This week’s non-corporate nuclear news
Some bits of good news – Small Chinese County Reverses Desertification with Arduous Tree-Planting Method Across 240,000 Acres. WHO Declares Kenya Free of This Deadly Tropical Parasite After Decades of Suffering.
Washington State Protects the Old-Growth Forests of Tomorrow, Creates 77,000 Acres of ‘Legacy Forests’.
TOP STORIES.
The Detached Cruelty of Air Power– From Guernica to Gaza Mass Killers Have Been Above It All.
How France’s nuclear dream became a financial nightmare.
Is the UK’s giant new nuclear power station “unbuildable”? -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/08/30/1-a-is-the-uks-giant-new-nuclear-power-station-unbuildable/
Unaudited Power: The Military Budget That Nobody Controls.
Dauntingly long, and with an inflammatory title, this article is nevertheless a compelling read – Gaza to Donbass: How Israel and Ukraine Built a Fascist, Transnational War Machine.
AUSTRALIA. Think Tanker Demands for AUKUS: What Australia Should do with US Submarines.
Point of Order: Antisemitism Summit raises ethics eyebrows.
NUCLEAR ITEMS
ART and CULTURE. Atomic Bill and the Payment Due.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Trump & the Russophobes.
ATROCITIES. Entire UN Security Council Except US Says Gaza Famine ‘Man-Made’ as 10 More People Starve to Death.
Eighteen Palestinians Starve to Death in Gaza Over Three Days Due to Israeli Siege – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p5UVrz1KLg
Report: Smotrich Told IDF Chief That Anyone Who Doesn’t Evacuate Gaza City Can ‘Die of Hunger or Surrender’.
Why has Donald Trump not spoken out about the famine in Gaza? | Inside Story.
| ECONOMICS. The World Bank can now fund nuclear energy projects: Here’s what’s next.The lunacy of Britain’s Sizewell C nuclear project – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/08/31/2-a-the-lunacy-of-britains-sizewell-c-nuclear-project/On fusion liability, UK Energy Minister completely sidelines the issue. |
| ENVIRONMENT. ‘It doesn’t make sense’: Marine biologist on Kenya’s proposed nuclear power plant. |
| EVENTS. 2nd September CND Webinar – From Hiroshima to Today: Jeremy Corbyn & Caroline Lucas report back – Register here. 9th September (7 – 8 pm AEST) – ZOOM- What Remains: Nuclear Legacies of the Montebello Islands. Please join us by registering here. 15 September – Webinar -AUKUS – End it Now! – https://events.humanitix.com/aukus-end-it-now |
MEDIA. Israel’s Killing of Journalists Follows a Pattern of Silencing Palestinian Media That Stretches Back to 1967. Israel Bombs Gaza Hospital, Kills 5 Journalists from AP, Al Jazeera, Reuters, NBC – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k9PdldBcwY
Chicago Tribune letters again avoid reality of Ukraine’s impending battlefield defeat.
| OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . Ecological Justice group explains impacts of the nuclear project on Alberta. |
| PERSONAL STORIES. The evolution of Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Israel-Ukraine connection. |
| PLUTONIUM. Government allocates £154m for plutonium disposal. |
| POLITICS. Peace in Ukraine spells disaster for mainstream political parties in Europe. Why won’t 519 other congresspersons join Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green and 13 other congresspersons in condemning US enabled Israeli genocide in Gaza? East Lothian Council calls for a study into new nuclear at Torness. |
| POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. Russia outsmarts France with nuclear power move in Niger. Iran accuses Europe of surrendering nuclear deal to Trump’s veto. UN inspectors back in Iran as IAEA chief gets protection over Tehran threat. Iran parliament presses government to apply law limiting IAEA cooperation. |
SAFETY. OUR NUCLEAR WORLD: PICK YOUR TARGET.
Fears are rising about the safety of a nuclear power plant in Russia after a Ukrainian attack overnight. What will happen if the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempt to strike the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant?- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/08/31/2-b1-what-will-happen-if-the-ukrainian-armed-forces-attempt-to-strike-the-kursk-nuclear-power-plant/
Donald Trump’s assault on U.S. nuclear watchdog raises safety concerns- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/08/30/1-b1-donald-trumps-assault-on-u-s-nuclear-watchdog-raises-safety-concerns/
Japan exploring whether AI could help inspect its nuclear power plants.
| SECRETS and LIES. UK aware of Israel’s ‘terror’ for over 20 years.Russian engineer-physicist Ozharovsky spoke about deportation from Mongolian- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/08/31/2-b1-russian-engineer-physicist-ozharovsky-spoke-about-deportation-from-mongolia/ |
| SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. Is Nasa’s nuclear moon plan sheer lunacy? |
| SPINBUSTER. Alberta Revives Its Nuclear Energy Dreams. |
| TECHNOLOGY. Indonesia Bets On Thorcon’s Molten Salt Reactor, But History Suggests Trouble Ahead. The nuclear fusion delusion -Government proposals re Nuclear Fusion Siting Policy. How AI and surveillance capitalism are undermining democracy. |
| WASTES. ‘Nuclear Priests’ could warn future people about wastes under the Irish Sea – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/08/27/2-a-nuclear-priests-could-warn-future-people-about-wastes-under-the-irish-sea/ Wastewater release from Fukushima nuclear plant enters third year. Podcast | The 30-year journey to an underground facility for long-term nuclear waste storage. Assessment of Asse storage chamber conditions begins. Radioactive waste burning by nuclear transmutation: CoRWM position paper. |
| WAR and CONFLICT. Russia reports blaze at one of its biggest nuclear power plants. Ukraine Drone Strikes Hit Russia’s Nuclear Plant & Fuel Terminal | War Escalates – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVmxyRaffmU |
| WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. An Elbit-Bain Consortium is Nightmare Fuel: the UK Government Must Not Award £2bn Contract to These Corporate Horrors. Biggest nuclear tests in history: Tsar Bomba, Castle Bravo and their global impact. |
Non-corporate nuclear news – too long this week-sorry
Some bits of good news – How Australia Enlisted the Whole Country to Protect Its Biodiversity.
Lessons for a Warming World From Kashmir’s Cooling Caves. Offshore wind farms act as ‘de facto marine reserves’. Weaving a story of hope with nature recovery
TOP STORIES.
Democrats bashing Trump, Putin summit ensuring continued destruction of Ukraine. It’s not ‘Who lost Ukraine?’ It’s ‘Who destroyed Ukraine?
Does Trump have the guts to end America’s lost proxy war against Russia?
Stopping The Gaza Holocaust Is The First Step Toward A Healthy World.
From the archives. Conveniently forgotten and ignored – the 8 years war in Ukraine up to 2022. Setting the record straight on the background to events in Ukraine. The West initiated the Ukraine crisis, and will have to work to fix it.
Climate. Temperature records broken as extreme heat grips parts of Europe. Hellish’: heatwave brings hottest nights on record to the Middle East.
AUSTRALIA. Australia’s F-35 exports a “facilitation of war crimes”: US expert.
‘Disarm now’: Anti-nuke advocate’s message to world leaders at Pine Gap protest.
New report on British nuclear submarines should raise alarm bells across Australia. The nuclear-powered submarine crisis.
Government-funded nuclear is fine for Dan Tehan, but not renewables or climate initiatives.
NUCLEAR ITEMS
| ATROCITIES. Over 100 Children Have Died of Severe Hunger Amid Israeli Siege: Gaza Health Ministry. Israel’s govt issues ‘death sentence’ to remaining captives.Palestinians Displaced in West Bank by Israeli Settlers Ask: Where Can We Go? |
| CLIMATE. Heat Waves Are a Growing Threat to Europe’s Nuclear Power Supply. |
| CIVIL LIBERTIES. Pentagon to Create ‘Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force’. |
| ECONOMICS. Nuclear developers turn to Special Purpose Acquisition Companies – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAJTkL99anI&t=22s Rolls-Royce making fortune from ‘untested new nuclear market’.The cost of the UK’s strategic nuclear deterrent. Nuclear legacy costs far outweigh Germany’s environmental protection investments.. |
| ENERGY. Equinix enters into multiple advanced nuclear deals to power data centers– ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/08/16/1-b1-equinix-enters-into-multiple-advanced-nuclear-deals-to-power-data-centers/ |
| ENVIRONMENT. Swarm of jellyfish shuts nuclear power plant in France. A Mob of Alien Creatures Just Took 4 Nuclear Reactors Completely Offline. Government faces calls to investigate Faslane nuclear leak. Radioactive water ‘leaked into’ loch from Faslane nuclear base. Rachel Reeves to cut ‘bats and newts’ in boost to developers- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/08/18/1-b1-rachel-reeves-to-cut-bats-and-newts-in-boost-to-developers/ |
| ETHICS and RELIGION. Vonnegut on Nagasaki: “The most racist, nastiest act by this country, after human slavery” |
| EVENTS. PETITION: Urgent: Insist Cumberland Council Fulfill Their Nuclear Democratic Duty |
| HEALTH. Nuclear wasps fallout explodes as worker from bomb factory blows the lid on the true threat of the crisis… while battling FIVE cancers. |
| LEGAL. Netanyahu’s Plan To Occupy Gaza Violates World Court Ruling That Israeli Occupation is Illegal. TASC’s new legal challenge against Sizewell C’s secret flood defences. Judicial review sought at High Court into flood barriers. Quebec engineering body finds former SNC-Lavalin CEO guilty on multiple counts of misconduct. |
| MEDIA. Israel Assassinates More Journalists To Hide Its Planned War Crimes. Slaying and Censoring the Journalists: The Murder of Anas al-Sharif. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6w0NF5Htbs Cowardly Israeli Murder of 5 Journalists, including Anas al-Sharif, Smearing them as Hamas. |
| OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . Hundreds rally in Taipei against restart of No. 3 nuclear power plant. |
| PERSONAL STORIES. Anas Al-Sharif’s Final Message.My years reporting on Gaza broke me down- Why did it take so long for the world to become outraged? |
| POLITICS. Smotrich Announces Major West Bank Settlement Expansion To ‘Bury the Idea of a Palestinian State’. Coulport nuclear leaks spark alarm among local nuclear campaigners -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/08/16/1-b1-coulport-nuclear-leaks-spark-alarm-among-local-nuclear-campaigners/ Scottish independence can rid us of nuclear abomination. Switzerland moves to lift ban on new nuclear power plants – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/08/17/2-b1-switzerland-moves-to-lift-ban-on-new-nuclear-power-plants/ Taiwan set to hold referendum on restarting last nuclear reactor. |
| POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY . Breaking the Ice in Alaska: Why Diplomacy Still Matters. Review of the Alaska meeting – The goal is always domination. Trump on Summit with Putin: We Made Great Progress Today. Trump meets with Putin: the non-event that was sold as history. No ceasefire, no deal: What summit means for Trump, Putin and Ukraine. The Alaskan Summit: Possible Agenda and Outcomes.War’s final act: Zelensky’s dangerous play to crash Russia-US talks. Zelensky Rejects Idea of Ceding Territory to Russia as Trump and Putin Prepare for Alaska Summit. EU’s Kallas urges ‘pressure on Russia’ ahead of Putin-Trump talks . The West is in panic as Israel’s plan for ‘full control’ of Gaza heralds a new Nakba. Tehran faults UN nuclear watchdog over response to Israeli, US attacks. Iran’s nuclear chief urges IAEA to condemn Israeli terrorism. |
| SAFETY.UN nuclear watchdog official to visit Iran in a bid to improve ties but no inspections planned. Incident. Serious nuclear incident’ took place at Scottish Navy base – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/08/17/2-b1-serious-nuclear-incident-took-place-at-scottish-navy-base/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD2b-rM-aeQ Dumbing down: UK Taskforce charged with pushing nuclear deregulation . UK Labour eye ‘utterly reckless’ bonfire of nuclear energy regulations. Nuclear Reactor Faces 18 Hours Without Cooling as “Pipes Burst Like Burning Arteries” Following Technician’s Mistake in Shocking Safety Breakdown. |
| SECRETS and LIES. Declassified: CIA’s Covert Ukraine Invasion Plan.Israel Is Beginning To Choke On Its Own Lies. A Shield of Lies: Netanyahu’s Battle Against the World. ‘A million calls an hour’: Israel using Microsoft cloud for mass surveillance of Palestine. Ministry of Defence urged to publish full details of Faslane incident– ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/08/18/1-b1-ministry-of-defence-urged-to-publish-full-details-of-faslane-incident/ |
| SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. Reckon you can put a nuclear reactor on the Moon? |
| SPINBUSTER. Trump Declares Victory After Putin Summit: The Spin Begins. |
| URANIUM. Russian uranium being used at Sizewell B site in Suffolk. |
| WASTES. Geological disposal facility for nuclear waste could cost £54bn and ‘appears unachievable’. Unproven and costly: Nuclear Waste Dump ‘Red’ Rated as Unachievable. |
| WAR and CONFLICT. Russia says it prevented a Ukrainian drone attack on the Smolensk nuclear power plant – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/08/18/1-b1-russia-federal-says-it-prevented-a-ukrainian-drone-attack-on-the-smolensk-nuclear-power-plant/Russia makes battlefield breakthrough in urgent push for land.Kaliningrad Gambit: NATO’s Last Desperate Bluff /Spark for World War III? |
| WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. Germany’s Merz to Israel’s Netanyahu: ‘No more genocide weapons for you.’ In major shift, Germany ends arms exports to Israel amid Netanyahu’s Gaza takeover plan. US flies nuclear bombs to Britain. Don’t believe the hype about nuclear weapons. The ‘third nuclear age’ is a politically motivated label that seeks to justify a renewed arms race. |
Not the corporate nuclear news -this week
Some bits of good news – Superpowers united on a shared green energy vision. Japanese ‘Rental Grandmother’ Service Provides Much-Needed and Much-Loved Purpose for Older WomenUK’s Rarest Breeding Birds Raise Chicks for First Time in Six Years
TOP STORIES.
Remembering Hiroshima 80 years on – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgU-Vc958-k
Jeremy Corbyn: Nuclear Disarmament Now.
Why no Hollywood movie on Nagasaki A Bombing?
As Netanyahu moves toward full takeover of Gaza, Israel faces a crisis of international credibility.
Trump’s Suicidal Nuclear Brinksmanship.The new space race: How the US, China, and Russia are all vying to be the first to build a nuclear reactor on the MOON.
Environment and health. The Lancet Countdown on health and plastics.
AUSTRALIA. Australia to chart its own course on Palestinian statehood, without Trump’s say-so.
Dare To Hope. Julian Assange Joins Historic Anti-Genocide March Across Sydney’s Harbour Bridge.
The lethal legacy of Aukus nuclear submarines will remain for millennia – and there’s no plan to deal with it. The AUKUS Submarine Deal is Dead. AUKUS delusions– More rivets pop in submarine drama.
Those left behind: The long shadow of Britain’s nuclear testing in Western Australia.
NUCLEAR ITEMS.
| ARTS and CULTURE. Patrick Lawrence: Yes, It’s a Genocide. |
| ATROCITIES. The Genocidal Partnership of Israel and the United States.1,500 Killed While Seeking Aid in Gaza Since May: UN. |
| CLIMATE. Europe’s electricity system tested by heatwaves as air-conditioning use soars – nuclear power plants affected- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/08/07/2-a-europes-electricity-system-tested-by-heatwaves-as-air-conditioning-use-soars-nuclear-power-plants-affected/ |
ECONOMICS. EDF shifts nuclear strategy to domestic projects.
How industry is positioning itself for the giant Golden Dome budget.
EMPLOYMENT. Miliband’s Nuclear Quango Chief In Line for £200,000 for Working Three Days a Week. Sellafield nuclear plant contractors to strike. Sizewell C to give jobs to hundreds of ex-offenders.
ETHICS and RELIGION. The Satanic Nature of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The Christian Zionist View of Foreign Policy Is Holy War. Chris Hedges: The Gaza Riviera.
To Future Generations: They Knew-They All Knew What Was Happening In Gaza.
| HEALTH. The Bombs Still Ticking.“Memories that do not heal”: the legacy of uranium mining at Laguna Pueblo. |
| HISTORY. Hiroshima’s fading legacy: the race to secure survivors’ memories amid a new era of nuclear brinkmanship.SEEDS OF PEACE -AUGUST 2025.Atomic testament: Yoshito Matsushige and the first photos of Hiroshima’s nuclear toll. |
| MEDIA. When the Press Becomes the Enemy: The Erosion of Media Independence in Trump’s America. YouTube bans prominent Zelensky critic. |
| OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . No Nukes for Power, Posturing or Destruction. |
POLITICS. Weekly Briefing: A tipping point for Israel’s legitimacy.
POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. Nuclear Roulette.
80 years since Hiroshima and Nagasaki — time for a nuclear-free world for a peaceful, sustainable future.
Zelensky and the EU increasingly desperate over the inevitable outcome of the conflict.
As the world hurtles ever closer to nuclear oblivion, where is the opposition?
| SAFETY. Trump’s Nuclear Energy Overhaul Sparks Alarms Over Safety.Fire safety improvements required at Dungeness A. |
| SECRETS and LIES. Ukraine hacks Russian submarine as Moscow expands Arctic presence.Microsoft helping Israel spy on millions of Palestinians since 2021: Report. |
| SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS.Who’s Protecting the Moon? We may not survive a nuclear war but some plan to carry on. Nasa to put nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 – US media. A NASA Nuclear Reactor On The Moon? Bold Proposal Is Unfeasible By 2030– Here’s Why. From boots to orbits: Army develops space skills amid growing battlefield reliance on satellites. |
| SPINBUSTER. 80 Years of Lies: The US Finally Admits It Knew It Didn’t Need to Bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki. |
| TECHNOLOGY. A Second CANDU Reactor for Point Lepreau? Let’s Ponder. |
| WASTES. Tepco wraps up latest round of treated water release in Fukushima. |
WAR and CONFLICT.
Israeli military plans to occupy Gaza City in major escalation of war. Israel Preparing To Escalate Military Offensive in Gaza. Occupation and Slaughter: Netanyahu and Taking Over Gaza.
Trump and Zelensky, two cornered rats with no way out of Ukraine catastrophe.
Threat of Nuclear War Is Rising, But Scientists Say the Public Can Change That.
WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES.
No more Hiroshimas. Hiroshima anniversary: mayor says Ukraine and Middle East crises show world ignoring nuclear ‘tragedies.
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Expands Nuclear Bomb Production, Rejects Cleanup, Still Plans to Release Tritium.
$10 billion, 10 year US Army contract elevates Palantir to defense contracting royalty.
Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Want to Talk About Golden Dome
The non-corporate nuclear news -week to 4 August
Some bits of good news –Canada will protect an area larger than Germany. Timor-Leste, one of the poorest countries in the world, has eliminated malaria. India set a new record for solar and wind in first six months of the year
TOP STORIES. Hiroshima’s history lesson.
Israel’s Genocidal Intentions Have Been Obvious This Whole Time
Genocide’s hard When You’ve Got a PR War to Win.Netanyahu Is Reportedly Planning to Annex Gaza Strip, With Trump Admin’s Backing.
Trump, or Violence as Diplomacy.
Sizewell C nuclear costs could hit £100bn including financing, modelling shows -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/08/04/1-a-sizewell-c-nuclear-costs-could-hit-100bn-including-financing-modelling-shows/
A global call to action.
Climate. Melting glaciers threaten to wipe out European villages – is the steep cost to protect them worth it?
AUSTRALIA. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Israel’s denial of starvation in Gaza ‘beyond comprehension. The Moral Compass is Broken.
Senate launches inquiry into who is funding fake astroturf anti-renewables groups.
“We can do that:” Australian Energy Market Operator says the country’s power system can be run on 100 pct renewable energy. Plunging cost of solar batteries ensures renewables remain lowest cost option for Australia, CSIRO says.
Albanese government substantially expands renewable energy scheme amid 2030 target concerns.
NUCLEAR ITEMS
| ATROCITIES. ‘Designed as Death Traps’: Fmr. Green Beret Who Worked at Gaza Food Sites Reveals Rampant War Crimes. |
| CLIMATE. Russian nuclear submarine base hit by tsunami – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/08/02/1-b1-russian-nuclear-submarine-base-hit-by-tsunami/ |
ECONOMICS. Sizewell C will cost more than Hinkley: Is it worth it? – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/08/03/2-a-sizewell-c-will-cost-more-than-hinkley-is-it-worth-it/
Sizewell C | Subsidy scheme shows public exposed to up to £54.6bn of costs.
All energy costs rise but small nuclear most reactive.
Russia’s Nuclear Ambitions Face Funding Crisis.
TEPCO logs net loss in April-June on Fukushima plant cleanup.
Marketing. AtkinsRéalis eyeing U.S. market for nuclear technology push -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/31/1-b1-atkinsrealis-eyeing-u-s-market-for-nuclear-technology-push/
| EDUCATION. Sizewell C to build further education campus in Leiston.. |
| ENVIRONMENT. As plans for Sizewell C power station moves forward, those who live nearby must deal with the environmental fallout of 22,000 lost trees.Radioactive wasps discovered at South Carolina nuclear facility. Plastics, Profits and Power: How petrochemical companies are derailing the Global Plastics Treaty. Radiation dangers at “Sea Fest” in Cumbria. Plastification of our Brains: Cannot be good… – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi864FymjNY |
ETHICS and RELIGION. “Release Israeli hostages? Get serious: We’ve got a genocide to complete”.
Trump ‘shocked, shocked’ Palestinians are starving in Gaza.
Time to De-Zionize the Israeli Mind.
Anti-nuclear weapons demo takes place at Faslane base.
| LEGAL. Legal trickery: Israel has changed how land ‘ownership’ works in the West Bank. Tepco ordered to pay ¥100 million in damages over 2011 disaster. |
| MEDIA. As Gaza starves, journalists sell their cameras for food.Media Largely Ignored Gaza Famine When There Was Time to Avert Mass Starvation. Physicists unleashed the power of the atom — but to what end? – book review. |
| POLITICS. Zelensky’s end goal is in sight, and so is his end. Sen. Lindsey ‘Ghoulish’ Graham compares Israeli genocide in Gaza favorably to America’s WWII atomic bombings. United States: Pro-nuclear Energy Laws Sweep Through State Legislatures. |
| POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. Israel’s international isolation has begun. Trump Shows Strong Support for Israel as Palestinians in Gaza Starve to Death. Russia is staying quiet on Trump’s nuclear move. Never before has a US leader chosen to engage in nuclear brinkmanship of this kind. Not With a Bang, but With a Truth Social Post. Trump puts Putin on ‘Double Secret Probation’ for not ending Ukraine war.. |
| SAFETY. IAEA reports hearing explosions, sees smoke near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.Mystery grows around state of Russian nuclear submarine base that is just 75 miles from epicentre of 8.8-magnitude megaquake.Metsamor could trigger next global nuclear emergency and Armenians denying it. |
| SECRETS and LIES. US, UK in secret talks with Ukrainian officials to ‘replace Zelensky’: Report.The CIA Built Hundreds of Covert Websites: Here’s What They Were Hiding. |
| SPINBUSTER.UK Government abandons plan to greenwash nuclear in a new taxonomy. Nuclear power drive obsesses over baseload: Do we need it? – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/?s=Nuclear+power+drive+obsesses+over+baseload Abuse of Ubuntu in nuclear money grabbing. Report Slams Canada’s “Systematic Deception” Over Weapons Transfers to Israel. Small Modular Reactors: Déjà Vu All Over Again. Trump’s Fantasy Bid for the Nobel Peace Prize/ |
| TECHNOLOGY. U.S. Nuclear Energy Plans Could Proliferate Weapons. Energy firm newcleo will suspend its programme to develop lead-cooled fast reactors (LFR) in Britain -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/08/03/2-b1-energy-firm-newcleo-will-suspend-its-programme-to-develop-lead-cooled-fast-reactors-lfr-in-britain/ |
| URANIUM. Russia eyes Niger’s uranium mines as West African nation ditches France. Court hears Uzbek group attempted to sell nuclear bomb material uranium on black market. |
| WASTES. The Enduring Problem of Nuclear Reactor Waste.Debris removal at Fukushima nuclear plant pushed back to 2037 or later. |
| WAR and CONFLICT. Israeli Navy Seizes Second Gaza-Bound Freedom Flotilla Vessel in 2 Months.Trump Deploys Nuclear Subs Amid War of Words With Russia’s Medvedev. |
| WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES.Canada still arming Israel despite official ban, report finds.Trump moves nuclear submarines after ex-Russia president’s tweet.French nuclear weapons, 2025.An unwanted visitor to Britain’s shores – a harbinger of death. |
This week’s NON-CORPORATE nuclear news
Some bits of good news – Giant bird once hunted to extinction returns to Scotland after 500 years.
New Bamboo Plantations Are Healing Villages Choked by Toxic Ash from Coal Plants in India . What Happens When You Give Teens No-Strings Cash?
TOP STORIES.
Israel’s genocide is big business – and the face of the future. Chris Hedges: The Gaza Riviera. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PslOp883rfI
We’re having a heatwave -and nuclear power can’t cope.
Trillion dollar AUKUS subs plus nuclear waste in perpetuity?
Sizewell C loans could see project cost rise above Hinkley to £47.7bn
Climate. Welcome to Disaster World. Greenpeace hails Italian court ruling allowing climate case against energy company Eni to continue.
AUSTRALIA. AUKUS Submarine Regulations: FoE Adelaide submission. Australia won’t receive Aukus nuclear submarines unless US doubles shipbuilding, admiral warns.
Out of Step with the World: Australia’s Refusal to Recognise Palestine is a Moral Failure . . Sanction Israel Now – APH Convergence. Jillian Segal and the Israel Lobby’s TERRIFYING Plan for Australia –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1b7J7pzgNo An Israel voice to Parliament? | Scam of the Week.
NUCLEAR ITEMS.
ATROCITIES.
“Precisely Designed Mass Starvation”: Aid Access as Weapon in Israel’s War on Gaza, Researchers Find.
“One Meal Every Three Days”: Journalist & Aid Worker Back from Gaza on Stark Reality on the Ground. Intentional Policies: Dystopian Killing Fields and Starvation in Gaza.
CULTURE and ART. Tom Lehrer, acclaimed musical satirist of cold war era, dies aged 97. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIoBrob3bjI
ECONOMICS. Investment decision to be made on Sizewell C nuclear- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/24/1-b1-investment-decision-to-be-made-on-sizewell-c-nuclear/
Ed Miliband admits Sizewell C cost has almost doubled to £38bn. Sizewell C’s Final Investment Decision has only crawled over the line (- with the public purse).
EDF not repeating its costly Hinkley nuclear blunder – for Sizewell C, the UK tax-payers will cop the costs.
Centrica really can’t lose at Sizewell – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/24/1-b1-centrica-really-cant-lose-at-sizewell/
EDF shifts nuclear strategy to focus on domestic projects.
| ETHICS and RELIGION. It’s A Genocide, But It’s Also So Much More Than That – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77JnyN3lo3cGaza Isn’t Starving, It Is Being Starved. |
| HEALTH. Nuclear waste exposure in childhood associated with higher cancer incidence. Why Starmer’s nuclear power push raises cancer fears – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/25/1-b1-why-starmers-nuclear-power-push-raises-cancer-fears/ |
| HISTORY. Origins of Israel’s nuclear ambiguity lie in a secret deal forged between Richard Nixon and Golda Meir – podcast.The Kyshtym disaster: Russia’s hidden nuclear crisis. |
| LEGAL. Belgian court bans military shipments to Israel in activist victory.Israel is changing the legal system governing the West Bank to accelerate annexation: report. |
| MEDIA. Google Helped Israel Spread War Propaganda to 45 Million Europeans.Ukrainian bots want the BBC to endorse war crimes.Four Major News Agencies Warn Gaza Staff Face Starvation Due to Israeli Blockade. |
| SAFETY. Incidents. French submarine-maker targeted by hackers. Chinese hackers gain access to US oversight of nuclear weapons in widespread Microsoft hack: report. 5 worst nuclear disasters from around the world. The real story of Chernobyl, the worst nuclear disaster in history. Trump axes nuclear waste oversight panel. US Nuclear Industry Revival on the Horizon. The next Chernobyl? Soviet-era nuclear power plant is branded a ‘ticking time bomb’ that could go off at ‘any moment’ Time to Step Up – Campaigner calls on MP to challenge decision to give fusion indemnity over accident liabilities. The Flamanville EPR is still shut down: we know more after the visit of the nuclear regulator. |
| SECRETS and LIES. From hero to zero- When western leaders realised that Zelensky isn’t a corruption-fighting democrat. Dell’s complicity in Israel’s genocide. They Intend To Keep Lying About Gaza Until They’ve Emptied It Out. They’re Starving Civilians To Steal A Palestinian Territory, And They’re Lying About It. Tory peer apologises for helping set up ministerial meeting for a nuclear firm he advises. Ed Miliband put up your energy bills (for Sizewell nuclear)– and hoped you wouldn’t notice. |
| SPINBUSTER. MAGA Going to Israel for Propaganda Training. |
| TECHNOLOGY. Fusion energy start-up claims to have cracked alchemy– ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/25/1-b-fusion-energy-start-up-claims-to-have-cracked-alchemy/ UK Government drops plans to include smaller nuclear fusion energy plants in NSIP regime. |
| WAR and CONFLICT. Grave Nation: Ukrainian Cemetery Mega-Project Reveals Dimming Military Hopes. |
| WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. The inside story of how America sent nuclear weapons to Britain. US nuclear weapons ‘on UK soil’ for first time in 17 years- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/24/1-b1-us-nuclear-weapons-on-uk-soil-for-first-time-in-17-years/ Does Israel have secret nuclear weapons?- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBRWQvICQ9w How civil nuclear power funds nuclear weapons – video. Entering a Golden Age for War Profiteers. |
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:
Recent nuclear news – to 14 July
Some bits of good news – Once extinct, giant river otters return to Argentina –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBN2zz8jlUQThe UN’s climate budget will climb by 10% next year.
Nine Eastern European states (Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovakia and Latvia) have multiplied solar capacity five-fold in five years.
TOP STORIES .The Persecution of Francesca Albanese.
Aid as ambush: The horrifying new face of Israel’s Gaza war. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDkXM9Sahjw
Rep. Green cracks open America’s decades long denial of Israel’s illegal nuclear arsenal .
“More nuclear-powered weapons testingcoming up in the Arctic”
Seizing Zaporizhzhia: A Meltdown in Nuclear Governance.
France and Switzerland shut down nuclear power plants amid scorching heatwave.
Climate. UN expert urges criminalizing fossil fuel disinformation, banning lobbying. What Greenland’s Ancient Past Reveals about Its Fragile Future.
The Australia-Tuvalu climate migration treaty is a drop in the ocean.
AUSTRALIA. Federal Labor is taking up powers to impose AUKUS N-sub nuclear wastes on communities across SA, WA and the NT.
Why Zionist Influence in Australia Silences Truth.. Antisemitism Again! | The West Report – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTIMfcrQ1hI .
Australians recruited for Israel’s ‘weaponised aid’ project in Gaza. Australia has exported F-35 fighter jet parts directly to Israel.
NUCLEAR ITEMS
| ATROCITIES. Israeli Defense Minister Orders Plan To Build Concentration Camp for Gaza’s Civilian Population.UN Report calls out multinationals profiteering from Gaza genocide.In Gaza, survivors accuse Britain of complicity. |
| CLIMATE. SIZEWELL C, RISING SEA LEVELS AND EDF’s SILENCE.EDF shuts down Golftech nuclear plant due to high river temperature. |
| CIVIL LIBERTIES. U.S. sanctions U.N. expert critical of Israel’s war in Gaza. |
| ECONOMICS. Republicans and Democrats Finally Agree on Nuclear-It’s the Industry That’s the Problem.China lifts a nearly 2-year ban on seafood from Japan over Fukushima wastewater. |
| EDUCATION. Sellafield supporting Whitehaven Science Fair -(nuclear lobby infiltrates education). |
| EMPLOYMENT. Staff walk out at Hinkley Point C over alleged ‘bullying’. |
| ENERGY. Nuclear waste to nuclear reactor: The case of Russia in Kazakhstan.Nuclear Reliability- an uncertain route.Why new nuclear power is a bad way to balance solar and wind. |
| ENVIRONMENT. Nuclear waste near nature reserve plan ongoing. |
| EVENTS, War Abolisher Awards Presentation 2025 -Awards to Ralph Nader, Roger Waters, and Francesca Albanese. |
| HEALTH. Ailing Leaders Heighten Nuclear War Concerns. |
| LEGAL. Trump sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese are illegal and represent further U.S. complicity in genocide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXITQ-Zjnps |
| MEDIA. “Return to Fukushima”. |
| POLITICS.Tehran stands by Leader’s fatwa banning nuclear weapons: Parliament. Calls for stricter rules, as nuclear industry steps up lobbying efforts. Nuclear comeback? Japan’s plans to restart reactors hit resistance over radioactive waste. New nuclear power plant in Switzerland not before 2050. UK Moves Closer to Approving Sizewell C Nuclear Plant Project. Trawsfynydd unlikely for new nuclear development, council hears.- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/13/2-b1-trawsfynydd-unlikely-for-new-nuclear-development-council-hears/ |
| POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY.China backs Southeast Asia nuclear ban; Rubio, Lavrov at ASEAN meeting. Putin urges Iran to accept ‘zero enrichment’ nuclear deal with US – Axios. Iran says cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog will take ‘new form’. Iran tells IAEA to end ‘double standards’ before nuclear talks can resume. Iran cuts ties with UN nuclear watchdog after US and Israeli strikes. The Trumpanyahu Administration. Instigating Murder. Israel ‘not an ally’, says former British ambassador. |
| PUBLIC OPINION. Atomic bomb survivors in Japan fear nuclear weapons could be used again: poll |
| SAFETY.Why the US must protect the independence of its nuclear regulator.America’s largest airport reveals ‘plan’ to build NUCLEAR REACTOR on its land.SHUT IT DOWN before it MELTS DOWN!!!Corrosion-hit Civaux most modulated 1.5 GW French unit – study .Zaporizhzhia loses off-site power for first time in 19 months/ |
| SECRETS and LIES. Australia obstructed probe into deadly ‘Rainbow Warrior’ bombing. Palantir’s Shadow War On Iran. Spying on Iran: How MI6 infiltrated the IAEA. Sellafield nuclear power plant safety fears as ‘potentially deadly nitrogen gas leaks’ |
| SPINBUSTER. Energy Scotland’s John Proctor responds to The Herald’s pro-nuclear spread. Hoping for nuclear to boost the economy –will not end well-ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/13/2-b1-energy-scotlands-john-proctor-responds-to-the-heralds-pro-nuclear-spread/ |
| TECHNOLOGY. Flamanville EPR shut down, no restart date announced.What is an EMP? |
| URANIUM. Iran’s Conversion of Uranium Hexafluoride to Uranium Metal Not a Bottleneck to an Iranian Nuclear Weapon. Iran’s uranium enrichment: myths, realities, and what Canada should understand- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/07/02/2-b1-irans-uranium-enrichment-myths-realities-and-what-canada-should-understand/ |
| WASTES. Tepco plans to move spent nuclear fuel from Fukushima to Mutsu facility.We must count the real costs of nuclear power. From Scotland to Cumbria – Not All Waste Is Equal. |
| WAR and CONFLICT. Russia says Ukrainian drones attacked training centre at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Trump to Ukraine: ‘Squander another half million casualties to prevent defeat on my watch’ Operation Midnight Hammer: Were Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Damaged? The attacks on Iran didn’t achieve anything more than harm nonproliferation. |
| WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES.A new nuclear arms race. ‘An Arsenal of Profiteering’: Military Contractors Have Gotten Over Half of Pentagon Spending Since 2020. US Army Building New Air Bases, Ammunition Depots For Israel. US Approves $510 Million Arms Deal for Israel. |
The not-so-respectable (but true) nuclear news this week
Some bits of good news –
China is building the world’s largest national parks system. A new report from UNESCO shows that girls’ access to education has surged worldwide, with gender parity now in most regions.
Renewables and EVs are keeping the net zero dream alive, said experts
TOP STORIES . From Iran to Everywhere, We Live in Terror of the “Peaceful Atom Apocalypse”
Trump’s rap sheet is long, but this may top them all.
US didn’t destroy Iran’s nuclear programme: Here’s what new intel says – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKOOtS_Vvak Trump Claims Iran Nuclear Sites ‘Totally Destroyed’—But That Clashes With Vance And Experts.
How the US and Israel Used Rafael Grossi to Hijack the IAEA and Start a War on Iran.
US State Department Spokeswoman Says Israel Is Greater Than America.
Plutonium Levels in Sediments Remain Elevated 70 Years After Nuclear Tests.
How Trump dumped the Ukraine war into Europe’s lap.
Climate. Wreckers, money woes and mutirão: 10 things we learned about Cop30 from Bonn climate talks. ‘It looks more likely with each day we burn fossil fuels’: polar scientist on Antarctic tipping points. As NATO Countries Pledge to Up Defense Spending, Will Food and Climate Security Have a Seat at the Table? Why do we pretend heatwaves are fun – and ignore the brutal, burning reality?
Noel’s notes. The nauseating spectacle of European leaders grovelling before Trump at the NATO summit.
AUSTRALIA Australian foreign policy is in the doldrums . A Vassal’s Impulse: Australia Backs US Strike on Iran.
Time for Australia to sign non-nuclear treaty -ALSO AT …..https://antinuclear.net/2025/06/28/time-for-australia-to-sign-non-nuclear-treaty/
Why is Australia Supporting the US Attack on Iran? Statement on military attacks on nuclear facilities in Iran.
Aukus will cost Australia $368bn- What if there was a better, cheaper defence strategy?.
NUCLEAR ITEMS
| ART and CULTURE. PATRICK LAWRENCE: ‘Completely & Totally Obliterated’ |
| ATROCITIES. Netanyahu Says It’s Antisemitic For Israeli Soldiers To Describe Their Own Atrocities.The Chris Hedges Report: Starvation and Profiteering in Gaza (w/ Francesca Albanese) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbakVaOGgOk&t=267s |
| ECONOMICS. The Five Percenters: NATO’s Promise of War. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7hF3WzljRYEDF chief weighs asset sales as Paris pushes for new nuclear focus – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/26/1-b1-edf-chief-weighs-asset-sales-as-paris-pushes-for-new-nuclear-focus/ Policy Exchange launches its new high level international Nuclear Enterprise Commission today. |
| EMPLOYMENT. How Torness will decommission and what it means for jobs ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/28/1-b-how-torness-will-decommission-and-what-it-means-for-jobs/ |
| ENERGY. Nuclear- a viable UK option? There are alternatives.. |
| ENVIRONMENT. Radiation risks from US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites seen as minimal. |
| ETHICS and RELIGION. Three Blows Against Zionism in a Single Day. Meet the Israeli fanatic running Ted Cruz’s office. |
| MEDIA. New York Times Gave Green Light to Trump’s Iran Attack by Treating It as a Question of When. ‘They Cooked Up Their Own Intelligence’ Chris Hedges on Israel’s war on Iran – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8dzL3biesA Why BBC editors must one day stand trial for colluding in Israel’s genocide. BBC chief downplays Britain’s military support for Israel. |
| OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . Greenham Common women urge new generation to ‘rise up’ against nuclear threat Why Trump’s Golden Dome must be opposed – Bruce Gagnon & Dae-Han Song – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxOoOA8fhi0. ‘Are we safe, if nuclear weapons are here?’: trepidation in Norfolk village over new jets. |
PERSONAL STORIES. The president who talks like a child |
POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. Donald Trump dominated extraordinary NATO summit that saw European defence spending increase – NATO chief calls Trump ‘Daddy’.
Zelenskyy clings to NATO hopes as Trump meeting looms.
Trump claims ceasefire reached between Israel and Iran.
Why does the U.S. get to play nuclear cop?
Trump reiterates Iran nuclear talking points despite swirling questions.
US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites ‘marks perilous turn’: Diplomacy must prevail, says Guterres.
| SAFETY.Trump’s “Unleashing Atomic Power” is Unhinged.‘Conspicuous’ Small Modular Nuclear Reactors need fresh police funding model, security expert warns.Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility’s recommendations opposing the proposed30-year operating licence extension for the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station (DNGS). |
| SECRETS and LIES. How Iran could build a bomb in secret – despite Trump’s $30bn offer. Why Limit Iranian Enrichment Peacefully When You Can Bomb Them Instead? Holtec: Criminality, Corruption, Incompetence, and Inexperience – (brief outline at https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/24/2-b1-holtec-criminality-corruption-incompetence-and-inexperience/) Trump rejects leaked intelligence that says strikes did not destroy Iran nuclear programme. |
| TECHNOLOGY.The Unspoken Aspects of Iran’s Nuclear Program.EPR nuclear reactors are just not performing well at all – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/27/2-b1-epr-nuclear-reactors-are-just-not-performing-well-at-all/ Torness ideal for small modular nuclear reactor, says Britain Remade- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/28/1-b1-torness-ideal-for-small-modular-nuclear-reactor-says-britain-remade/ |
| URANIUM. Iran could resume enriching uranium within months, UN nuclear watchdog boss says. |
| WAR and CONFLICT. Why Israel caved quickly without achieving any of its war goals. “Midnight Hammer” – a Fordow’s Bunker Buster or just Busted [i] Strike Set Back Iran’s Nuclear Program by Only a Few Months, U.S. Report Says. War on Iran Is Fight for US Unipolar Control of World. War With Iran: Made in Britain? |
| WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES.Iran Shows Us Why The US And Israel Should Not Be Allowed To Have Nukes. The Growing Nuclear Arsenals and Sharpened Rhetoric. Israeli, US bombing of Iran a failure of epic proportions. The US strikes on Iran will increase nuclear weapons proliferation. William Hague: Long term, this makes an Iran bomb likelier -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/26/1-b1-william-hague-long-term-this-makes-an-iran-bomb-likelier Did the US wipe out Iran’s nuclear programme? What researchers know. UK to purchase US jets capable of carrying nuclear weapons – ALSO AT ……https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/26/1-b1-uk-to-purchase-us-jets-capable-of-carrying-nuclear-weapons/ |
Nuclear news this week – NOT the corporate version
Some bits of good news – French Polynesia Just Created The World’s Largest Marine Protected Area. Resurgent tuna and rebounding elephants: the dogged conservation efforts bearing fruit
TOP STORIES.
Refresher On The Rules For Discussing Israeli Wars- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNxx-zNsDBg
Sources: US Will Enter Israel’s War With Iran.
Israel Starts Bombing Iran, IRGC Chief Reported Killed – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMT1c2JHPQ4
‘We Are Preparing for War’ With China ‘Threat’, Says US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLOTTVI_LAA
It’s austerity from Reeves – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwQxdCLjL9s
Miliband’s Sizewell plan in meltdown over potential cost – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/13/2-a-milibands-sizewell-plan-in-meltdown-over-potential-cost/
Climate. How the ‘evil twin’ of the climate crisis is threatening our oceans. Could Britain face a winter ice age? How temperatures could one day plummet due to climate change.
From the archives. Why can’t Iran have nuclear weapons?
AUSTRALIA. AUKUS: A Very Antipodean Stupidity. AUKUS faces bigger tests than Trump’s ‘America first’ review, US and UK experts warn. Group of Australian MP’s Call for AUKUS Inquiry, US launches AUKUS review to ensure it meets Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda.
NUCLEAR ITEMS.
ECONOMICS.
- Cost of Miliband’s nuclear plant doubles to more than £40bn -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/15/2-b1-cost-of-milibands-nuclear-plant-doubles-to-more-than-40bn/
- Another delay for Sizewell C nuclear despite Government 14bn pledge.
- UK pledges £11.5bn of new state funding for Sizewell C nuclear plant -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/12/1-b1-uk-pledges-11-5bn-of-new-state-funding-for-sizewell-c-nuclear-plant/
- Great British Energy’s budget has been nuked.
- China banned from investing in Sizewell C, energy secretary Ed Miliband vows.
- The World Bank is lifting its decades-long ban on financing nuclear energy… ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/14/1-b1-world-bank-lifts-ban-on-funding-nuclear-energy-in-boost-to-industry/
- European Power Costs Surge on Fresh Fears of French Nuclear Reactor Corrosion.
US suspends export licences for nuclear equipment suppliers selling to China .
| ENERGY. GB Energy handed £2.5bn bill for funding small modular reactors . |
| ENVIRONMENT. Revealed: three tonnes of uranium legally dumped in protected English estuary in nine years |
| ETHICS and RELIGION. The ‘unsustainable’ reason behind who can have nuclear weapons, and who can’t. |
| HISTORY. Securing the nuclear nation, (Russia). |
| LEGAL. Firm fined £26k after worker exposed to radiation at Teesside site. Hinkley Point C | Court rules that nuclear developers must follow environmental information law. Campaigners launch legal challenge against Sizewell C’s ‘secret’ flood defences. |
| MEDIA. Fox News Just Helped Netanyahu Spread The Lie That Iran Tried To Assassinate Trump https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzDRij_M05g |
| OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . Protect the Lake District Coast and Irish Sea from an Unprecedented Atomic Experiment. Cumbrians receive postal call to back nuke dump democracy petition. NFLAs welcome new group opposed to nuke waste dump in South Copeland. Group protest against Sizewell C ahead of Spending Review. |
| POLITICS. The Spring Statement Combines Austerity with Dangerous Military Spending. Ed Miliband presses the nuclear button for Berkeley. Six years late and £28bn over budget, this project signals disaster for Ed Miliband’s nuclear plansUK taxpayers to spend billions more on Sizewell C nuclear plant._ ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/13/2-b1-uk-taxpayers-to-spend-billions-more-on-sizewell-c-nuclear-plant/ Sizewell C nuclear plant gets £14bn go-ahead from government. GB Energy’s promised £8.3bn budget raided to pay for small nuclear reactors. Lincolnshire council pulls out of nuclear waste disposal siting process. UK Greens react to plans for new nuclear plant at Sizewell. Scotland to prioritise renewable energy over nuclear power. |
| POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. Condemning the Right to Self Defence: Iran’s Retaliation and Israel’s Privilege. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA), destroyed by President Trump, would have prevented the current attacks between Israel and Iran . Pacific Rim countries say no to U.S.-China war. |
| SECRETS and LIES. Iran says it will release Israeli nuclear secrets as pressure grows to reimpose sanctions. |
| SPINBUSTER. When did nuclear power become “clean”? |
| URANIUM. Russia said on Wednesday it stood ready to remove highly enriched uranium from Iran– ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/14/1-b1-russia-said-on-wednesday-it-stood-ready-to-remove-highly-enriched-uranium-from-iran/ |
| WASTES. Sizewell C Nuclear not just a waste of money – a waste of time, too! Survey Results Show Tremendous Dissatisfaction with Nuclear Waste Project and Proponent https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/15/2-b1-survey-results-show-tremendous-dissatisfaction-with-nuclear-waste-project-and-proponent/ |
| WAR and CONFLICT Injustice of nuclear-weapons state Israel‘s striking Iranian nuclear sites. Israel’s Netanyahu banks on TACO Trump as he Launches War on Iran to disrupt Negotiations. The whole planet is being kept hostage by a death cult. SPECIAL BULLETIN: Israel Launches Major Strikes on Iran. Israel Launches ‘Operation Rising Lion’ To Strike Iran’s Nuclear Program, Netanyahu Vows To Eliminate Threat. Satellite imagery reveals damage to key Iran nuclear sites. Israeli attack could drive Iran to seek nuclear weapons, IAEA chief warns. ‘TO THE POINT OF UNINHABITABILITY’ . Zelensky’s spectacular Operation Spiderweb has backfired spectacularly. |
| WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. Hidden Costs: Nuclear Weapons Spending in 2024. World entering new era as nuclear powers build up arsenals, SIPRI think tank says. European Commission assesses nuclear investment needs of around €241 billion by 2050. Paris wants to manufacture drones in Ukraine. Here is why you should support the Global Network’s Golden Dome statement. Golden Dome Idiocy. Nuclear submarines plan is an expensive mistake – there are better things for UK to spend money on: Andy Brown. |
This week’s Not the Corporate Nuclear News
Some bits of good news –Patagonia Azul: Argentina’s largest coastal marine reserve unveiled. Scientists in Japan Develop Non-Toxic Plastic That Dissolves in Seawater Within Hours
Praised for Rescues and Life Lessons, DADS are Seen by Most as a Top Life Mentor, Says New Poll.
Some bits of good news –Patagonia Azul: Argentina’s largest coastal marine reserve unveiled. Scientists in Japan Develop Non-Toxic Plastic That Dissolves in Seawater Within Hours
Praised for Rescues and Life Lessons, DADS are Seen by Most as a Top Life Mentor, Says New Poll.
TOP STORIES. Trump’s Nuclear Power Obsession.
US Vice President JD Vance announces new strategy of blatant imperialism, aimed at China.
Playing with Fire- Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb. A peace deal in Istanbul won’t happen until NATO is off the table.
Let’s not pretend nuclear works.
Climate. The World Isn’t Ready for the Mental Health Toll of Extreme Heat.
Noel’s notes. Priming us up for war – “it’s not so bad, after all” – Britain’s Labour government leads the way Jubilation at Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb – but is this joy justified?
AUSTRALIA. Nuclear policy was at odds with Liberal philosophy AUKUS has serious problems, Australia probably won’t receive any submarines: Malcolm Turnbull. US military waste contractor with flawed safety record backing Australian N-waste dump.
NUCLEAR ITEMS.
| ART and CULTURE. Zelensky Offers to Broker Peace Between Musk and Trump |
| ATROCITIES. When Will Western Support for Israeli Genocide Finally Crack? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg_6e77Squg What’s Really Happening in Palestine. |
ECONOMICS. UK government has already allocated £6.4bn to the Sizewell C nuclear project!
This is what Britain really needs to defend itself – and it doesn’t include spending billions on arms.
Trump’s embrace of dystopian Palantir spying tool sends stock soaring.
| ENERGY. Vatican City Is Now Powered By Solar. |
| ETHICS and RELIGION. This Is Israel.Greta Thunberg Speaks from Aid Ship Heading to Gaza Despite Israeli Threats: It’s My Moral Obligation. |
| EVENTS 13 June How can European countries break out of the downward spiral of militarisation, increasing their exports of war weapons, and unaccountability for war crimes? 17 June – WEBINAR : STATE of the NUCLEAR REVIVAL. |
| HISTORY. The United States and Greenland, Part I: Episodes in Nuclear History 1947-1968. |
| HUMAN RIGHTS.Madleen Gaza flotilla live tracker: Greta Thunberg, crew taken to Israel. Greta Thunberg on Gaza: Why we joined the Freedom Flotilla | Talk to Al Jazeera – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY38HjfrNGQ |
| LEGAL. Opposition to Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station sea defence plans lodged. TASC’s new legal challenge against Sizewell C’s secret flood defences. |
| MEDIA. Nuclear Power will ruin France -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/07/1-a-nuclear-power-will-ruin-france/ The Hidden Story: Israeli ‘Aid’ Is Part of Genocide Plan. From Media Darling to Persona Non Grata: Greta Thunberg’s Journey. |
OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . Scots aren’t having our voices heard – nuclear is one such case study. Protesters raise environmental fears as wait continues for Sizewell C funding announcement.
Stop Sizewell C carries out bold projection on Sizewell B dome a week before the Spending Review, highlighting alternatives for Sizewell C’s £40 billion cost.
It’s over! Anti-nuke dump campaigners in East Lincolnshire celebrate victory.
POLITICS. Nuclear power: a dream not worth having.
during Anglo-French summit -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/05/1-b1-sizewell-c-nuclear-project-to-get-go-ahead-during-anglo-french-summit/ Sizewell C nuclear power plant ‘could get go-ahead within weeks’. Sellafield nuclear clean-up too slow and too costly, say MPs.
Ukraine “Stinks Of Authoritarianism” – Kiev Mayor Klitschko Hits Out At Zelensky.
POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY.
- US vetoes Gaza ceasefire again, due to concerns it could save Palestinian lives. US Vetoes UN Resolution Calling for a Ceasefire in Gaza.
- Nuclear Watchdog Meeting Sparks Tensions With Iran. Tehran releases explanatory note defending 60% enrichment. Trump Says New Iran Deal Must Allow US To ‘Blow Up Whatever We Want’. Ayatollah Rejects US Nuclear Proposal, Vows Iran To Keep Enriching Uranium.
- Iran says IAEA new report on nuclear activities politically motivated, based on Israel’s fake documents. Truce or trap?
- RAY McGOVERN: Putin Would Not Rise to the Bait. Ukraine makes sure peace talks go nowhere.
| PUBLIC OPINION. Revulsion for Israel surges worldwide, new survey finds. |
| SAFETY. A superhighway to nuclear hell.The Nuclear Gambit: Trump just handed the atom to the highest bidder.The NRC’s new Mission Impossible: Making Atoms Great Again. Zaporizhzhia ‘extremely fragile’ relying on single off-site power line, IAEA warns. Sellafield failing to address ‘intolerable risks’, damning parliamentary report warns. |
| SECRETS and LIES. Epstein, Israel, ISIS, Palantir.Defence review dodges Britain’s nuclear blind spot – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/09/1-b1-defence-review-dodges-britains-nuclear-blind-spot/ |
| WASTES. £127M wasted on failed UK nuclear cleanup plan . Sellafield’s race against time: nuclear waste clean-up not going quickly enough, Public Accounts Committee (PAC) warns. They Dumped 200,000 Radioactive Barrels Into the Atlantic: 35 Years Later, French Scientists Are Going After Them. |
Nuclear news – but not from the nuclear-military-industrial-media complex
Some bits of good news – Kyrgyz Republic unveils 800,000-hectare ecological corridor for biodiversity. The EU ratified the global ocean treaty Australia’s grid ‘greener than ever’.
TOP STORIES. Legacy of US nuclear weapons tests in the Marshall Islands created global radiation exposure: new study.
US protects Israel as Netanyahu vows to ‘take over’ Gaza, using hunger as as weapon.
Desperation Time in Ukraine End-Game.Putin’s demands for peace include an end to NATO enlargement, sources say – ALSO AT ……..
https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/02/1-a-putins-demands-for-peace-include-an-end-to-nato-enlargement-sources-say/Revealed: Nato
rearmament could increase emissions by 200m tonnes a year.
Climate. Earth is heading for 2.7°C warming this century- We may avoid the worst climate scenarios – but the outlook is still dire. Almost 40% of world’s glaciers already doomed due to climate crisis – study. World faces new danger of ‘economic denial’ in climate fight, Cop30 head says.
Noel’s notes Time to give up the pretense about Ukraine winning the war. A tale of two dodgy domes.
AUSTRALIA. Marles’ misstep: welcome to the backlash. ‘Fork in the road’: How a failed nuclear plot locked in Australia’s renewable future. Liberals put nuclear power policy to the sword. Turnbull says ‘stupid’ Nationals picking ‘fight over nothing’ as Liberals weigh nuclear.
Albanese ramps up Gaza rhetoric as Zionist narrative erodes.
Nuclear Items
ATROCITIES. Israel’s aid plan for Gaza is a key part of its strategy to expel Palestinians. Extermination as negotiation: Understanding Israel’s strategy in Gaza.
Gaza’s Hospitals ARE The Target.
| ENERGY. Solar puts Australia in fast lane to 100% renewables. |
| ENVIRONMENT. David Lowry: Nuclear power has no role in “clean energy” because it isa very dirty technology! -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/29/1-b1-david-lowry-nuclear-power-has-no-role-in-clean-energy-because-it-isa-very-dirty-technology/Davis-Besse Report Reveals Constant Pollution, Flawed Monitoring, and Unending Nuclear Waste. |
| ETHICS and RELIGION. Sorry If This Is Antisemitic But I Think It’s Wrong To Burn Children Alive.Poll: 82% of Israelis want to expel Palestinians from Gaza; 47% want to kill every man, woman, child. Pope Leo XIV Renews Call for Gaza Ceasefire, Laments Israeli Killing of Palestinian Children. |
EVENTS. Veterans Launch 40-Day Fast to Protest Israel’s Starvation of Gaza.
7 June – Sizewell C Outrage Rally.
12 June – Nuclear War: A Scenario – join an online discussion with international best-selling author Annie Jacobsen.
| HEALTH. Ending nuclear weapons, before they end us. |
| HISTORY. The health impact of nuclear tests in French Polynesia – archive, 1981 |
| LEGAL. Enough Is Enough- Israel Is Committing War Crimes- Former Israeli PM. New Israeli Law Allows Palestinians as Young as 12 to Be Imprisoned for Life.Czech Nuclear Power Plant Deal with KHNP Likely Postponed until after October, due to court ruling. |
OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . Protest against Chalk River nuclear waste disposal project -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/30/2-b1-protest-against-chalk-river-nuclear-waste-disposal-project/
Anti-nuclear weapon campaigners picket Plymouth MP’s office ahead of Devonport demonstration.
| POLITICS. Nuclear power is back- Will it work out this time? Labour ministers under pressure as viral video shows broken promises to nuclear veterans. Lincolnshire County Councillors move to pull the plug on nuclear waste site talks. Lincolnshire County Council leader Sean Matthews defends stance on nuclear waste site amid criticism from Tories. Reform leader hits back after Tories saying he’s gone back on nuclear waste site promise. Disappointing but predictable: UK Government minister’s reply on nuke treaty. Trump’s nuclear vision collides with Trump’s actual policies.Trump’s executive orders could endanger America’s nuclear renaissance . |
| POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. How Donald Trump Discovers the Art of Political Negotiation. Trump’s role in provoking Russia’s destruction of Ukraine should not be ignored. Trump warns Netanyahu off Iran strike as nuclear talks continue. Iran rejects IAEA report alleging increased enriched uranium stockpile. Does Tehran want the bomb?Why the US Won’t Be Able to Help Build Taiwan’s Nuclear Future. |
| SAFETY. Rise in nuclear-related incidents deeply worrying. Experts warn Trump’s nuclear blitz could trigger ‘Next Three Mile Island’. ENSURING A MELTDOWN – Trump’s reckless nuclear orders. |
| SECRETS and LIES. How does the nuclear industry get away with its persistent, repetitive lies? France spent €90,000 countering research into impact of Pacific nuclear tests. Watchdog probes Springbank baron over nuclear firm meeting. |
| SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. Elon Musk promises more risky launches after sixth Starship failure. SpaceX loses contact with its Starship on 9th test flight after last 2 went down in flames. |
| TECHNOLOGY. Trump’s new ‘gold standard’ rule will destroy American science as we know it. China unveils world’s first AI nuke inspector. |
| WASTES. UK government’s Spending Review needs to allocate nuclear clean-up funds – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/31/1-b1-uk-governments-spending-review-needs-to-allocate-nuclear-clean-up-funds/ Dysfunctional: review reveals South Copeland GDF partnership at war. Councillors move to end nuclear waste talks. |
| WAR and CONFLICT. Here’s what they don’t tell you about ‘massive Russian strikes on Ukraine’. Ukraine drone strikes hit nuclear bombers deep inside Russia. Israeli Military Says It Will Occupy 75% of Gaza Within Two Months, ‘Concentrate’ the Civilian Population. US Has 500 Troops in Taiwan in Major Challenge to China. |
| WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. The 2026 bill for the Ukraine war is already in the mail. Ukraine ‘can’t afford’ it if US quits conflict – top Zelensky aide. Donald Trump’s Fool’s Gold. Gaza “a Gaping Wound on Humanity:” Spain Convenes Int’l Conference to call for Arms Embargo on Israel. Roads to War: The EU’s Security Action for Europe Fund. Europe’s defence without the U.S.: What does the new cost report say? Britain to buy fighter jets to carry nuclear weapons-ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/06/02/1-b1-britain-to-buy-fighter-jets-to-carry-nuclear-weapons/ |
This week – not-the-corporate nuclear news
Some bits of good news: Sustainable Ocean Action: A Global Stocktake of the Our Ocean Conference
How Pakistan pulled off one of the fastest solar revolutions in the world – a “bottom up” revolution.
TOP STORIES Why Is US Congress Silent on the Manmade Nightmare It Is Enabling in Gaza? -Bernie Sanders. Expulsion and Occupation: Israel’s Proposed Gaza Plan.
Resuscitation at Zaporizhzhia?
From the archives. Conflicts of interest in the Trump group’s push to sell nuclear reactors to Saudi Arabia.
Climate. I just returned from Antarctica: climate change isn’t some far-off problem – it’s here and hitting hard.
‘Sitting ducks’: the cities most vulnerable to climate disasters -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/07/2-b1-sitting-ducks-the-cities-most-vulnerable-to-climate-disasters/
How ‘out of touch’ Tony Blair became a serious threat to climate action. Two-thirds of global heating caused by richest 10%, study suggests.
5 huge climate opportunities await the next Australian parliament – and it has the numbers to deliver.
Noel’s notes The pro-nuclear drive and Zionism are intertwined.
AUSTRALIA.
- Business as usual: Labor stalls on Defence reform as AUKUS woes grow.
- If the Coalition sticks with nuclear, the fallout will be toxic. Will the Coalition ditch its nuclear power policy? Coalition bombs itself with nuclear energy policy. Australians choose batteries over nuclear after election fought on energy. Scrap nuclear: Key Liberal senator wants radioactive energy plan buried.
- Poison in the Heart-The Nuclear Wasting of South Australia.
- Who’s afraid of big, bad China?
- Front groups working with Zionist actors are promoting Islamophobia.
- The dark cloud of Murdoch has no silver lining.
NUCLEAR ITEMS.
| ECONOMICS. Ontario’s Darlington SMR project to cost nearly $21-billion, significantly higher than expected. Google agrees to fund the development of three new nuclear sites. How Miliband can make renewables cheaper – but there is really no alternative to renewables. |
| ENERGY. Rooftop solar can be torn out of capital’s hands. |
| ENVIRONMENT. Sellafield’s massive water abstraction plan for its new construction work has no environmental impact assessment and inadequate monitoring. Ohio EPA launches limited Luckey water testing after independent report shows high radiation in wells. |
| HISTORY. 80 years on US still embattled in senseless Cold War with Russia.The Anglo-Nazi Global Empire That Almost Was. |
| LEGAL. Lawsuit Compels Nationwide Public Review of Plutonium Bomb Core Production. |
| MEDIA. Israel Will Even Persecute Palestinians For Simply Talking To Journalists. |
| POLITICS. Durbin successor must not be co opted by the Israel Lobby. [SMRs] Trump wants to speed up construction of more NPP, bypass safety regulations- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/12/2-b1-draft-executive-orders-aim-to-speed-construction-of-nuclear-plants/. Trump administration considers orders expediting nuclear plant construction, NYT reports. US Administration’s initial proposal sees cuts to nuclear energy budget. |
| POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. Iran calls latest nuclear talks with US ‘difficult’ but both sides agree negotiations will continue. The Stakes of Donald Trump’s Negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Trump’s trip to Saudi Arabia raises the prospect of US nuclear cooperation with the kingdom. Non Proliferation Preparatory Committee concludes; Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons states point way forward. |
SAFETY.
- The Challenge to Japan’s Nuclear Restart.
- Starmer ignored nuclear watchdog when he blamed regulations for delays. Improvement notice issued at Dounreay nuclear power plant.
- Chernobyl shelter’s drone damage includes 330 openings in outer cladding. Russian drone strike caused tens of millions worth of damage to Chornobyl.
- Zaporizhzhia: Hurdle or catalyst for a peace deal in Ukraine
- Trump tightens control of independent agency overseeing nuclear safety. Trump considers weakening nuclear safety agency in bid for more power plants- ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/05/12/1-b1-trump-considers-weakening-nuclear-agency-in-bid-for-more-power-plants/
| SECRETS and LIES. The Deep State & the Death of Democracy. ‘It’s deceitful’: Critics slam owners of TMI Unit 2 for not reporting fire at plant. |
| SPINBUSTER. Who are Britain Remade? Atomic lobby seizes on Spanish blackout .Google tries to greenwash massive AI energy consumption with another vague nuclear deal. |
| TECHNOLOGY. Westinghouse drops out of UK SMR competition. |
| URANIUM. Depleted Uranium by Lynda Williams 2025- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_BXI5wVhKU |
| WAR and CONFLICT. Too Cruel to Even Imagine—Nuclear War in Densely Populated Areas Close the US military bases in Asia! Nuclear war has never been more likely – Here’s what it would look like now. |
| WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. Nuclear threat is more real than at any time since second World War. Starmer prepares for attack by Russia. |
Not the industry handouts – nuclear news this week
SOME BITS OF GOOD NEWS – From Drought to Hope: Advancing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Turkana County. Ancient Himalayan Water Temples Are Meeting Modern Needs.
Women Plumbers in Jordan Are Breaking Taboos.
TOP STORIES . The Ever-Expanding War Machine.
Security fears over mini nuclear plant network with ‘1,000s more police needed’ – ALSO AT
https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/23/3-a-security-fears-over-mini-nuclear-plant-network-with-1000s-more-police-needed/Scottish nuclear plant emptied of fuel as UK winds down ageing gas-cooled reactors – ALSO AT
https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/26/1-a-scottish-nuclear-plant-emptied-of-fuel-as-uk-winds-down-ageing-gas-cooled-reactors/
On Neo-Nazi Influence in Ukraine.
Plutonium’s Hidden Legacy at Piketon.
On Chernobyl Disaster Anniversary, Repairing Damaged Shield Poses ‘Enormous Challenge’
Climate. Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say.
‘Spiral of silence’: climate action is very popular, so why don’t people realise it?. The world’s biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates.
Noel’s notes. The Australian Labor Party is No Friend of the Nuclear-Free Cause
AUSTRALIA. Australian civil society groups unite against nuclear as pre-polling begins.
New report: Coalition’s nuclear folly would cost Australian economy at least $4.3 trillion by 2050
Dark Money: Labor and Liberal join forces in attacks on Teals and Greens.
Labor, Liberal and National Parties all caught up in American militarism, and enriching American weapons companies.
Fireys pour water on Peter Dutton’s “potentially catastrophic” nuclear power plan.
Toxic threat: New Greenpeace report outlines unacceptable risk of nuclear waste in Australia.
More Australian nuclear news at https://antinuclear.net/2025/04/23/australian-nuclear-news-21-28-april/
NUCLEAR ITEMS
| ATROCITIES. Call it what it clearly is: Genocide. UN: Gaza Is Facing Worst Humanitarian Situation Yet Due to Israeli Blockade. Aid workers describe Gaza as “stuff of nightmares” as Israel’s mass forced displacements cause carnage and despair. |
| ECONOMICS.EDF’s new UK plants should be negotiated as one, French energy minister says – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/27/2-b1-edfs-new-uk-plants-should-be-negotiated-as-one-french-energy-minister-says/Framatome awarded backup power and remote sensing Sizewell C contract. Nuclear Free Local Authorities sign letter asking leading banks to back our planet not the bomb! DOE Releases More Funding to Reopen Palisades Nuclear Plant. Sam Altman steps down as chair of nuclear power supplier Oklo to avoid conflict of interest – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/24/1-b-1-sam-altman-steps-down-as-chair-of-nuclear-power-supplier-oklo-to-avoid-conflict-of-interest/ British nuclear fusion pioneer plunges after ditching reactor plans. |
| ENERGY. Nuclear Free Local Authorities call for more NGO cash and solar panels on Sellafield nuke plant. |
| ENVIRONMENT. Water. Tankers travel from Alton Water to Sizewell C every day |
| ETHICS and RELIGION. The Pope Has Died, And The Palestinian People Have Lost An Important Advocate. |
| EVENTS. You are invited to join the 7 June ‘Outrage’ Rally against Sizewell C.CND shines spotlight on nuclear cover-up of US bombs in Britain with blockade of RAF Lakenheath, 26 April |
| HEALTH. They didn’t know their backyard creek carried nuclear waste – Now, they’re dying of cancer.. |
| LEGAL. What’s Legally Allowed in War – Gaza a dress rehearsal for U.S. war on China. 7 arrested during blockade of RAF Lakenheath, 26 April 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdy-fAGyT7wVictory for Greenpeace Luxembourg against EDF in court transparency ruling. |
| MEDIA. Pope Francis’ Obituaries Omit Focus on Palestine. As Israel Openly Declares Starvation as a Weapon, Media Still Hesitate to Blame It for Famine. Have some fun with Steve Coogan’s theatrical new Dr Strangelove – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALXh9rOvzfs |
SAFETY.
- Russia’s Rosatom says will proceed with Myanmar nuclear plant despite quake.
- The core of the Flamanville EPR reactor EPR reactor will be completely rebuilt – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/22/3-b-1-the-core-of-the-flamanville-epr-reactor-will-be-completely-rebuilt/
- ‘I guarded Britain’s nuclear sites – our security can’t cope with new mini reactors’. INSIDER THREAT SECURITY CONSIDERATIONSFOR ADVANCED AND SMALL MODULAR REACTORS-SUMMARY AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/23/3-b1-insider-threat-security-considerationsfor-advanced-and-small-modular-reactors/ Terrifying report warns UK’s nuclear facilities face rising military threat . Locals call for transparency after nuclear drill.
- World’s first AI-powered nuclear power plant Diablo Canyon worries experts after Trump plan.
- Tripling nuclear brings challenges for nuclear transport.
| SECRETS and LIES. Bribery at Hinkley Point. |
| SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. As more countries enter space, the boundary between civilian and military enterprise is blurring. Dangerously.China, Russia may build nuclear plant on moon to power lunar station, official says. |
| SPINBUSTER. Awash in AI propaganda. |
| TECHNOLOGY. US nuclear giant Westinghouse pulls out of race to build Britain’s first mini-nukes. |
| WASTES. Miliband explores cut-price clean-up of Britain’s deadliest nuclear waste -ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/25/2-b1-miliband-explores-cut-price-clean-up-of-britains-deadliest-nuclear-wast Weatherwatch: sage advice 50-odd years ago on UK nuclear power still relevant. Before the Elephant’s Foot: True Story of Chernobyl’s Reactor Explorers | Chornobyl Uncharted Ep 22 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8WGdMzR7v4 |
| WAR AND CONFLICT. UK to scrap plans for Ukraine troop deployment – The Times.Kursk Region fully liberated from Ukrainians – Putin. |
| WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. 80 years after atomic bombs devastated Japan, Donald Trump’s actions risk nuclear proliferation.Spain terminates multimillion deal with Israeli weapons maker.US prepares $100bn arms deal with Saudi Arabia ahead of Trump visit. |
Nuclear news – not the industry handouts
Some bits of good news – ‘Friendship benches’ are coming to England.
Power to the people: the rise of community energy
How an Ancient Yemeni Tradition Is Reviving Bee Populations.
TOP STORIES.
Trump’s Iran talks can succeed if the administration embraces reality rather than myth. Trump has threatened Iran over an ultimatum that likely cannot be met.
From the archives – ‘How Many Nuclear Bombs Has The US Air Force Lost?
Climate. Arctic sea ice hit a record low as global powers eye shipping routes.
Noel’s notes. The irrational optimism of the nuclear power lobby.
AUSTRALIA.
- Community groups furious Coalition nuclear plan would go ahead even if locals oppose it.
- As the debate around renewables and nuclear continues, here is what the experts say.
- How US Dependence is Not in Our Best Interest.
- What if a Fukushima-sized nuclear accident happened near you? – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIModFC_9kI
- Nuclear would funnel up to 200 Gigalitres away from Australian farms annually.
- Going nuclear will decimate jobs in regions first, stop billions in new investment.
- Israeli Defence Force courts Australian universities amid anti-war protests.
- More Australian nuclear news at https://antinuclear.net/2025/04/10/australian-nuclear-news-7-14-april/
ATROCITIES. Israel is About to Empty Gaza . How Israel hunts and executes Palestinian medics.
| ETHICS and RELIGION. The Journey Beyond Nukes Begins with an Apology. |
| EVENTS. In Chicago: Testimonies of Korean Atomic Bomb Victims and International People’s Tribunal Promotion Events. |
| HISTORY. We thought it was the end of the world’: How the US dropped four nuclear bombs on Spain in 1966 |
| LEGAL. The top Republicans in the Arizona Legislature want the federal government to cut back regulations on the nuclear energy industry. |
| MEDIA. Media Find Ways to Minimize Israel’s Murder of Paramedics. When will progressive media acknowledge and condemn US enabled genocide in Gaza. |
| OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR .Attacked, demonized and forced into hiding. Nuclear waste returns to Germany amid protests. The 2025 Nuclear-Free Future Awards. Youth Leading the Charge for a Nuclear-Free Future. Raising Funds to Stop Lake District Coast Sub-Sea Nuclear Dump. NFLAs ‘shout up’ for National Parks to be spared from nuclear development. |
| SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. ESA’s new documentary paints worrying picture of Earth’s orbital junk problem. |
| TECHNOLOGY. The Flamanville EPR nuclear reactor will not be able to deliver its full power without major works – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/12/1-a-the-flamanville-epr-nuclear-reactor-will-not-be-able-to-deliver-its-full-power-without-major-works/ Radiation Monitoring – Scottish university in ‘world-first’ for nuclear technology. UK Government convenes AI Energy Council, but could be ignoring hidden climate impacts in supply chains. |
| WASTES. Nuclear waste sparks fury in Germany. |
| WAR and CONFLICT. Russia holds all the cards. |
| WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. Inside the New Mexico lab where the U.S. is moving into the most terrifying chapter of the nuclear arms race. Walt Zlotow: Trump, Hegseth off by nearly 1 trillion on national security budget. To Secure U.S. Energy Dominance, the Department of Defense Selects Eligible Companies for the Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations Program. |
Nuclear news this week – not industry handouts
Some bits of good news.
Girl Goals: What Has Changed for Girls?Adolescent girls’ rights over 30 Years
Fighting malnutrition in Burundi: Mothers of Light are rays of hope .
A study found we underestimate how kind the world really is
TOP STORIES. Once seen as a symbolic protest, the nuclear ban treaty is growing teeth. Nuclear war threat: why Africa’s pushing for a complete ban.
Nuclear Threat Beneath The Seas.
Walt Zlotow – Why do so many leaders remain stupid about Ukraine war?
SMRs most expensive of all electricity technologies per kW generation.
PLANT VOGTLE The True Cost of Nuclear Power in the United States –Extract at
https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/04/plant-vogtle-the-true-cost-of-nuclear-power-in-the-united-states/
Climate. Global warming is ‘exposing’ new coastlines and islands as Arctic glaciers shrink . Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer. Average person will be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C, new research shows.
AUSTRALIA. Trump tariffs spark questions over US alliance. This ain’t no April fools: Nuclear support melts down in proposed nuclear communities. More Australian nuclear news at https://antinuclear.net/2025/04/01/australian-nuclear-news-april-1st-7th/
NUCLEAR ITEMS.
ATROCITIES. International pressure forces Israel to change account of Gaza medics’ killing. What really happened in Bucha? The questions Western media won’t ask.
ECONOMICS.
- Cost of EPR2 : Reporterre publishes a censored alert. Mini nuclear reactor rush has a short half-life – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/06/2-b1-cost-of-epr2-reporterre-publishes-a-censored-alert/
- Buyer sought for nuclear energy developer as it collapses into administration.
- Miliband pours £2.7bn into Sizewell nuclear power projectafter EDF cuts stake. https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/06/2-b1-cost-of-epr2-reporterre-publishes-a-censored-alert/ UK Treasury confident Sizewell C nuclear power investors will soon be ‘teed up’ – crunch time for Sizewell. ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/03/1-b1-uk-treasury-confident-sizewell-c-nuclear-power-investors-will-soon-beteed-up-crunch-time-for-sizewell/
- UPDATE ON THE BANKRUPTCY OF USNC – Ultra Safe Nuclear.
- ‘Greedy landlords are cashing in and forcing us out of town’.
| EDUCATION. Hinkley C nuclear power station site teaches A Level students about “clean” energy !! |
| ENVIRONMENT. ‘They’re everywhere’: workers warn of rat infestation at Somerset nuclear plant. |
| EVENTS. Local Communities Say NO to Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL Expansion); Public Comments Due on Thursday, April 10th. “Getting people to do what they can from where they are”: NFLAs support Democracy Day inspiring peace activists to make Councils anti-nuke allies-14-26 April – Lakenheath Peace Camp https://nuclearactive.org/ |
| HISTORY. ‘Bringing calm and hope’: President Carter’s role at Three Mile Island |
| LEGAL. Deloitte seeks to avoid liability over US nuclear fiasco – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/06/2-b1-deloitte-seeks-to-avoid-liability-over-us-nuclear-fiasco/ Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) rejects intervenors’ Palisades “zombie” nuke reactor restart petition & hearing request. |
| MEDIA. Canada supplied uranium for atomic bombs in WWII — 80 years later, the cleanup continues – film Atomic Reaction. |
OPPOSITION to NUCLEAR . The great trek for justice.
Resistance to nuke dump grows in South Copeland.
POLITICS.
- Germany’s Conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) mulls reactivation of nuclear power plants.
- Democracy should not be an April Fools’ Day Joke! ‘Another significant show of confidence’ in Sizewell C, – making the total of taxpayers’ money going into the project a staggering £6.4bn).
- Federal regulator approves Canada’s first small modular reactor.
POLITICS INTERNATIONAL and DIPLOMACY. Iran rejects ‘meaningless’ direct talks with US. With US bombers at the ready, can Trump cut a deal with Iran and avoid a war? Trump’s bombing threat over Iran nuclear programme prompts backlash. Military confrontation ‘almost inevitable‘ if Iran nuclear talks fail: French FM. Iran rejects direct talks with the US over its nuclear programme. Trump Threatens Iran With ‘Bombing’ If Nuclear Deal Is Not Reached.
EUROPE’S DESPERATE GAMBIT. If the Europeans are serious about peace, they should invite Zelensky to fewer meetings. TRUMP’S PURSUIT OF A UKRAINIAN PEACE: Early Results and Future Prospects.
Why Ontario won’t consider the nuclear option in its fight over Trump’s tariffs.
China or America-Who is the warmonger?
The West has big plans for nuclear power: Will geopolitics play ball
SAFETY. Unsafe for Russia to restart Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, says Ukraine energy chief.
Pearl Harbor update brings nuclear risk.
Nuclear site given more time to fix safety breach.
SECRETS and LIES.
- Britain sent over 500 spy flights to Gaza.
- Biden Lied About Everything, Including Nuclear Risk, During Ukraine Operation.
- Meltdown: the toxic culture that helped destroy the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC).
- Russian sensors suspected of attempting to spy on the UK’s nuclear submarines have been found hidden in the seas around Britain – ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/07/1-russian-sensors-suspected-of-attempting-to-spy-on-the-uks-nuclear-submarines-have-been-found-hidden-in-the-seas-around-britain/
SPACE. EXPLORATION, WEAPONS. Swarms of satellites are harming astronomy. Here’s how researchers are fighting back.
| TECHNOLOGY. Bavarian SMRs & Hydrogen Vans: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? |
| URANIUM. Uranium stocks dumped as market ‘paralysis’ intensifies. |
| WASTES Inside the bizarre race to secure Earth’s nuclear tombs. Cumbria could be only option for nuclear disposal. Millom nuclear waste plans ‘currently detrimental’ to locals-ALSO AT https://nuclear-news.net/2025/04/06/2-b1-millom-nuclear-waste-plans-currently-detrimental-to-locals/ Recycling Nuclear Waste: A Win-Win or a Dangerous Gamble? Plutonium The true story of the demon core – https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9FEFGlBZBwg |
| WAR and CONFLICT. It’s Official: Ukraine Conflict is British ‘Proxy War‘. Germany deploys troops to Russia’s doorstep for first time since the Nazis. Hegseth Orders Pentagon To Focus on Preparing for War With China Over Taiwan. Hegseth Circulated Secret Pentagon Memo On Preparing For War With China. |
| WEAPONS and WEAPONS SALES. The future of Europe won’t be shaped by mushroom clouds – why nuclear weapons don’t provide security – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4Cx5O1yfoo Britain is aiding Israel’s nuclear force. UK nuclear deterrent: the mutual defense agreement is at risk in a Trumpian age. |
1 This month.
PETITION – To: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Australian Labor Government
Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes – A good documentary on Chernobyl on SBS available On Demand for the next 3 weeks– https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-program/chernobyl-the-lost-tapes/235274195556
19 May – Webinar- Webinar: No Nuclear Weapons in Australia
Start: 2026-05-19 18:00:00 UTC Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney (GMT+10:00)
End: 2026-05-19 19:30:00 UTC Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney (GMT+10:00)
20 May – Webinar – The dangerous world of AUKUS, US, military occupation and suppression of dissent
National Webinar, 20th May, 2026, 6.30pm AEST. Confronting laws restricting/suppressing protest speech and action
Speakers: Former Sen. Rex Patrick, Lawyer Nick Hanna ,Arthur Rorris ,Jorgen Doyle, Sen David Shoebbridge,
Facilitator Kelley Tranter.
of the week – Australians for War Powers Reform (AWPR)
To see nuclear-related stories in greater depth and intensity
Antinuclear 