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Major Energy and Environmental News and Commentary affecting the Nuclear Industry.

Saturday, May 6, 2023

Press TV Newsroom (Iran): the drone attack on the Kremlin - its meaning and what comes next

Press TV Newsroom (Iran): the drone attack on the Kremlin - its meaning and what comes next: Once again it was my pleasure last night to participate in a live broadcast on Press TV discussing the drone attack on the Kremlin which the Russians blame on the United States as prime mover. This brings us to within a hair’s breadth of declaration of war on the United States.

Biden Maintains Veil Over Israeli Nuclear Bomb Program

Biden Maintains Veil Over Israeli Nuclear Bomb Program

Senators Question Why Biden’s ‘Rush to Green Energy’ Is Leaving Nuclear Power Behind

Senators Question Why Biden’s ‘Rush to Green Energy’ Is Leaving Nuclear Power Behind: President Joe Biden is steering U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) investments and inducements into “green energies” to meet ...

You Should Be Worried About the Climate: Oliver Stone's 'Nuclear Now'

You Should Be Worried About the Climate: Oliver Stone's 'Nuclear Now': Oliver Stone has shifted his stance on nuclear power. His documentary "Nuclear Now" examines the director's shift from a skeptic to a backer.

Storage wars: Will New Mexico’s new law stop a proposed nuclear waste dump? - Albuquerque Journal

Storage wars: Will New Mexico’s new law stop a proposed nuclear waste dump? - Albuquerque Journal: In March, New Mexico lawmakers took their biggest step yet in an attempt to block plans for a nuclear waste storage facility in the scrublands near Carlsbad.

Doosan starts forging components for NuScale SMR : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Doosan starts forging components for NuScale SMR : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

NRC discusses Diablo Canyon logistics with the public | Pacific Coast Business Times

NRC discusses Diablo Canyon logistics with the public | Pacific Coast Business Times

Holtec reports progress on Indian Point fuel transfers, negotiations with state over environmental monitoring costs – ExchangeMonitor

Holtec reports progress on Indian Point fuel transfers, negotiations with state over environmental monitoring costs – ExchangeMonitor

Enviros sue NRC over proposed Diablo Canyon restart – ExchangeMonitor

Enviros sue NRC over proposed Diablo Canyon restart – ExchangeMonitor

Diablo Canyon extension challenged by environmental groups | Climate Change | sfexaminer.com

Diablo Canyon extension challenged by environmental groups | Climate Change | sfexaminer.com: PG&E's nuclear power plant was granted an exemption in March to continue operating past 2025. Environmental groups argue the ruling is "dangerous."

‘No other way to do it’: Biden about to go big on power plants - POLITICO

‘No other way to do it’: Biden about to go big on power plants - POLITICO: Historically strict EPA regulations on coal- and gas-fired power plants are due out next week. They face legal and political peril.

Putin's Former Missile Chief Issues Chilling Nuclear Warning Hours After Kremlin 'Assassination Bid'

Putin's Former Missile Chief Issues Chilling Nuclear Warning Hours After Kremlin 'Assassination Bid': Trusted by over 40+ million worldwide readers, SmartNews provides the best news, stories and events across 200+ local news sites.

Putin's Former Missile Chief Issues Chilling Nuclear Warning Hours After Kremlin 'Assassination Bid'

Putin's Former Missile Chief Issues Chilling Nuclear Warning Hours After Kremlin 'Assassination Bid'

Israel has freedom to act against Iran nuclear threat - US - The Jerusalem Post

Israel has freedom to act against Iran nuclear threat - US - The Jerusalem Post: “Sturm und drang” over Netanyahu’s White House snub is overblown, US national security adviser says.

Opinion | The protectionist Biden Doctrine is a bad idea for America - The Washington Post

Opinion | The protectionist Biden Doctrine is a bad idea for America - The Washington Post: America's openness to trade has been better for the country than the Biden administration will allow. And protectionism won't make things better.

The Uniparty Engages In Their Latest Kabuki Theater "Carbon Neutrality" aka PSYOP-CLIMATE-CHANGE

The Uniparty Engages In Their Latest Kabuki Theater "Carbon Neutrality" aka PSYOP-CLIMATE-CHANGE: The Uniparty Engages In Their Latest Kabuki Theater "Carbon Neutrality" aka PSYOP-CLIMATE-CHANGE

Does the Harvard Kennedy School Serve the People—or Power? | The Nation

Does the Harvard Kennedy School Serve the People—or Power? | The Nation

U.S. CHIP MAKERS - GET REAL - by Clyde Prestowitz

U.S. CHIP MAKERS - GET REAL - by Clyde Prestowitz: You Cannot Have it Both Ways

Iran’s New Friends: Russia and China - WSJ

Iran’s New Friends: Russia and China - WSJ

Friday, May 5, 2023

I’m in Wyoming to celebrate the next nuclear breakthrough | Bill Gates

I’m in Wyoming to celebrate the next nuclear breakthrough | Bill Gates

The Kremlin Did Not Kill Itself: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

The Kremlin Did Not Kill Itself: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

Neocon propaganda outlet busted! - Nonzero Newsletter

Neocon propaganda outlet busted! - Nonzero Newsletter: Plus: Deep-fake defense system, mind-reading AI, climate-change do-over, Jeffrey Sachs comes on the pod, and more!

Alex O'Brien: 3D printing and nuclear metallurgy - YouTube

Alex O'Brien: 3D printing and nuclear metallurgy - YouTube

Chevron case: Supreme Court could take sledgehammer to agency power | The Hill

Chevron case: Supreme Court could take sledgehammer to agency power | The Hill

Watch Poisoning the Amazon | Episode 2 - Bloomberg

Watch Poisoning the Amazon | Episode 2 - Bloomberg: Aluminum in Ford's new electric F-150 can be traced back to bauxite mines in the Amazon whose owners have long faced allegations of pollution and land appropriation. In this episode of Bloomberg Investigates, we visit the communities directly affected and meet the people who are fighting back against the companies they hold responsible. (Source: Bloomberg)

US Prepares to Fast Track $500 Million of Arms for Taiwan - Bloomberg

US Prepares to Fast Track $500 Million of Arms for Taiwan - Bloomberg

Debt Ceiling Deadline: When Should Wall Street and Washington Worry? - Bloomberg

Debt Ceiling Deadline: When Should Wall Street and Washington Worry? - Bloomberg: Analysts have brought forward their expectations for when the US is at risk of breaching its borrowing limit

The Nord Stream Explosions: New Revelations About Motive, Means, and Opportunity | The Nation

The Nord Stream Explosions: New Revelations About Motive, Means, and Opportunity | The Nation

Westinghouse Electric announces new small modular reactor borrowing from its AP1000 nuclear technology | Utility Dive

Westinghouse Electric announces new small modular reactor borrowing from its AP1000 nuclear technology | Utility Dive

Westinghouse sees a bigger market for its smaller nuclear reactor | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Westinghouse sees a bigger market for its smaller nuclear reactor | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Opinion: Nuclear power is a vital part of climate change solution | CNN

Opinion: Nuclear power is a vital part of climate change solution | CNN

Opinion: Here's Congress' plan for storing nuclear waste - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Opinion: Here's Congress' plan for storing nuclear waste - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Will The EU Sanction Russia’s Nuclear Industry? | OilPrice.com

Will The EU Sanction Russia’s Nuclear Industry? | OilPrice.com

Gallup poll: Support for nuclear grows -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Gallup poll: Support for nuclear grows -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Framatome turns out one-of-a-kind fuels to extend the life of research reactors -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Framatome turns out one-of-a-kind fuels to extend the life of research reactors -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Feds, state reach agreement in Hanford cleanup negotiations -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Feds, state reach agreement in Hanford cleanup negotiations -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Hot functional testing completed at Vogtle-4 -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Hot functional testing completed at Vogtle-4 -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

The NASEM report: Laying the foundation for a nuclear-powered, low-carbon grid -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

The NASEM report: Laying the foundation for a nuclear-powered, low-carbon grid -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Westinghouse unveils SMR version of AP1000 -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Westinghouse unveils SMR version of AP1000 -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Integrated energy systems: Transitioning to carbon-­free electricity, industry, and transportation -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Integrated energy systems: Transitioning to carbon-­free electricity, industry, and transportation -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Holtec deepens relationship with South Korea for SMR deployment -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Holtec deepens relationship with South Korea for SMR deployment -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Westinghouse unveils SMR version of AP1000 -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Westinghouse unveils SMR version of AP1000 -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

A Kingly Proposal: Letter from Julian Assange to King Charles III

A Kingly Proposal: Letter from Julian Assange to King Charles III: WikiLeaks founder calls for “mercy” from King Charles as the political prisoner highlights England’s jail conditions.

CV19 Bioweapon Caused a Pandemic of the Vaccinated – Ed Dowd

CV19 Bioweapon Caused a Pandemic of the Vaccinated – Ed Dowd

INB signs contracts relating to fuel supplies at NT2E : Corporate - World Nuclear News

INB signs contracts relating to fuel supplies at NT2E : Corporate - World Nuclear News

IAEA assesses regulatory preparedness for Fukushima water release : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News

IAEA assesses regulatory preparedness for Fukushima water release : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News

Preparatory construction begins for Pallas research reactor : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Preparatory construction begins for Pallas research reactor : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Orano signs partnership agreement with government of Niger : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News

Orano signs partnership agreement with government of Niger : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News

Major module put in place at Sanmen 4 : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Major module put in place at Sanmen 4 : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Doosan starts forging components for NuScale SMR : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Doosan starts forging components for NuScale SMR : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

The US silence on Israeli nuclear weapons and the right-wing Israeli government - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The US silence on Israeli nuclear weapons and the right-wing Israeli government - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Moon of Alabama 'Nearly A Third Of The World Economy Is Now Subject To Sanctions'

Moon of Alabama

White House Received Prescient Warning TWO YEARS Before the Plandemic

White House Received Prescient Warning TWO YEARS Before the Plandemic: This important article is cross-posted from U.S. Right to Know with permission thanks to their FOIA. Written by Emily Kopp.

Nuclear Plants Get Enforcement Break on Chemical for Wires (3)

Nuclear Plants Get Enforcement Break on Chemical for Wires (3)

Statement on the fifteenth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic

Statement on the fifteenth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic

US firm unveils game-changing small nuclear reactor that can power 300,000 homes

US firm unveils game-changing small nuclear reactor that can power 300,000 homes

Westinghouse AP300 / US Company Unveils ‘Game-Changing’ Mid-Sized Nuclear Reactor :: NucNet | The Independent Nuclear News Agency

Westinghouse AP300 / US Company Unveils ‘Game-Changing’ Mid-Sized Nuclear Reactor :: NucNet | The Independent Nuclear News Agency

Seeing demand for small nuclear units grow, Westinghouse to market 300-MW reactor | S&P Global Commodity Insights

Seeing demand for small nuclear units grow, Westinghouse to market 300-MW reactor | S&P Global Commodity Insights

Westinghouse unveils AP300 small modular reactor : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Westinghouse unveils AP300 small modular reactor : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

US Company Aims to Reopen a Retired Nuclear Power Plant

US Company Aims to Reopen a Retired Nuclear Power Plant

Enviros sue NRC over proposed Diablo Canyon restart – ExchangeMonitor

Enviros sue NRC over proposed Diablo Canyon restart – ExchangeMonitor

NRC meets in SLO to discuss Diablo Canyon safety, license | San Luis Obispo Tribune

NRC meets in SLO to discuss Diablo Canyon safety, license | San Luis Obispo Tribune

The NRC Picks a Regulatory Pathway for… | The Breakthrough Institute

The NRC Picks a Regulatory Pathway for… | The Breakthrough Institute

China's Belt and Road pivots from coal plants to data centers - Nikkei Asia

China's Belt and Road pivots from coal plants to data centers - Nikkei Asia: TOKYO -- China's Belt and Road Initiative has been shifting away from signature big infrastructure projects in favor of less capital-intensive fi

US In Talks On Establishing Military Bases In Finland | ZeroHedge

US In Talks On Establishing Military Bases In Finland | ZeroHedge

Gas Industry Losing its Most Valuable Customer: Blue States | RealClearPolicy

Gas Industry Losing its Most Valuable Customer: Blue States | RealClearPolicy

The New Ugly Americans | RealClearPolicy

The New Ugly Americans | RealClearPolicy

US seeks meeting with China Defence Minister in Singapore | The Straits Times

US seeks meeting with China Defence Minister in Singapore | The Straits Times

China’s New Strategy for Waging the Microchip Tech War

China’s New Strategy for Waging the Microchip Tech War

Lights Out: Biden’s Plan To Shut Down Power Plants Is a Dangerous Assault on America’s Free Enterprise System

Lights Out: Biden’s Plan To Shut Down Power Plants Is a Dangerous Assault on America’s Free Enterprise System

Arab countries move toward welcoming Syria back into Arab League - The Jerusalem Post

Arab countries move toward welcoming Syria back into Arab League - The Jerusalem Post

Biden’s Offshore Wind Push Faces New Headwind — Massive Turbines Breaking Down

Biden’s Offshore Wind Push Faces New Headwind — Massive Turbines Breaking Down