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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Toshiba completes Mangiarotti sale

Toshiba completes Mangiarotti sale

Energy Live News – Energy Made Easy – Jordan assesses nuclear reactor for potential deployment

Energy Live News – Energy Made Easy – Jordan assesses nuclear reactor for potential deployment

Russian and Brazilian firms to cooperate in nuclear power

Russian and Brazilian firms to cooperate in nuclear power

Study: Three Mile Island nuclear plant safe from extreme flooding | Local News | lancasteronline.com

Study: Three Mile Island nuclear plant safe from extreme flooding | Local News | lancasteronline.com

This Richland lab now in elite nuclear club | Tri-City Herald

This Richland lab now in elite nuclear club | Tri-City Herald

Top Perry aide: Inaction on coal, nuclear plan endangers power grid - Houston Chronicle

Top Perry aide: Inaction on coal, nuclear plan endangers power grid - Houston Chronicle

Nuclear waste, with nowhere else to go, languishes at NPPD's Cooper plant | Money | omaha.com

Nuclear waste, with nowhere else to go, languishes at NPPD's Cooper plant | Money | omaha.com

TMI can withstand severe flooding, according to NRC | Press & Journal

TMI can withstand severe flooding, according to NRC | Press & Journal

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Releases List Of Issues To Consider In New Decommissioning Rules | Vermont Public Radio

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Releases List Of Issues To Consider In New Decommissioning Rules | Vermont Public Radio

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Releases List Of Issues To Consider In New Decommissioning Rules | Vermont Public Radio

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Releases List Of Issues To Consider In New Decommissioning Rules | Vermont Public Radio

Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup November 29, 2017

Nuclear Roundup
November 29, 2017
A daily roundup of quality nuclear policy news.

North Korea

South Korean official: North Korea developing nuclear weapons faster than expected

http://thehill.com/policy/international/asia-pacific/362122-north-korea-developing-nuclear-weapons-faster-than-expected

North Korea Says Nuke Push Complete as Entire U.S. in Range

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-29/north-korea-says-nuclear-program-completed-after-new-icbm-test

Trump: 'We will handle' North Korea

https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/28/trump-north-korea-missile-response-264271

Trump, Japan's Abe agree to boost deterrence against North Korea: Japan government

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-trump-abe/trump-japans-abe-agree-to-boost-deterrence-against-north-korea-japan-government-idUSKBN1DS31Q

North Korea’s highest missile test yet means they could hit Washington

https://www.airforcetimes.com/flashpoints/2017/11/28/dod-detects-probable-missile-launch-from-north-korea/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2011.29.2017&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

Can mega-boastful North Korea really nuke D.C.? Here's what experts say.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/11/29/analysts-north-korea-nuclear-program/904293001/

A guide to North Korea's missiles

http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/29/asia/north-korea-missile-guide/index.html

Kim refuses to be intimidated

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/11/29/editorials/kim-refuses-intimidated/#.Wh7I7YanFrQ

North Korea: Whatever plan the US has to rein in Kim's nuclear ambitions, it isn't working

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-29/stan-grant-us-saw-north-korea-nuclear-threat-coming-kim-jong-un/9206094

Missile Launch Is Just North Korea's Latest Bait and Switch

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-11-28/missile-launch-is-just-north-korea-s-latest-bait-and-switch

United States

In White House, Flynn Pitched Nuclear Plan From Company He’d Advised: Reports

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michael-flynn-nuclear-plan-white-house_us_5a1e1b73e4b0dc52b02a2261

Clintons understated support from firm hired by Russian nuclear company

http://thehill.com/homenews/news/362234-clintons-understated-support-from-firm-hired-by-russian-nuclear-company

New director announced to lead Los Alamos National Laboratory

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/new-director-announced-to-lead-los-alamos-national-laboratory/article_78813810-d482-11e7-8643-437835864fe5.html

Carter: What I Learned from the People who Built the Atom Bomb

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609557/what-i-learned-from-the-people-who-built-the-nuclear-bomb/

International

JCPOA Too Strong to Be Easily Scrapped: Iranian President

https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2017/11/29/1587216/jcpoa-too-strong-to-be-easily-scrapped-iranian-president

Europeans descend on DC to defend Iran deal

https://www.local10.com/news/politics/europeans-descend-on-dc-to-defend-iran-deal

Iranian-North Korean talks raise specter of cooperation on military, ballistic missile technology

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/28/fresh-concern-over-possible-iran-north-korea-nucle/

How ready is Switzerland for a nuclear disaster?

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/always-be-prepared_how-ready-is-switzerland-for-a-nuclear-disaster-/43570374

What would happen if a North Korean nuclear bomb hit Cambridge?

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/north-korea-nuclear-missile-test-13969237

Sellafield nuclear site workers to strike over pay

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/sellafield-nuclear-site-workers-strike-pay-gmb-mitie-wage-increase-a8080656.html

General Interest

'We, Too, Are Survivors.' 223 Women in National Security Sign Open Letter on Sexual Harassment

http://time.com/5039104/we-too-are-survivors-223-women-in-national-security-sign-open-letter-on-sexual-harassment/?xid=homepage

75 Years Ago, Scientists Conducted An Unprecedented Nuclear Experiment

https://www.npr.org/2017/11/28/566980515/75-years-ago-scientists-conducted-an-unprecedented-nuclear-experiment

The Nightmare Aftermath Of A Nuclear Bomb

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2017/11/28/nightmare-aftermath-nuclear-bomb

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New Drone Footage of Vogtle 3 and 4 Construction

New Drone Footage of Vogtle 3 and 4 Construction


http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2017/11/29/new-drone-footage-of-vogtle-3-and-4-construction#.Wh8QOUtrxSw

Clintons understated support from firm hired by Russian nuclear company | TheHill

Clintons understated support from firm hired by Russian nuclear company | TheHill

A Hospital Charged $1, 877 to Pierce a 5-Year-Old’s… — ProPublica

A Hospital Charged $1, 877 to Pierce a 5-Year-Old’s… — ProPublica

Pence says Trump ‘actively considering’ moving U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem - The Washington Post

Pence says Trump ‘actively considering’ moving U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem - The Washington Post

The Duplicitous Superpower | The American Conservative

The Duplicitous Superpower | The American Conservative

The Challenge of Saudi-Israeli Intelligence-Sharing – LobeLog

The Challenge of Saudi-Israeli Intelligence-Sharing – LobeLog

Russia to launch first astronaut from the UAE - Al Arabiya English

Russia to launch first astronaut from the UAE - Al Arabiya English

How Qatar Is Being Pushed Into The Arms Of Iran By Saudi Arabia And Its Allies

How Qatar Is Being Pushed Into The Arms Of Iran By Saudi Arabia And Its Allies

How to Stop Trump Blowing It Up | by Bruce Ackerman | NYR Daily | The New York Review of Books

How to Stop Trump Blowing It Up | by Bruce Ackerman | NYR Daily | The New York Review of Books