This week’s Nuclear news – not from the military-industrial-political-media complex
Some bits of good news –
Christiana Figueres: The global south is now leading the clean-energy revolution.
Mozambique has reached a milestone in women’s health, vaccinating nearly 3 million girls aged 12–18 against HPV.
Migratory Birds and Rice Farmers Are Helping Each Other Soar
TOP STORIES. The Gaza Laboratory: How War is Being Marketed and How the World is Fig
hting Back.
The rise of the US ‘digital-military-industrial complex’
Trump’s 20 point plan to end the war in Gaza is the usual Israeli ultimatum: surrender or be murdered.
Trump and the Deep State: The Tomahawk deadlock and the illusion of presidential autonomy.
Resuming U.S. Nuclear Tests Is Reckless and Dangerous, One Expert Says.
The Risky Movement to Make America Nuclear Again– (very long -but useful extracts at https://nuclear-news.net/2025/11/04/1-a-the-risky-movement-to-make-america-nuclear-again/
Who is paying for Britain’s nuclear revival?
The SMR boom will soon go bust.
Cheaper, greener power is on the way – ALSO AT https://antinuclear.net/2025/11/03/cheaper-greener-power-is-on-the-way/ Australia is getting free electricity – will other countries follow?
Climate. THE CORRUPTION OF COP30: DODGY CLIMATE DOSSIERS How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling.
Six pieces of data that give hope for the future of the climate.
Noel’s note for today – When will the public in each country wake up? Governments don’t care – they’re happy to waste taxpayers money on things nuclear, and especially weaponry.
AUSTRALIA.
- Subs base enigma– NSW Government doesn’t know what to hide or why.
- Navi Pillay: Don’t be complicit in genocide Australia, warns former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
- Arms industry infiltrates National Press Club.
- Australian uranium company loses Danish arbitration case.Nationals choose coal, nuclear and climate denial, as politics of delay threatens to kill another industry.
- Coalition to look at coal subsidies, stick with nuclear. Free solar, nuclear cost blowouts, and “deadly negligence” on climate: A heady mix for the Coalition.
- World’s biggest isolated grid hits new peak of 89 per cent renewables, led by rooftop solar.
NUCLEAR iTEMS
| ATROCITIES. Israel Is Still Starving Gaza, And Other Notes. |
| CLIMATE. Can France’s nuclear legacy weather climate change?-ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/11/09/1-a-can-frances-nuclear-legacy-weather-climate-change/ Siting new nuclear at Oldbury deemed ‘problematic’ due to high level of flood risk -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/11/08/1-b1-siting-new-nuclear-at-oldbury-deemed-problematic-due-to-high-level-of-flood-risk/ |
ECONOMICS.
- Trump’s Westinghouse Nuclear Fiasco: Wasting Money on a Corrupt Game of Hot Potato.
- The $17bn nuclear start-up without any revenue -and TRANSCRIPT– ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/11/08/1-b-the-17bn-nuclear-start-up-without-any-revenue/
- Japan’s seismic history and the Westinghouse deal – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/11/04/1-b1-japans-seismic-history-and-the-westinghouse-deal/
- Starmer, Macron, Merz…3 unwise leaders degrading their economies while destroying Ukraine.
- The Biggest Single Contributor to the UN Budget is also the Biggest Single Defaulter.
- “It is unacceptable that the EDF tariff reform is being adopted quietly, to the detriment of the users”- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/11/05/1-b1-it-is-unacceptable-that-the-edf-tariff-reform-is-being-adopted-quietly-to-the-detriment-of-the-users/
- EDF Braces for More Delays at UK Hinkley Point Nuclear Project. Bpifrance helps UK nuclear reactor to financial close – ASO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/11/08/1-b1-bpifrance-helps-uk-nuclear-reactor-to-financial-close/
- Canadian government happily splashing tax-payers’ money on wasteful things nuclear.
| EMPLOYMENT. Fears raised that specialist Vulcan MoD work could shift to Sellafield |
| ENVIRONMENT. Nuclear Tests and Their Legacy of Harms in Asia-Pacific.The Silicon Thirst: When Data Drinks the World Dry. |
| EVENTS. 19th and 20th November – Online Event- Holding the Memories: Communities Leading the Fight for Nuclear Archival Justice |
| HEALTH. The men who stared at mushroom clouds . |
| MEDIA. Atomic testing must not resume.YouTube deletes hundreds of videos documenting Israeli war crimes. |
| OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . No to Nuclear, Yes to Renewables for Wales. Going Nuclear Free: The Early History of the Nuclear Free Local Authorities. |
| PERSONAL STORIES. Israel Still Controls Over Half of Gaza — Including the Rubble of My Home. |
| PLUTONIUM. Los Alamos National Laboratory Prioritizes Plutonium “Pit” Bomb Core Production Over Safety.Some 890 tons of Tepco nuclear fuel kept at Aomori reprocessing plant. |
POLITICS
- The US Empire Keeps Getting Creepier.
- The Nastiest Warmongers Are Trump’s Biggest Fans Now.
- How could the US restart nuclear weapons testing?- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/11/05/1-b-how-could-the-us-restart-nuclear-weapons-testing/ Donald Trump’s alarming muddle about nuclear-weapons testing.
- Hegseth to Congress: “I have no idea…”
- Pentagon Tells Congress It Doesn’t Know Who It’s Killing in Latin American Boat Strikes.
- Governments’ Financial Support for New Nuclear Developments in Canada.
- British Nuclear Jets Programme Costs ‘Unrealistic’ – CND.
- UK Government rapped as billions unaccounted for in nuclear spending– ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/11/07/1-b1-uk-government-rapped-as-billions-unaccounted-for-in-nuclear-spending/ Scottish
- National Party reject UK Government’s ‘nonsense’ national security threat smear- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/11/08/1-b1-scottish-national-party-reject-uk-governments-nonsense-national-security-threat-smear/
POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY.
- The Deal That Never Was: Washington Proposed, Moscow Agreed – and Trump Blocked It.
- Putin considers nuclear tests after Trump threat. Russia urges Trump administration to clarify ‘contradictory’ signals on nuclear testing . Trump doubles down on nuclear tests as Russia issues warning. Trump, Putin, and Nuclear Arms Diplomacy. Trump’s Threat to Resume Nuclear Testing.
- China denies nuclear testing, calls on US to maintain moratorium.
- Francesca Albanese names over 60 states complicit in Gaza genocide.
- Trump’s bet on US nuclear buildout ropes in Japan– ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/11/05/1-b1-trumps-bet-on-us-nuclear-buildout-ropes-in-japan/
- Brussels attempts to sink Europe in debt to help Zelensky.
SAFETY. IAEA chief condemns Trump’s nuclear test plan. Trump’s Big Nuclear Reactor Push Raises Safety Concerns.
Remediation work through £4.6bn Sellafield framework. Officials launch investigation after hazardous incident at shut-down nuclear plant: ‘Deeply concerning’.
| SECRETS and LIES. The AI Drones Used In Gaza Now Surveilling American Cities. |
| TECHNOLOGY. Artificial Intelligence Is Making Everything Dumber |
| URANIUM. Don’t fuel Riyadh’s nuclear weapons cravings |
| WASTES Nuclear waste removal under way at silo. Decommissioning.EDF’s plan to decommission Hinkley Point B approved despite regulator’s concerns. Hinkley Point B to begin 95-year decommissioning plan. UK’s nuclear waste problem lacks a coherent plan. Radioactive waste from Canada would be buried in Utah under EnergySolutions proposal. The iodine-129 paradox in nuclear waste management strategies. |
WAR and CONFLICT.
Hegseth Declines To Say Whether the US Is Planning To Bomb Venezuela. US amassing 16,000 troops off Venezuelan coast – Washington Post.
The moment of truth: The West confronts Russian military advances.
WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES.
- ‘Nothing revolutionary’ about Russia’s nuclear-powered missile: Experts .
- Experts: Full nuclear weapons tests would backfire on US . Rusting nuclear facilities hamper Trump’s plans for new tests. Trump’s testing plans for US nuclear weapons won’t include explosions, energy secretary says. Donald Trump’s Nuclear Announcement Sparks Alarm: ‘He Is Misinformed’ Teasing the Armageddon Fanciers: Trump’s Announcement on Nuclear Testing.
- US Army wants to deploy small nuclear power plants. What will the UK do in a new nuclear arms race?
- The UK’s £1 billion Thank You to Uncle Sam. Ministry of Defence still unclear on cost of RAF nuclear jet plan, MPs say. UK Nuclear Armed Fighter Jets.
- IAEA chief says Iran still capable of building nuclear weapons.
Australia is getting free electricity – will other countries follow?
As one of the most advanced solar nations in the world, Australia is well placed to experiment with giving people free power – and if it succeeds, other countries may look to copy its approach
By James Woodford, New Scientist 7th Nov 2025
Australians received a welcome surprise this week with the news that every household will soon receive 3 hours of free electricity every day, as part of a world-first initiative to share the benefits of solar power. If successful, it could be a model for other to follow in a future that will increasingly be powered by sunshine.
The Australian electricity grid is zinging with excess capacity during the day thanks to solar power, but it is strained at night when people return from work and use most of their appliances. To address this, the Australian government says its “Solar Sharer” scheme will be rolled out from July 2026 in three states – New South Wales, South Australia and the south-east corner of Queensland – with the rest of the country joining in 2027…………………..(Subscribers only)..…………………. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2503532-australia-is-getting-free-electricity-will-other-countries-follow/
Coalition to look at coal subsidies, stick with nuclear
Liberals risk joining ‘baddies’ with fossil-fuel push
CanberraTimes, By Tess Ikonomou, November 9 2025
A senior Liberal has warned his party would push Australia towards joining “baddies” in rejecting international climate goals as it prepares to back fossil fuel-fired power.
Political infighting within the coalition has intensified over the Liberals’ commitment to a target of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, a position the party is poised to follow junior partner the Nationals in dumping.
The Liberal Party’s formal position on the climate target will be decided following meetings in Canberra mid-week.
Liberal frontbencher and leading moderate Andrew Bragg on Sunday indicated he could quit shadow cabinet if his party decided it would pull out of the Paris Agreement and not maintain a clear goal for lowering emissions.
“If we left Paris, we’d be with Azerbaijan, Iran, Syria, you know, and a few other baddies,” he told ABC’s Insiders program.
“Australia has never been with those people before.
“Australia needs to be in Paris, in my opinion, and then we need to try to find a way to do net-zero better than Labor. That is better for jobs, better for industry, and better for decarbonisation.”
Senator Bragg added the Liberals were “not fringe dwellers” and most Australians want the nation to play a fair role in reducing emissions, an objective seen as key for the party to reverse its electoral decimation in urban seats.
Under the Paris Agreement, signed in 2015, members must increase their emissions targets every five years and cannot water down their goals……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Opposition energy spokesman Dan Tehan has flagged subsidies could be offered to keep current coal-fired power plants operating for longer under the coalition’s long-awaited climate and energy plan………………………………………………………………………………………………
Mr Tehan also foreshadowed the Liberals would continue their pre-election policy of supporting the development of nuclear power plants.
“Absolutely we want to see a nuclear policy, and we’ve already committed, through the coalition agreement, to lifting the ban, and that will be very much part of the discussions we have,” he said. https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9107389/liberals-risk-joining-baddies-with-fossil-fuel-push/
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