen to hit one country, then another – sort of separately. It is becoming obvious that global heating is a global event – at least now enveloping the Northern part of the globe. (We in the cooler South are still comfortably preoccupied with sport, as the major event)

Climate. Temperatures above average almost every day this year. UK to see biggest increase in ‘uncomfortably hot’ days in the world as climate change bites. More than 113 million Americans under extreme heat alerts as relentless temperatures continue. The US says it will not “under any circumstances” pay reparations to developing countries hit by climate change-fuelled disasters. Greenpeace: Asset managers are ‘ignoring’ climate impact of bitcoin.

Christina notes. “As long as it takes” – WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? Zelensky mania! – But are cracks appearing in NATO?Nuclear power is SO IRRELEVANT – to climate! It’s almost funny, -but it’s NOT funny.

TOP STORIES

Julian Assange Is “Dangerously Close” to Extradition for Revealing US War Crimes.

Climate Change Threatens U.S. Nuclear Strike Capability.

A Scott Ritter Investigation: Agent Zelensky – Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLeBb6hPUC8 Will the Ukraine war be the undoing for the European Union?

IN KOSOVO, NATO ALLIES BLAME DEPLETED URANIUM FOR CANCER CASES.

Cuba condemns US deployment of nuclear submarine in its waters.

Failed Fukushima Fixes Falling Like Dominoes.

‘Atomic Fallout’: Records reveal government downplayed, ignored health risks of St. Louis radioactive waste for decades.

AUSTRALIA.

Labor must hear Indigenous voice against Kimba nuclear site.
NATO’s talk of further Asian engagement should be feared by Australia. Supporting US military against China could draw Australia into nuclear war, expert warns.
USA cannot sell nuclear submarines to Australia. Australia on track for exemption to accelerate AUKUS nuclear subs deal. Australia needs a nuclear power school to develop AUKUS capability: Navy chief. .
Nuclear power too expensive and slow to be part of Australia’s plans to reach net zero, study finds.
Merri-bek City Council is a Nuclear-Free Zone.
Dutton wants Australia to join the “nuclear renaissance” – but this dream has failed before. Taiwan solution is diplomacy rather than nuclear hell.

CLIMATE. Extreme weather increasingly disrupted generation of nuclear power in last 30 years: State of the Climate in Europe 2022. Heatwaves: Why this summer has been so hot. High river temperatures to limit French nuclear power production. France Cuts Nuclear Output as Heat Triggers Water Restrictions. How much water do French nuclear plants use? Hungary’s nuclear power plant reduces output due to the hot weather.

ECONOMICS. UK govt discusses sale of Wylfa nuclear site. Michigan ratepayers will foot the bill for Resuscitation of Palisades Nuclear Reactor. Small nuclear reactor industry in big trouble? France to decide on nuclear financing by end of 2024.

EMPLOYMENT. Nuclear safety staffing in the United States: a crisis with no easy fix.

ENERGY. The Path to a Sustainable Civilisation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hTjLH4T6X8 Welsh campaigners call for Wylfa to be at heart of Ynys Mon ‘green energy’ island.

ENVIRONMENT. Oceans ‘Grave concerns’ as Japan’s plan to release Fukushima wastewater to the Pacific. Safe or septic – Japan’s nuclear wastewater dumping. Dumping Doubts: Releasing Fukushima’s Waste Water. 12 years on, Fukushima’s citizen-scientists continue to test local fish for radioactive substances.. Nuclear bomb plutonium fallout marks dawn of new epoch in which humanity dominates planet.

ETHICS and RELIGION. Archbishop to denounce nuclear arms on Trinity test’s 78th anniversary.

HEALTH. Nuked blood: PM Rishi Sunak is urged to uncover the truth on veterans’ missing health records. Radiation. New Evidence on Tritium Hazards How the world’s most radioactive man cried blood while his skin melted as he was kept alive in 83-day nightmare after horror accident at Japanese nuclear power plant.

INDIGENOUS ISSUES. Nuclear waste issue must be resolved before new facility can be explored, says Saugeen Ojibway Nation.

LEGAL. Sizewell C faces fresh legal action in fall out over water supply.

MEDIA. Terrible truths about nuclear energy exposed. The War on journalism: the Case of Julian Assange. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90OIGGpfHDo&t=366s Oppenheimer: what you need to know before watching. A Pro-Nuke Snoozer.

NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY. Small size, big problems: NuScale’s troublesome small modular nuclear reactor plan. An Unholy Alliance: billionaire technocrats delight in planning Artificial Intelligence to run nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons!

OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR. Kenya has restated its commitment to ensuring nuclear energy and nuclear weapons are not used in the continent. Postpone plans for Kilifi nuclear power, Kenya. Protests stopped nuclear waste dumping at Bradwell in the 80s, and now will likely do so again. Nuclear power is still an option at Comanche 3. These Pueblo activists want to change that. France detonated nearly 200 nuclear ‘tests’ in French Polynesia — now this activist is calling for accountability.

PERSONAL STORIES. Listening to Oppenheimer, Seven Decades Later. Oppenheimer’s tragedy — and ours.

POLITICS.

U.S. Congress votes down amendment to block cluster bomb shipments to Ukraine. Rep. Gaetz Says He Will Co-Sponsor Amendment to Block Cluster Bombs to Ukraine. BRING IT HOME- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Kennedy accuses Biden of preparing for ‘war with Russia’.
What to expect from NATO Summit 2023.
UK delays ‘Great British Nuclear’ launch. Rolls-Royce, mini-nuke sector left in dark as Great British Nuclear launch delayed.

POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY.

Cracks in NATO’s Ukraine Project. “War Effort In Shambles As Hawks Turn On Each Other” At NATO Summit. NATO to keep Ukraine at arm’s length. Zelensky slams Biden’s ‘unprecedented and absurd’ stance on NATO membership. SCOTT RITTER: NATO Summit, a Theater of the Absurd. The Dissolution of NATO May Be the Only Way to Prevent WWIII. Nato isn’t defending Ukraine. It’s stabbing it in the back. The Biden doctrine: “As long as it takes,” or “No matter how many die”.
An Accident Waiting to Happen: NATO Looks to Asia. Biden Keeps Lying About The US “Not Trying To Surround” China. NATO is ‘malicious poison’ – former Australian PM, Paul Keating, (some agreement with this, in Paris) N Korea slams US move to deploy nuclear submarines to peninsula. Asia is rowing about Fukushima nuclear wastewater.

SAFETY. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is a ‘dirty bomb’ waiting to happen – a nuclear expert explains. Security concerns for Britain as China might be controlling its nuclear power stations. Incidents. Novouralsk Nuclear Plant Blast—What We Know, as Russians Rushed to Hospital. Russia says West is sponsoring ‘nuclear terrorism’ after Ukrainian drone strike.

SECRETS and LIES. White House opposes independent oversight of Ukraine aid. FBI colluded with Ukraine in social media crackdown – lawmakers. China says Japanese govt’s fund subsidizing local fishing industry ‘hush money’.

SPACE: EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are leaking electromagnetic radiation that’s ‘photobombing’ our attempts to study the cosmos.

SPINBUSTER. Exposing the lying claims of pro nuclear shill Zion Lights.

URANIUM. CANATOMIC: Canada’s Neglected Uranium History.

WASTES. Global Impact: Japan, nuclear watchdog under intense scrutiny over discharge of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water. Dumping Doubts: Releasing Fukushima’s Waste Water. Japan to Release 1.3 Million Tonnes of Water Used During Fukushima Nuclear Accident. US could stop Ukraine conflict instantly – Hungary.

Takeaways from AP’s examination of nuclear waste problems in the St. Louis region. Canada’s Civil Society Groups Call for Public Debate on Radioactive Waste Management Strategy.

WAR and CONFLICT. NATO fails to reduce nuclear risks at Vilnius Summit. The NATO ultimatum to Ukraine – invitation to win by winter or die . Ukraine admits responsibility for terror attack on Crimean bridge. Drone crashes in Russian ‘atomic city’ – governor. Russia prevents Ukraine attack on Crimea’s Sevastopol. Need more cannon-fodder: Ukraine stepping up mercenary recruitment effort . Ukraine’s chances of victory in 2023 are ‘vanishingly small’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH2mmqhTpi8

Crimea invasion to cost Kiev 200,000 soldiers: Ex-Zelensky aide. WHY ARE AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN UKRAINE? Indonesia Warns Nuclear Weapons Put Southeast Asia a ‘Miscalculation Away’ From Disaster.White House: Ordering the Selected Reserve and Certain Members of the Individual Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty.

WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES.

U.S. Cluster Bombs Have Arrived in Ukraine. Cluster Bombs for Ukraine? A Warning From Kosovo. Germany Rejects Cluster Bombs For Ukraine As Clip Surfaces Of Biden Admin Previously Calling Them A ‘War Crime’.
20% of Ukrainian weapons destroyed in just two weeks – New York Times.
France to supply Ukraine with long-range cruise missiles with the ‘capacity to strike deeply’.
Peace Boat arrives in Albany to raise awareness of dangers of nuclear weapons.
US to deploy 3 armored brigades to Poland and Romania, positioning B-52s in Alaska, closer to Russia.
Russia’s Northern Fleet will not send nuclear sub to main Navy parade.