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Saturday, July 8, 2023

Anti-Nuclear/Environmental Groups File Petition To Keep Diablo From Running Beyond 2025 | KVEC-AM

Anti-Nuclear/Environmental Groups File Petition To Keep Diablo From Running Beyond 2025 | KVEC-AM: Several anit-nuclear and environmental groups have filed a petition to try and keep the Diablo Canyon power plant from operating beyond 2025. According to the Tribune, San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, Friends of the Earth, and

Friday, July 7, 2023

NATO summit won’t satisfy Kiev – Ukrainian spy chief — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

NATO summit won’t satisfy Kiev – Ukrainian spy chief — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

US-Based Arms Control Association Warns Against Supplying Cluster Munitions to Kiev

US-Based Arms Control Association Warns Against Supplying Cluster Munitions to Kiev

Human Rights Watch warns US against sending cluster munitions to Ukraine — RT World News

Human Rights Watch warns US against sending cluster munitions to Ukraine — RT World News

Issue 2023-07-06 - Nikkei Asia - The U.S.-China rare earths battle How one mine in California is trying to challenge Beijing’s dominance

Issue 2023-07-06 - Nikkei Asia: We bring you the Asian business, politics, economy and tech stories others miss.

America’s Green Skills Gap Raises Concerns About Energy Transition - WSJ

America’s Green Skills Gap Raises Concerns About Energy Transition - WSJ

Stop Calling Nuclear Reactors "Aging" | The Breakthrough Institute

Stop Calling Nuclear Reactors "Aging" | The Breakthrough Institute: The Breakthrough Institute is an environmental research center based in Berkeley, California. Our research focuses on identifying and promoting…

Saudi Arabia can alleviate US concerns over its civilian nuclear energy program. Here’s how. - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Saudi Arabia can alleviate US concerns over its civilian nuclear energy program. Here’s how. - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: Two nonproliferation experts discuss how Saudi Arabia could become a responsible civilian nuclear power.

Diablo Canyon: NRC decision to keep power plant open appealed | San Luis Obispo Tribune

Diablo Canyon: NRC decision to keep power plant open appealed | San Luis Obispo Tribune: The groups argue that keeping Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in operation past 2025 puts “millions of Californians at risk.”

Regarding the Upcoming NATO Summit, I Couldn't Write it Better - A Son of the New American Revolution

Regarding the Upcoming NATO Summit, I Couldn't Write it Better - A Son of the New American Revolution

21 Suprising Facts About Climate Change - by Tomas Pueyo

21 Suprising Facts About Climate Change - by Tomas Pueyo

Fukushima News | Fukushima Nuclear Disaster | Fukushima Accident

Fukushima News | Fukushima Nuclear Disaster | Fukushima Accident

No evidence yet of explosives planted at Zaporizhzhia, says IAEA -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

No evidence yet of explosives planted at Zaporizhzhia, says IAEA -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Modernization of the existing fleet: Gaining speed! -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Modernization of the existing fleet: Gaining speed! -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Biden Wants to Block the Sun to Save the Planet | RealClearPolicy

Biden Wants to Block the Sun to Save the Planet | RealClearPolicy

Tapping into DOE’s $250B of loan authority for projects that reinvest in US clean energy infrastructure | Utility Dive

Tapping into DOE’s $250B of loan authority for projects that reinvest in US clean energy infrastructure | Utility Dive: Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals.

Russian Operator of Occupied Ukraine Reactor Disregards IAEA Advice to Shut Down - Bloomberg

Russian Operator of Occupied Ukraine Reactor Disregards IAEA Advice to Shut Down - Bloomberg: Russian operators at an occupied nuclear plant in southern Ukraine continue to ignore requests from safety regulators to bring the last partly-operational reactor under their supervision into a state of full shutdown.

Failure is not an option -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Failure is not an option -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Exclusive: IAEA chief Grossi hints at discord among Fukushima report experts | Reuters

Exclusive: IAEA chief Grossi hints at discord among Fukushima report experts | Reuters: The head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Friday he had heard that one or two experts behind its report greenlighting Japan's release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima plant may have had concerns.

Bulgaria and Ukraine MoU covers nuclear energy cooperation : Nuclear Policies - World Nuclear News

Bulgaria and Ukraine MoU covers nuclear energy cooperation : Nuclear Policies - World Nuclear News: The energy ministers of Ukraine and Bulgaria have signed a memorandum of understanding to "deepen cooperation" in the energy sector, including "participation in joint projects and initiatives involving joint activities in the field of nuclear energy".