Saturday, October 28, 2017

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Countries update on waste management progress

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Diplomats in Vienna Briefed on Nuclear Law

Fanny Tonos Paniagua, IAEA Office of Legal Affairs

Ms Peri L. Johnson with HE Ms Victoria-Kruse, Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic; HE Ms Collinson, Permanent Representative of the Philippines; Mr Kanana, Permanent Mission of Kenya, and Staff of the Office of Legal Affairs during the roundtable discussion. (Photo: K. Nikolic/IAEA)

Diplomats were briefed this week on nuclear law during a “Workshop for Diplomats on Nuclear Law” conducted by the IAEA at its headquarters in Vienna.
In her opening remarks Ms Peri-Lynne Johnson, Director of the IAEA Office of Legal Affairs, explained that the objective of the workshop was to provide an overview of the essentials of nuclear law and highlighted that such workshops are conducted periodically to give diplomats posted in Vienna the opportunity to gain further knowledge in this field.
The workshop started with a general introduction to nuclear law, followed by presentations on the international legal framework for nuclear safety, security, safeguards and civil liability for nuclear damage. Topics of interest raised by participants during the discussions included the scope of application of the Convention on Nuclear Safety, the mechanisms for notification and assistance established respectively by the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident and the Convention on Assistance in Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency and the calculation of compensation under the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, among others.

Ms Peri-Lynne Johnson, Director and Legal Adviser, IAEA Office of Legal Affairs. (Photo: N. Nikolic/IAEA)

A session on current issues and trends on nuclear law was also part of the programme, during which Ms Johnson referred to the constant evolution of the international legal framework, particularly following events like the Chernobyl accident, the 9/11 attacks and the Fukushima Daichii accident. Among recent developments she cited the entry into force of the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, the adoption of the Vienna Declaration on Nuclear Safety under the Convention on Nuclear Safety, as well as the adoption earlier this year of a Supplementary Guidance to the Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources on the Management of Disused Radioactive Sources.
The event concluded with a round table on the IAEA’s legislative assistance programme, during which the IAEA Office of Legal Affairs and representatives from the Dominican Republic, Kenya and the Philippines shared views on how this programme supports the needs of Member States for enhancing their national legal frameworks for the safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear energy and ionizing radiation.
Referring to this support Ambassador Lourdes Victoria-Kruse, Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic, praised training programmes like the Nuclear Law Institute, “without which it would be difficult for lawyers in many countries to learn about this subject”. For Ambassador Maria Collinson, Permanent Representative of the Philippines, “the legislative assistance programme is one of the best investments that we can make, as Agency support is very important to raise awareness of stakeholders in the legislative process about the specificities of the nuclear field and the related international legal instruments”.
More than 85 participants from 57 permanent missions attended the workshop, offered by the IAEA to provide diplomats posted in Vienna with the opportunity to get better acquainted with different aspects of its work.

(Photo: N. Nikolic/IAEA)

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Friday, October 27, 2017

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Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup October 27, 2017

Nuclear Roundup

October 27, 2017

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news.

North Korea

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Chinese scientists warn North Korea about disaster threat at nuclear test site

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United States

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Former CIA chief: Nuclear war with Russia, biological weapons and climate change 'only' existential threats to US

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Suspended agent had 'unauthorized access' to nukes

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Link to DOE IG Report:

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International

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The Real Importance of North Korean and Iranian Pursuit of Nuclear Weapons

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Russia Test Fires 4 Intercontinental-Range Ballistic Missiles

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How the U.S. Navy Is 'Helping' Russia's Subs Become More Deadly

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Soviet submarine officer who averted nuclear war awarded 'Future of Life' prize

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Russia Has a Dead Nuclear Submarine That Was Never Recovered (Armed with Nukes)

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Nuclear club's rival weapons and agendas pushing us into uncertain new world

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South Korean opposition leader calls for ‘freedom nuclear alliance’

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South Korea's Nuclear Energy Debate

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General Interest

No Nukes, They Say

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Disarming the world

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ENE News - ‘Alarm’: Feds find ‘bizarre’ results in survey of Pacific Ocean — Record low numbers of fish — Expert: “We pulled that net up, and there was not a thing in it… this is really different than anything we’ve ever seen”

‘Alarm’: Feds find ‘bizarre’ results in survey of Pacific Ocean — Record low numbers of fish — Expert: “We pulled that net up, and there was not a thing in it… this is really different than anything we’ve ever seen”

Published: October 26th, 2017 at 8:56 am ET
By ENENews

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Seattle Times, Oct 9, 2017 (emphasis added): Scientists survey Pacific Northwest salmon each year. For the first time, some nets are coming up empty — Scientists have been hauling survey nets through the ocean off the coasts of Washington and Oregon for 20 years. But this is the first time some have come up empty… In a report on their trawl survey, the scientists logged some of the lowest numbers of yearling Snake River spring chinook recorded since the survey began in 1998. Coho numbers were just as depressed… This year’s bizarre survey results all started with The Blob… [NOAA’s David] Huff said the purpose of a memo the research team wrote to managers about their survey results was intended to provide an early warning of how poor and just plain strange conditions in the ocean off Washington and Oregon’s coasts are…
David Huff, NOAA Fisheries, Oct 9, 2017: “We were really worrying if there was something wrong with our equipment… We have never hauled that net through the water looking for salmon or forage fish and not gotten a single salmon. Three times we pulled that net up, and there was not a thing in it. We looked at each other, like, ‘this is really different than anything we have ever seen.’ It was alarming.”
Brian Burke, NOAA Fisheries, Oct 9, 2017: “Every year is different. But this year popped out as being really different… Not just a bunch of normal metrics that point to a bad ocean year, but the presence of these things we have never seen before, really big changes in the ecosystem. Something really big has shifted here.”
Daily Astorian, Sep 4, 2017: Warning signs for salmon… The numbers of young salmon caught off the Oregon and Washington state coasts during an annual federal survey cruise this June were among the lowest recorded in the past 20 years. In fact, numbers were low across nearly all the species researchers regularly catch or observe — from birds like the common murre to forage fish like anchovies and smelt… Brian Burke [with NOAA said,] “it was clear that there were not many fish out there.”… Burke said their understanding of why so many juveniles apparently died could shift.
NOAA, Sep 2017: Ocean conditions for salmon headed to sea this year are very poor, according to recent NOAA Fisheries research surveys… NOAA Fisheries research surveys off the Pacific Northwest this year turned up among the fewest juvenile salmon of any of the last 20 years, an indication that many of the young fish that migrated to the ocean did not survive… Catches of other species such as smelt, herring, and anchovy were also low… This year researchers noted that chlorophyll, which is a barometer of the plankton that helps sustain higher trophic levels, was at its lowest levels in 20 years…
See also: Massive die-offs reported in Pacific Ocean — Officials: “No fish out there, anywhere, over a very large area”… “What’s happening? Where’s their food?” — “Alarming… Frightening… Total failure in reproduction… Like nothing we’ve ever observed before” (VIDEO)

Published: October 26th, 2017 at 8:56 am ET
By ENENews

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup October 26, 2017

Nuclear Roundup

October 26, 2017

A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news.

North Korea

North Korean official: Take hydrogen bomb threat 'literally'

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Trump says Russia hurting U.S. efforts on North Korea nuclear issue

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-north-korea-nuclear-trump-russia/trump-says-russia-hurting-u-s-efforts-on-north-korea-nuclear-issue-idUSKBN1CV05E

Asean defense chiefs call on North Korea to abandon nuclear weapons, condemn missile launches

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UDMH Production in North Korea: Additional Facilities Likely

http://www.38north.org/2017/10/udmh102517/

The United States and North Korea Are Edging Into Increasingly Dangerous Territory

https://www.thenation.com/article/the-united-states-and-north-korea-are-edging-into-increasingly-dangerous-territory/

Dealing with a defiant North Korea

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/25/north-korea-still-defiant-despite-negotiations/

Why a Nuclear War Between America and North Korea Is Very Possible

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/why-nuclear-war-between-america-north-korea-very-possible-22895

United States

FBI informant released from confidentiality agreement, now can testify about Russian nuclear bribes

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What you need to know about Hillary Clinton, Russia, and uranium

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Corker in talks with Cardin on Iran nuclear deal

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/25/iran-nuclear-deal-bob-corker-ben-cardin-244163

Washington Resumes Talking About Nuclear War

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/10/north-korea-nuclear-war/543732/

NNSA releases final request for proposals for lab

http://www.lamonitor.com/content/nnsa-releases-final-request-proposals-lab-contract

Nukes, Reagan, and Us

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/453100/ronald-reagan-and-nuclear-weapons-was-he-utopian

International

UN Nuclear Inspection Chief To Visit Iran This Weekend

https://www.rferl.org/a/un-nuclear-inspection-chief-amano-visit-iran-this-weekend/28816415.html

Iran Paving Way to Abandon Nuclear Deal, Fortify Missile Program

http://freebeacon.com/national-security/iran-paving-way-abandon-nuclear-deal-fortify-missile-program/

Israel Willing to Resort to Military Action to Stop Iran Acquiring Nuclear Weapons: Minister

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2017-10-26/israel-willing-to-resort-to-military-action-to-stop-iran-acquiring-nuclear-weapons-minister

South Korean Opposition Leader Presses U.S. for Nuclear Weapons

https://www.wsj.com/articles/south-korean-opposition-leader-presses-u-s-for-nuclear-weapons-1508962935

Editorial: Japan betraying global trust by snubbing nuke ban treaty

http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201710250031.html

Three atomic-bomb survivors will attend Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in December

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/10/26/national/three-atomic-bomb-survivors-will-attend-nobel-peace-prize-ceremony-december/#.WfHiQ_-nFrQ

How China has Become the World's Fastest Expanding Nuclear Power Producer

https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/how-china-has-become-the-worlds-fastest-expanding-nuclear-power-producer

India-US nuke deal signed without ground work: Ex-US Senator

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/india-us-nuke-deal-signed-without-ground-work-ex-us-senator/articleshow/61236998.cms

Summary of the IAEA Technical Cooperation Conference Available Online

https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/summary-of-the-iaea-technical-cooperation-conference-available-online

General Interest

How a State Department Study Prevented Nuclear War With China

https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/how-a-state-department-study-prevented-nuclear-war-with-china/

Doyle: Ballistic missiles: Limit them first. Then ban them.

https://thebulletin.org/ballistic-missiles-limit-them-first-then-ban-them11222

New Journal: The Texas National Security Review

https://tnsr.org/

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Fukushima Update 10/26/17

Fukushima Update 10/26/17 –

Fukushima’s storage facility for rural radioactive debris opens Saturday… Tokyo schools will resume annual Fukushima field trips… Tepco and Tokyo both appeal the latest Fukushima accident reparation ruling… More of Fukushima’s main train line to the coast opens… Fukushima’s governor promotes his prefecture to Brazil.

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ANS Winter Meeting starts 10/28 in DC

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