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Nuclear (and other) news this week

Some bits of good news:  Abandoned Ohio Golf Course Being Rewilded into Public Land with Native Fish and Wildlife Returning.  There was an ‘outbreak of common sense’ in England.    A teen started an ambitious coral reef restoration project that’s planted more than 50,000 corals in French Polynesia and Fiji.   The world has made substantial progress in increasing basic levels of education.

TOP STORIES. The Invisible Slaughter of Palestinian Children. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBmM5fvQWE8     Leaked: Israeli plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza. Israel in Search of Its Hiroshima: Massive Bomb Wipes Out 20 Apt. Buildings, Kills, Wounds 400 Civilians. 

Book review of “Too Hot to Touch: The Problem of High-Level Nuclear Waste”.

Climate. Deep divisions could hamper progress at the UN’s crucial COP28 climate summit. Future of fossil fuels leaves nations at odds ahead of UN climate summit. We can now stay under 1.5°C target only if we achieve net zero by 2034

Nuclear -sort of off the radar at the moment, though the Middle East could soon be on the brink.  But -nuclear power – no connection with weapons?   As the media hypes up small nuclear reactors.

Christina Notes. Let’s just bust all those comfortable Panglossian lies and stupidities.  The Atlas Network and its toxic messages to the Stink Tanks.   (Wow – at last my site is now labelled “suspicious”)

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AUSTRALIA. Australia must lobby US for ‘no first use’ of nuclear weapons, says ex-minister Gareth Evans. Mapping the revolving door between government and the weapons industry- Defence continues its blanket secrecy on weapons exports. Targeting Gaza From US Spy Hub in Australia.                Is nuclear the answer to Australia’s climate crisis?                   Australian leadership in Indo‑Pacific nuclear diplomacy.

ARTS and CULTURE. As The Lights Go Out In Gaza.

CLIMATE. Storm Ciarán: Hinkley Point C workers transported off site.Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament : Nuclear war, conventional war and climate change are linked.

CIVIL LIBERTIES. UK poised to brand dissent as ‘extremism’ .

ECONOMICS. 

•  Reports Expose US Billionaires and Corporate Profiteers Enabling Israel’s War on Gaza. 
• ‘Nervous and confused’: Japan nuclear wastewater release ramps up challenges for APAC seafood sector.
• Small modular nuclear reactor merger plan falls through. Business complications for SMR companies X-energy and NuScale – 6 November last day of trading in public shares.

ENERGY. Nuclear plays minor role in IEA World Energy Outlook 2023.          Environmental Advocates fear New Hampshire “clean” nuclear energy proposal would pit nuclear against solar, wind.        Solar panel advances will see millions go off grid, scientists predict.

ENVIRONMENT. Ocean. China calls for a long-term international monitoring mechanism for Fukushima nuclear-contaminated wastewater . Dounreay: New two radioactive particles found at Sandside beach.

ETHICS and RELIGION. The Moral Complexities Of Bombing A Concentration Camp Full Of Children.

LEGAL. 1,500+ Israelis Urge International Criminal Court Action on ‘War Crimes and Genocide’ in Gaza. Together Against Sizewell C wait on outcome of battle with government over new nuclear power plant. Sizewell C campaigners wait for ruling on latest court fight over nuclear plant. Court of Appeal hearing into Sizewell C set to begin. Sizewell C nuclear plant project disputed at Court of Appeal.

MEDIA. Media Manufactures Consent for Gaza Genocide. When the Journalists are Gone, the Stories Will Disappear.

NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY. Bad guys and bombs: The nuclear risks of small modular reactors.

OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . Nuclear Ban Treaty Members to Meet in November.

PERSONAL STORIES ‘Nobody Believes in Our Victory Like I Do.’ Inside Volodymyr Zelensky’s Struggle to Keep Ukraine in the Fight. The cost of America’s nuclear arsenal: Taking care of our atomic veterans.

POLITICS. 

• Israel’s Netanyahu suspends minister for suggesting a nuclear weapons option in Gaza.Newbie US Speaker Johnson kisses war party’s ring.      Civilian casualties in Gaza don’t matter – top US senator. 
•  Taiwan Cabinet officials clarify that nuclear power is not “green”. 
•  Russia Says Intends to Continue Nuclear Test Moratorium. 
•  Nuclear is not part of the plan -CEO of Hydro-Québec. Public Opinion: US Congress wildly out of sync with voters on Gaza ceasefire.

POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. U.S., European officials broach topic of peace negotiations with Ukraine. EU may become complicit in ‘genocide’ – Spanish official. China agrees to nuclear arms-control talks with US -WSJ. Macron pursues nuclear deals in Russia’s back yard. A small victory for nuclear justice. And international cooperation.

PROTESTS. Worldwide protests against Israel’s ethnic cleansing in Palestine.

SAFETY. Nuclear plant problems have happened across the planet, and aging facilities across USA still pose a major threat. How well protected are Ukraine’s nuclear power plants? 3-day evacuation drill at Niigata nuclear plant called ‘useless’. Two more Japanese nuclear reactors granted 20-year extensions. Switzerland continues its nuclear safety awareness with iodine pills distributed to the population .

SECRETS and LIES. Biden Wants Arms Deals With Israel to Be Done in Complete Secrecy. Chris Hedges: Israel’s Final Solution for the Palestinians.

SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. Number of planned low-orbit satellites NOW EXCEEDS ONE MILLION.

SPINBUSTER. There’s Only So Much Propaganda Spin You Can Put On The Murder Of Thousands Of Children.

WASTES. Nuclear Waste Management market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 1.4% by 2034: Visiongain. Deb Katz: There’s no end in sight to the crisis in nuclear waste. Decommissioning: Magnox rebrands to Nuclear Restoration Services as its decommissioning portfolio expands. 300 scientists call for finding safe site to store nuclear waste.

WAR and CONFLICT. Israel Rejects US-Proposed Temporary Halt to Fighting.  Netanyahu Rejects Calls for Ceasefire as Gaza Death Toll Surpasses 8,300.       A Dangerous Conflation -an open letter from Jewish writers. Rights group: Israel dropped equivalent to 2 nuclear bombs on Gaza.       Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 29: Israel Hits Hospitals, Ambulances, and Schools Across Gaza.      Israeli minister Amichai Eliyahu says nuclear attack on Gaza is ‘an option‘.      NewsReal: Ukraine War Ends, Mid-East War Begins? Why America is Shifting Gears.

WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. 

•  US Congress Passes $14.3 Billion in Military Aid for Israel.
•  Defense Department announces $425M aid package for Ukraine, cleaning out USA’s long-term assistance fund. 
•  America’s strategic nuclear posture review is miles off the mark. Can America afford a new nuclear weapons buildup? 
•  US nuclear submarine has arrived at the Middle East – The Pentagon. U.S. QUIETLY EXPANDS SECRET MILITARY BASE IN ISRAEL.
•   US announces deadly new nuclear weapon days after China announced warhead expansion.
•   Nuclear Bomb Map Shows Impact if Biden’s New Weapon Dropped on Russia. Russia test-fires ballistic missile from new nuclear sub .
•  “Enhanced regulation” as Aurora – new £2.5bn plutonium facility – is added to UK”s AWE Aldermaston   

November 7, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina reviews