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This week in nuclear news Australia

Abrupt thaw’ of permafrost beneath Arctic lakes is irreversible – could accelerate climate change. Climate change is starting to pack an economic punch.

Nothing dramatically new in the nuclear news. Nuclear waste problems are still intractable around the world, while governments continue to promote “new nuclear” – in what looks like a sad act of religious faith.

AUSTRALIA

Julian Assange may have to leave the Ecuadorian embassy, due to his poor health. BBC wants to place cameras in apartments opposite Julian Assange’s refuge at Ecuadorian embassy. Julian Assange should be assured of immunity before taking risk of testifying to U.S. Senate.

CLIMATE.  Climate change is increasing Australia’s heat and drought.   At least 75 bushfires raging across New South Wales and Queensland. But hey!   Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull, desperate to hang on to his job, is about to further weaken the emissions reduction target – trying to placate the climate deniers in his party.

NUCLEAR.

• Barngarla Aboriginal people win injunction to halt nuclear waste dump vote.
• Several federally-owned land parcels, including Woomera could be assessed as nuclear dump site.
• Resources Minister Matt Canavan is deceptive in his statements about “Low Level “nuclear waste. Canavan deplores delay in decision on nuclear waste dump.
•  Inadequate report from Senate Committee on selection process for nuclear waste dump. South Australians reject proposed nuclear waste dump. Peter Malinauskas, South Australia’s Labor leader says the nuclear waste selection process is wrong.
• Nuclear waste transport port; Port Lincoln? there will be no discussion – says Dept of Industry Innovation and Science.
• Recommendations of Senate Report on Selection Process for Nuclear Waste Facility in South Australia.          Greens Dissenting Report on selection process for nuclear waste dump.   Senator Rex Patrick: Additional Comments on Senate Report re selection process for siting nuclear waste dump.
• Submission from Azark, Leonora, Western Australia: wants the nuclear dump, scathing about the Kimba wastes plan. Leonora W.A. site geologically, environmentally better suited to waste dump than is Kimba S.A.
• Extracts from Webinar about Managing Australia’s Nuclear Wastes.
• Dave Sweeney urges Federal government to pause and consider, rather than rushing into nuclear waste dumping in Kimba.
• Nuclear waste being shipped to Australia by company with a terrible safety record. The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) Says No To Nuclear Ports In South Australia .

Despite weather extremes the grand Walkatjurra Walkabout against uranium mining presses on.

Australian mining companies get federal funding to promote coal, uranium etc to schoolkids?

Radioactive sheep in Australia add evidence about Israeli nuclear bomb test.

RENEWABLE ENERGY. Chief scientist pushes for a hydrogen export industry. South Australia will be at 100% renewables by 2025 – market operator. Coalition votes to kill renewables, encourage new coal generation. Bodangora wind farm connects to the grid in NSW.

August 17, 2018 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina reviews