Nuclear news this week (not the corporate spin)
Some bits of good news – 4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment – In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
Sweden becomes the first country in the world to ensure all egg-laying chickens are cage-free — without any laws requiring it.
Two more nations defeated a debilitating disease
TOP STORIES.
Israeli Minister: ‘Gaza must be in Ruins for Decades,’ as Airstrike Kills Children seeking Water.
Trump’s Weapons Magic Show is Smoke & Mirrors Masterclass. Trump Asked Zelensky If He Could Strike Moscow If the US Provided Longer-Range Weapons.
Nuclear waste exposure in childhood associated with higher cancer incidence. New Study on Cancers near NPPs: additional comments.
Poisone.d water and scarred hills
From the archives. Toxic radioactive legacy of rare earths processing plan.
Climate. Wildfires: Could this be the worst year ever? – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/15/2-b1-wildfires-could-this-be-the-worst-year-ever/
‘Keeping us hooked on fossil fuels’: how can we negotiate with autocracies on the climate crisis?
AUSTRALIA. Australia must rethink AUKUS and assert its sovereignty. Australia Unveils Plan To Fight “Antisemitism” By Crushing Free Speech.
NUCLEAR ITEMS
ECONOMICS.
- Ministers set to admit Sizewell C nuclear plant price-tag has soared to£38bn – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/21/1-a-ministers-set-to-admit-sizewell-c-nuclear-plant-price-tag-has-soared-to38bn/ Sizewell C | Investor withdraws from consortium set for 25% stake. UK’s nuclear push may hand investors a cushy deal. Oxford fusion pioneer risks running out of cash within months.
- Small Nuclear Reactor company’s focus turns to raising $500+ million– ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/18/2-b1-small-nuclear-reactor-companys-focus-turns-to-raising-500-million/
- Peace River nuclear power project: The hidden cost.
- EU opens door to funding nuclear energy in next budget
EDUCATION. Local website reveals city’s secret nuclear weapons programme. The Militarization and Weaponization of Media Literacy-NATO Invades the Classroom. |
| EMPLOYMENT. Workers at Hinkley Point C nuclear plant stage wildcat strike over alleged bullying. Construction workers walk out at Hinkley Point C |
| ENERGY. Nuclear power is a parasite on AI’s credibility. |
| ETHICS and RELIGION. 80 Years After Trinity |
| HEALTH. Ian Fairlea critiques New Study on Cancers near UK nuclear facilities. Mental health.Cognitive collapse and the nuclear codes: When leaders lose control |
| HISTORY. 80 Years Ago: The First Atomic Explosion, 16 July 1945. |
| HUMAN RIGHTS. Francesca Albanese: “A revolutionary shift is underway”. |
| MEDIA. Remembering the radical anti-nuclear Greenham Women’s Peace Camp.The New York Times Finally Stops Avoiding The G-Word. |
| OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . “They want to impose a whole nuclear world on us without asking our opinion”: activists fight against the Orano nuclear fuel pools project. – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/21/1-b-they-want-to-impose-a-whole-nuclear-world-on-us-without-asking-our-opinion-activists-fight-against-the-orano-nuclear-fuel-pools-project/ Northern Ontario residents oppose plan to dump radioactive material near drinking water source. |
| PERSONAL STORIES. Ex-UN Special Rapporteur Says Francesca Albanese Deserves Nobel Prize, Not US Sanctions. |
| POLITICS. We’ll stop Nimbys from blocking nuclear power stations, say Tories- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/20/2-b1-well-stop-nimbys-from-blocking-nuclear-power-stations-say-tories/Call for evidence on building nuclear for a new UK “golden age of clean energy abundance”. THE END FOR ZELENSKY? |
| POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY.In a historic gathering, 12 countries announce Israel sanctions and renewed legal action to end Gaza genocide. Trump sprang Ukraine surprise on NATO states – Reuters. Iran to hold nuclear talks with European powers on Friday. Trump threatens to bomb Iran again if it builds new nuclear plants. Iran says nuclear site attack proved military option is futile. Iran pushes back on EU pressure as clock ticks on nuclear talks. |
SAFETY.
- Trump’s nuclear power push weakens regulator and poses safety risks, former officials warn. US DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) told regulator to ‘rubber stamp’ nuclear.
- Improvements required at Sellafield after lead oxide release. Office for Nuclear Regulation says its ‘insufficient organisational capability’ is increasing strategic risk – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/21/1-b1-office-for-nuclear-regulation-says-its-insufficient-organisational-capability-is-increasing-strategic-risk/
- Pay danger money to communities impacted by nuclear projects, say NFLAs.
- Incidents. IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine.
WAR and CONFLICT. U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran could fuel a new wave of nuclear proliferation. New reports cast doubt on impact of US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites.
Japanese Doctor Picked for U.N. Panel on Nuclear War Impact.
Hiroshima to Today: Confronting the Nuclear Threat.
WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES.
- U.S. Military Launches MASSIVE Drills to Prepare for WAR with China | KJ Noh – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfHiRlHD3ZY
- Hungary Refuses To Finance US Weapons for Ukraine.
- Trump Announces Weapons Plan for Ukraine, Gives Russia 50-Day Deadline for Tariffs.
- Here is why you should support the Global Network’s Golden Dome statement:
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