The non-corporate nuclear news – week to 13 December

Some bits of good news – 

What Happened When Tennessee Unleashed Its River. 

Giving Away Money Is Good for You.  

1 Million Turtle Nests Counted on India’s Coast– ‘Crazy High’ Number is 10x More Than Decades Ago

TOP STORIES.

Nuclear power will never be “beneficial”. 

Britain’s nuclear submarine fleet ‘no longer fit for purpose’-ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/12/09/1-a-britains-nuclear-submarine-fleet-no-longer-fit-for-purpose/ 

When it all comes crashing down: The aftermath of the AI boom. 

Israel’s biggest con trick: Hiding the true numbers it has killed in Gaza.                           U.S. Military Budget Bill Would Ramp Up Israel Aid to Fill In ‘Gaps’ When Other Countries Impose Embargoes Over Genocide. 

The Moral Urgency of Compromise in Ukraine.

Climate. Climateflation: the food system in crisis.

Environment. UN environment report ‘hijacked’ by US and others over fossil fuels, top scientist says.

AUSTRALIA. 

• Marles’ new Defence agency – rearranging deck chairs on the HMAS Titanic. 
• The people and environment of South Australia must be protected from Federal imposed storage of AUKUS High-Level nuclear waste. 
• The Colby Review, AUKUS and Lopsided Commitments. 
• Segal Secrets: docs reveal Antisemitism Envoy’s big pay day. 
• Will the lights go out if we don’t have baseload? – “No, absolutely not,” say those whose job it is to keep them on.

NUCLEAR-RELATED TOPICS

ECONOMICS.

• Cashing in on war: Why stealing Russia’s assets actually makes things worse for the EU.
• Reeves’ £150 cut in UK’s energy bills will be nuked by Sizewell costs, ex-Labour donor claims.
• Japan pulls out of Vietnam nuclear project, complicating Hanoi’s power plans.
• American-owned consortium assumes control of Canada’s premier nuclear research facility.
• Why this nuclear energy stock could face a meltdown in 2026. South Carolina’s abandoned nuclear plants could be revived as company offers $2.7 billion.
• Oil and gas industries join with nuclear to fight renewable energy.
• Nuclear power?- Its account is (almost) OK.
• Schemes of Bankruptcy: The United Nations, Funding Dues and Human Rights.

EMPLOYMENT. Fears raised that specialist Vulcan MoD work could shift to Sellafield

ENERGY.Nuclear (in)flexibility, nearly 100% electricity from solar PV and offshore wind surge! Claims that we can go back to some of old tech for a better future! Report: Small Modular Distractors: Why a European SMR strategy hinders the energy transition.  Britain’s AI boom is running straight into an energy wall.  Renewables deliver nearly two thirds of power fed to grid in Germany, not including self-consumption. Building energy resilience in an uncertain world.

ENVIRONMENT. As the UK looks to invest in nuclear, here’s what it could mean for Britain’s environment.

HEALTH. Nuclear Kills Kids.

HISTORY. Manufactured Narratives: A Century of Distortion and Dispossession in Palestine

INDIGENOUS ISSUES. The ‘Nuclearity’ of the Marshall Islands, and the Threat of US Testing

LEGAL. Sizewell C sea defences at centre of High Court challenge. Activists fight plans for nuclear power station over threat to rare bird- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/12/11/1-b1-activists-fight-plans-for-nuclear-power-station-over-threat-to-rare-bird/

MEDIA. New York Times Wants The US Military Built Up For War With China.

OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . Delays in constructing Hinkley C nuclear power station highlighted by protestors. Campaigners call for absolute protection for Welsh national parks from nuclear plants.                  Nuclear Free Local Authorities Policy Briefing 330: NFLA Progress Report, October – December 2025.

POLITICS. Nuclear Notebook: The changing nuclear landscape in Europe.Ontario’sNuclear Folly.                                                                                                  Tony Blair’s digital ID dream, brought to you by Keir Starmer. The UK wants to unlock a ‘golden age of nuclear’ but faces key challenges in reviving historic lead. U.S. Nuclear Fusion Industry Asks for Federal Help. Zelensky’s rush to elections is an effort to cling to power and keep the money flowing.

POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. A New UN Secretary-General Needs the Blessings of the US–or Get Vetoed. The Authoritarian Stack –How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next. Russia says it awaits an answer from the US on New START as nuclear treaty ticks down. THE NEXT WARS WERE ALWAYS HERE: How Post 9/11 Law and the Monroe Doctrine Converged in the Caribbean. Trump’s Monroe Doctrine 2.0 Outlines Imperial Intentions for Latin America. Venezuela and the colonial enterprise. Trump gives Zelensky ‘days’ to respond to peace plan – Financial Times. Zelensky resists ceding Donbas, after abandoning it years ago. US House passes $800mn aid package for Ukraine.                                    Trump says Ukraine should hold elections . Trump scores an own goal for FIFA. Perfectly Appropriate: Trump, Infantino and the FIFA Peace Prize .Across the world we are marking 5 years since the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons became international law.

RADIATION. All French nuclear power plants are releasing tritium, according to Criirad.

SAFETY. Japan inspects nuclear sites as seismologists warn of another large quake.Iran says bombed nuclear sites present radiation risk.

SECRETS and LIES.The Story They Forgot to Tell: Ten Years of Ukraine’s Corruption and the Media’s Convenient Timeline. Zelensky ‘systematically sabotaged’ Ukraine anti-corruption efforts: Report. FBI Labels Antifa a Major Terror Threat, but Lawmakers Say Evidence Is Lacking as Trump’s Obsession Distracts From Far-Right Extremism.

TECHNOLOGY. Search for UK fusion plant engineering partner to restart in 1-2 years after failed first attempt.

WASTES. Further delay in Finnish repository licence review.

WAR and CONFLICT. Mayors for Peace Briefing . Venezuela charges Washington with ‘theft, piracy’ after seizure of oil tanker.  War Crimes Prosecutor Reed Brody on Trump’s Boat Strikes – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uswKsQ4q2g US should exit lost Ukraine war, obsolete NATO – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/12/13/1-b1-us-should-exit-lost-ukraine-war-obsolete-nato/  THE EUROPEANS: BLIND TO REALITY, DEAF TO ALL WARNINGS & HEADED FOR DISASTER

WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. Britain’s “borrowed bombs”. Rosyth earmarked as temporary repair base for new fleet of UK submarines.  Submarines in for repairs at Rosyth could contain nuclear weapons. China’s New Underwater Drones Could Blindside the U.S. Navy.Danger of letting AI into the nuclear weapons chain of command.  The War Department Unleashes AI on New GenAI.mil Platform.  Israel firm Elbit to help build Trump’s Golden Dome. ‘Genocide is not an Oakland value:’ inside Oakland’s grassroots campaign to end military shipments to Israel. Making Sense of The Après-Ukraine.

December 13, 2025 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Weekly Newsletter