Antinuclear

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 | Uncategorized