“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity” ~llaw

Lloyd A. Williams-Pendergraft

Jul 25, 2025

PG&E’s nuclear power plant at Avila Beach near San Luis Obispo in Southern California

On My Mind Today:

How will we ever convince the “modern” world, soon to include AI (Artificial Intelligence) in a “leading role of educational, advisory leadership, technical direction, scientific advancement, and other automated control of the minds of human beings at every level. Signs of this control are already upon us, and many of us are evaluating AI as even a “savior” of humanity that can allow us to live in technological comfort without effort for our entire lifetimes. We are already bragging about how much more intelligent AI has suddenly become at university and other education levels, and of all kinds of professions and enterprises — offering advanced mental skills that are superior to the best of human mental capability.

And there is also already an aptly named nuclear power facility — the last commercial nuclear power plant in the entire state of California — that is announcing that they will use AI to operate and maintain safety and other operations standards of producing nuclear power.

That nuclear power plant is known as the “Devil’s Canyon” plant not far from San Luis Obispo located near Avila Beach on the Pacific coast. The plant is owned by Pacific Gas & Electric, a company that has the worst safety record and operations integrity in the history of California. They have burned down California cities, accidentally blown up parts of communities, poisoned a small town, and have violated both regulatory and other laws dozens of times, some of which have forced them into bankruptcies multiple times.

And yet we are allowing this irresponsible corporation to use untested as well as the questionable logic and self-correctional skills, of AI to operate a nuclear power plant that was, by law, supposed to have been mothballed – shut down – grandfathered – by September of this year. but has somehow convinced the California and United States political powers, as well as the nuclear industry and watchdogs, including the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to let PG&E continue to operate for the sake of California’s need for electricity.

So, I have to wonder why any cognizant and responsible human beings, given what we already know about PG&E and how little we know about AI, would even consider their dangerous experiment of allowing them to be the first to use AI to operate a substantial part of a nuclear power plant — especially in California, a state that has sometime ago blackballed the whole idea of nuclear power, essentially shutting the nuclear power industry down, up until now.

Perhaps careful conservation would have been a better choice?

~llaw

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A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (in the above listed order). If a Category heading does not appear in the daily news Digest, it means there was no news reported from this Category today. Generally, the three best articles in each Category from around the nuclear world(s) are Posted. Occasionally, if a Post is important enough, it may be listed in multiple Categories.

TODAY’S ALL NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS, Friday, (07/25/2025)

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

European countries hold talks with Iran, but expectations for a breakthrough are low

Alabama Public Radio

All Things Acoustic · Bama Bluegrass · Classical Music with David Duff … nuclear activities. The pressure by the Europeans is part of an effort …

European countries are set for Iran talks, but expectations for a breakthrough are low | WVTF

WVTF

All Things Considered. Next Up: 6:00 PM Marketplace. 0:00. 0:00. All Things … nuclear activities. The pressure by the Europeans is part of an …

European countries hold talks with Iran, but expectations for a breakthrough are low – NPR

NPR

All Things Considered · Fresh Air · Up First. Featured. Embedded · The NPR … What We Know About Iran’s Nuclear Program. Iranian Foreign Minister …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

Opinion: Is this the Nvidia of nuclear power? The stock has soared almost 400% in the past year.

MarketWatch

NuScale offers exposure to what could be a transformative energy technology — if you can stomach the stock’s volatility. Nuclear power is having its …

Palisades Nuclear Plant in Michigan moves one step closer to reopening – CBS News

CBS News

The Palisades Nuclear Power Plant is on track to be the first U.S. commercial nuclear power plant to restart operations.

Feds approve key measure in quest for reopening of shuttered Michigan nuclear plant

Detroit Free Press

Federal regulators have allowed the owners of the dormant plant to bring nuclear fuel back into the facility, a key step towards its reopening.

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

The health status assessment method and practice of emergency diesel generator system in …

Open Access proceedings Journal of Physics: Conference series

2 National Engineering Research Center for Nuclear Power Plant Safety & Reliability. 3 E-mail: cbcw90@163.com. Abstract. Due to the complexity of the …

NRC approves restart steps for Palisades Nuclear Plant | wzzm13.com

WZZM 13

… Nuclear Power Plant to restart. Palisades ceased operations in May … That emergency plan will be shared with the community on Aug. 5 when …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

Iran meets European powers amid threats of renewed nuclear sanctions – Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera

Iran meets European powers amid threats of renewed nuclear sanctions. The meeting, in Turkiye’s Istanbul, is the first since Israel attacked Iran …

Iran, European powers hold nuclear talks amid threats of UN sanctions snapback

France 24

Iran, European powers hold nuclear talks amid threats of UN sanctions snapback … war and targeted key nuclear and military sites. Israel’s …

Nobel Laureates: “No Greater Obligation” than Preventing Nuclear War

Arms Control Association

“The threat of nuclear weapons use and an unconstrained, three-way nuclear arms race is greater now than at any point since the end of the Cold War,” …

Nuclear War

NEWS

Nobel Laureates: “No Greater Obligation” than Preventing Nuclear War

Arms Control Association

“The threat of nuclear weapons use and an unconstrained, three-way nuclear arms race is greater now than at any point since the end of the Cold War,” …

Iran nuclear talks restart: What we know – Newsweek

Newsweek

The talks mark the first formal engagement since June’s 12-day war between Iran and Israel, a conflict that included U.S. airstrikes on Iranian …

Iran Starts New Talks Today Over Its Nuclear Program. Here’s What to Know.

The New York Times

Iran had halted fledgling talks with the United States after Israel launched a 12-day war last month that damaged Iran’s nuclear facilities and other …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

Plants and Trees Give Us an Early Warning if a Volcano Is About to Erupt — Research Says

Green Matters

Miles beneath a giant oval-shaped crater punctured in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, is a hotbed stirring with restless, agitated magma.

“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity” ~llaw

Lloyd A. Williams-Pendergraft

Jul 24, 2025

The nuclear road to hell. The choice is ours, but time is of the essence! . . . ~llaw

On My Mind Today:

In just another week, on July 31, I will Post #1,000 on this anti-all-things-nuclear blog. Actually there are more than the the numbers indicate because there was a lengthy period when I did not count the Saturday and Sunday versions because there was no commentary regarding the daily nuclear categories that were simply the weekend’s media articles for reference for my own edification and for the few of you readers who were actually interested in whatever nuclear world stories might be important on weekends.

Still, though, some of those weekend Posts were important in order to maintain the flow of some stories, such as the Russia/Ukraine war, that had important ongoing news because a war doesn’t take time-out for Saturday and Sunday.

Recognizing that, a short time ago I altered the format of the blog to include weekend commentary and my thoughts and began adding the weekends to the total blog count. I intend to continue on with the new format, although it has not yet been cast in a hard core format just yet as I make adjustments to the daily Posts.

Substack is the base for the several other media and social outlets that I use for distribution of the blog, and the site provides an excellent and fitting format for my particular Posts, and that will not change because I know I couldn’t find a better layout and configuration for what “LLAW’s NUCLEAR WORLD TODAY is all about, and the daily Posts are free — and will always be, although a caring ‘sponsor’ would be welcome — to both the writer and the readers — which brings me to the point of this subjective but essentially non-nuclear Post.

My original concept or the blog was, and still is, an attempt to provide what I consider to be the most important and dangerous subject on planet Earth because nuclear “everything” affects all human and other living species around the universal world(s), and I, having a long-time background from the heyday of nuclear power proliferation during the 1960s, ‘70s, and early ‘80s up until the 3 Mile Island, Fukushima, and Chernobyl accidents and other issues began a long period of general distaste for all things nuclear. But during the 2020s thus far I have seen a potential unbearable turn-around in the demand for more of all kinds of energy and threats of nuclear war that are perhaps are on the verge of becoming more than just political threats that keeps today’s peace even though no major international pacts and agreements remain, but a semblance of peace exists through a power struggle among the 9 nuclear powers with weapons of mass destruction and their existing potential for warfare — in particular Russia, the United States, and possibly China and North Korea.

So here we are, dealing with a schizophrenia-like double-standard fearing nuclear war while gradually also once again warming to nuclear power. This is, in my opinion, pure human insanity at work, and both uses of nuclear energy are capable of ending most life, and both can be used for nuclear war whether they are nuclear bombs or nuclear power plants.

This cannot stand if human and other life is to continue thriving, and yet I see a very simple and clear path to human extinction and other life if we do not as-soon-as-possible rid ourselves of “All Things Nuclear”.

I have never considered with this daily effort anything more than a large concerned readership — and never will — for my world-warning Posts, but I have hoped for a huge world-wide readership eventually because if we fail to come together and rid ourselve4s of “all things nuclear” we are destined, so far as I can see, toward extinction. That was and is my sole purpose for beginning this blog and continuing on with it today. It is an effort to save the human world from itself, and have hoped to tie together many other anti-nuclear organizations to a compassionate chorus of trying to save us from ourselves.

I chose Facebook as the “best” social and news outlet for the blog, mostly because there are apparently more than 3-billion of us world-wide who subscribe to the Facebook communications system. But Facebook, partly because of its own disregard and misunderstanding of my purpose (they call what I have to say negative and hateful, which is just the opposite of what it is, of course), and mostly because what I thought would bring enthusiastic readers on board to help spread the “Word” around the world. I had a good reason for believing that my concept, with lots of “friends” was realistic and valid because of a previous rush to this very same Facebook website shortly after I signed up to it and wrote about interest in a personal “UFO” story that I just happened to post, but it appears Facebook users are more excited and interested about UFOs than they are about “all things nuclear” and saving their own lives from the most dangerous substance on the planet . . .

Just know that LLAW’s NUCLEAR WORLD TODAY is not directed at my own lifestyle, financial gain, nor even my own life. I am simply an old (83+) man who knows a lot about nuclear energy and humanity’s lack of understanding of its inevitable ability to destroy life forever if we continue on with it, along with our collective limited knowledge about how and why it can lead to our eventual extinction. ~llaw

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There are 6 categories, with the latest addition including a bonus non-nuclear category for news about the Yellowstone caldera and other volcanic and caldera activity around the world that also play an important role in human and other life.

The feature categories provide articles and information about ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 links with headlines concerning the most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none (especially so with the Yellowstone Caldera). The Categories are listed below in their usual order:

1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear Power Emergencies
4. Nuclear War Threats
5. Nuclear War
6. Yellowstone Caldera (Note: There are three Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available in today’s Post.)

A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (in the above listed order). If a Category heading does not appear in the daily news Digest, it means there was no news reported from this Category today. Generally, the three best articles in each Category from around the nuclear world(s) are Posted. Occasionally, if a Post is important enough, it may be listed in multiple Categories.

TODAY’S ALL NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS, Thursday, (07/24/2025)

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

How Nuclear Fusion Could Revive This State’s Startup Economy – Inc. Magazine

Inc. Magazine

Sionna Therapeutics, Bicara Therapeutics, and Fractyl Health all share two things in common: They had no revenue in the first quarter of 2025 and …

Governor taps Tennessee Nuclear Network to lead in nuclear innovation – Oak Ridger

Oak Ridger

… all–things nuclear‘. Oak Ridge is a cornerstone for nuclear advancements globally, hosting projects such as TVA’s Clinch River Small Modular …

Nuclear Energy Newcomers Electrify Final Day of EnerCom’s 30th Anniversary … – PR Newswire

PR Newswire

The website is dedicated to all things energy: people, technologies, transactions, trends, and macro-economic analysis that impact our industry. Oil & …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

Is Nuclear Energy Clean (And Are We Ready For It)? | Citizens’ Climate Lobby

Citizens’ Climate Lobby

Nuclear energy is a clean, reliable, and scalable solution. Its emission-free power generation and potential to meet growing U.S. energy demands in …

Mayors Reflect on Hosting Nuclear Facilities | IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency

… nuclear energy industry, evolving from a rural town into a Nuclear City that hosts two nuclear power reactors and a future modular nuclear reactor.

There are now 127 different SMR designs, finds NEA report – World Nuclear News

World Nuclear News

The latest edition of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency’s Small Modular Reactor Dashboard reports growing interest around the world with 51 SMR …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

‘It’s Choosing Time’: Why ‘All of the Above’ Energy Policies Won’t Work

The Energy Mix

… emergency. • Nuclear power generation: New nuclear capacity drives up the overall cost of decarbonization, even after allowing for the lower …

UN nuclear watchdog chief to visit Singapore on July 25 | The Straits Times

The Straits Times

… nuclear or radiological emergency. Top … in carbon-free nuclear energy to boost energy security and meet member states’ climate targets.

US nuclear weapons agency breached in Microsoft SharePoint cyberattack – Computing UK

Computing UK

… emergencies, and transports nuclear weapons across the country. While … Nuclear Power Safety at the Union of Concerned Scientists. “Even if …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

Nobel laureates and policy experts gather at U. of C. to warn of rising threat of nuclear war

Hyde Park Herald

… threats … “Eighty percent of the world’s population was born after the end of the Cold War and knows nothing about the dangers of nuclear war,” he …

World War 3 is Coming: Nuclear war between Russia and West may happen soon, say …

The Economic Times

… threats, strategic regions like Kaliningrad, and new defense … nuclear war · kaliningrad · ww3 · kremlin · military threat · ukraine conflict · putin.

US Sends Nuclear Submarirrelne to Pacific Fleet Amid China Threat – Newsweek

Newsweek

Some of America’s nuclear-powered, conventionally armed fast-attack … Barack Obama Responds to Donald Trump’s Russia ‘Treason’ Threats. 0 …

Nuclear War

NEWS

Iran worries U.S. will use nuclear talks as pretext for new attacks: Senior official – Axios

Axios

The big picture: U.S. officials were discussing the dates for future talks with Tehran last month while simultaneously coordinating war plans with …

Iran says it’s ready for nuclear talks with the US but only if Washington rebuilds trust

ABC News – The Walt Disney Company

In the recent conflict, U.S. B-52 bombers struck Iranian nuclear facilities in support of Israel’s air campaign. Iran responded with missile attacks, …

Iranian negotiator threatens to exit nuclear treaty if sanctions are reimposed | PBS News

PBS

A top Iranian official has warned that European threats to reimpose sanctions on Iran could trigger the country to withdraw from an international …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

Humans Counted 8,600 Earthquakes in Yellowstone. AI Says We’re Not Even Close

Gizmodo

Calderas, like Yellowstone’s, are essentially ancient volcanoes that erupt and then collapse into their emptied magma chamber, leaving a large …

Yellowstone officials shut down rumors of animals leaving due to possible volcanic eruption

MSN

Social media commenters who fell for the generated video chimed in, speculating the animals were likely sensing something amiss, like a volcano …

Is the Yellowstone National Park Supervolcano Actually About To Erupt? – Green Matters

Green Matters

Rumors abound as animals are leaving Yellowstone National Park en masse. Is the Yellowstone supervolcano about to erupt? Details here.

“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity” ~llaw

Lloyd A. Williams-Pendergraft

Jul 23, 2025

On My Mind Today:

Nuclear waste and what to do about it, how to control it, and properly dispose of it must be demanded in the United States and world-wide before any further current production or future nuclear energy facilities are allowed to produce electricity, including present day and all nuclear reactors of all shapes and sizes are evaluated and/or designed and approved to operate or to continue to operate. The nuclear industry and weak federal and international regulatory laws, procedures, and compliance requirements have long been neither created nor enforced by regulations.

Most nuclear waste is “stored” at the nuclear reactor sites supervised by the operators who produce the waste because they have no other place to store it — partly because they do not recycle the radioactive waste during the nuclear energy process because it is considered too expensive to do so. So, once again, money is the “root of all evil”.

Just a simple diagram of the production cycle of uranium fuel and a couple of descriptive ugly images — whether doctored or not —tell us why . . . ~llaw

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The feature categories provide articles and information about ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 links with headlines concerning the most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none (especially so with the Yellowstone Caldera). The Categories are listed below in their usual order:

1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear Power Emergencies
4. Nuclear War Threats
5. Nuclear War
6. Yellowstone Caldera (Note: There are three Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available in today’s Post.)

A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (in the above listed order). If a Category heading does not appear in the daily news Digest, it means there was no news reported from this Category today. Generally, the three best articles in each Category from around the nuclear world(s) are Posted. Occasionally, if a Post is important enough, it may be listed in multiple Categories.

TODAY’S ALL NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS, Wednesday, (07/23/2025)

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

Hearing Wrap Up: Congress Must Act to Advance Nuclear Energy

House Oversight Committee

Licensing, permitting, and interconnection are all clogged arteries in need of reform alongside nuclear regulations. … ) inquired about how the …

US nuclear weapons agency reportedly breached in Microsoft SharePoint attacks

The Verge

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Hours after …

Tactical nukes are making nuclear war thinkable again – CapX

CapX

The general direction of policy on nuclear weapons of all kinds since … We need to think much more carefully than we have about this rush for more …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

Hearing Wrap Up: Congress Must Act to Advance Nuclear Energy

House Oversight Committee

… nuclear power and ensure an affordable and reliable energy supply.” Alex Epstein testified that “[The] NRC should open nuclear innovation zones on …

Burlison Opens Subcommittee Hearing on Advancing Nuclear Energy

Eric Burlison – House.gov

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) delivered opening remarks at …

BWX Technologies Commissions New Furnace for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Production

Department of Energy

Furnace completes new production line to additively manufacture advanced forms of TRISO fuel for Gen-IV reactors. Office of Nuclear Energy.

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

Tackling Nuclear Disasters – Observer Voice

Observer Voice

Emergency Preparedness Framework. The NDMA’s response plan categorizes nuclear emergencies into three distinct types: Plant Emergency, Site Emergency, …

Good Question: Does Monroe County have emergency alert sirens? – WHEC.com

WHEC.com

… Nuclear Power Plant. Those sirens are specifically for nuclear emergencies. As far as weather emergencies, the county says it’s “the sole …

US nuclear agency hit in Microsoft server vulnerability hack – Gizchina.com

Gizchina.com

… nuclear arsenal and supports Navy reactor systems, was among the targets. The agency also responds to nuclear emergencies. CCTV News confirmed …

Nuclear War

NEWS

Nuclear Deterrence is NATO’s Best Weapon Against Russia – War on the Rocks

War on the Rocks

In his 2022 article, “Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and NATO’s Nuclear Credibility Crisis,” Tyler Bowen argued that NATO should embrace what he called …

The False Debate That Could Ignite the Next Nuclear Crisis – Modern War Institute

Modern War Institute –

As global nuclear risks rise—from Russia’s treaty violations to China’s expanding arsenal—Washington remains caught in a tired debate: Arms …

Iran ready for war with Israel, will not halt nuclear programme: Pezeshkian – Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera

In an interview with Al Jazeera, Iran’s president insists Tehran’s uranium enrichment programme will continue.

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

Over 86000 Earthquakes Have Been Detected Under Yellowstone Using AI – IFLScience

IFLScience

The Yellowstone Caldera, a bowl-shaped depression measuring 72 by 48 kilometers (45 by 30 miles), was formed about 631,000 years ago when land …

AI Identified 86,000 More Yellowstone Earthquakes Than We Previously Knew About

The Inertia

The caldera beneath the vast swathe of land created 10 times more earthquakes in the years between 2008 to 2022 than we were able to record using more …

Yellowstone officials shut down rumors of animals leaving due to possible volcanic eruption

MSN

Scientists are monitoring the volcano at Yellowstone · When did the Yellowstone volcano last erupt? · More for You.

“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity” ~llaw

Lloyd A. Williams-Pendergraft

Jul 22, 2025

On My Mind Today:

I cannot help but continue to wonder if Trump’s caveman method of dealing with Iran is creating a void that is so large that Russia and China will take Iran under their wings and use the hatred dumped on Iran by the United States, Israel, and the possibly the United Nations. Apparently Iran has no intention of meeting with the U.S. at all in an effort to restore nuclear-based talks that could renew a mutual opportunity for a agreement similar to the old Obama-based agreement that Trump destroyed, which has actually been responsible for much of the world’s tension about Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

Iran has decided to bypass all future USA talks and possible agreements in favor of cover from both Russia and China. This, then becomes an even more dangerous political situation than ever before . . .

Iran’s Foreign Ministry officially confirmed that trilateral nuclear talks with Russia and China are set to take place in Tehran at the Director General level, with the Snapback Mechanism a key topic of discussion. Spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei noted that the consultations had been productive over the past year and emphasized that, although cooperation with Russia and China is ongoing, there are no plans at present for direct talks with the United States.

That is not a good situation, and Trump’s never-ending undiplomatic bullying exacerbates the scenario by announcing, ‘We will do it again, if necessary!’, referring to his previous attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. I can only wonder why that would ever be “necessary” since he announced to the world the very next day after the bombing that the USA has already “obliterated” them.

As the tension grows, we can only wait and see what the final outcome will be, but I doubt anything good or helpful will come of it — especially for the United States and Israel who may end up with no international allies other than themselves. ~llaw

Trump says US will strike Iran’s nuclear sites again ‘if necessary’ . . . (News Sources)

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There are 6 categories, with the latest addition including a bonus non-nuclear category for news about the Yellowstone caldera and other volcanic and caldera activity around the world that also play an important role in human and other life.

The feature categories provide articles and information about ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 links with headlines concerning the most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none (especially so with the Yellowstone Caldera). The Categories are listed below in their usual order:

1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear Power Emergencies
4. Nuclear War Threats
5. Nuclear War
6. Yellowstone Caldera (Note: There are three Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available in today’s Post.)

A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (in the above listed order). If a Category heading does not appear in the daily news Digest, it means there was no news reported from this Category today. Generally, the three best articles in each Category from around the nuclear world(s) are Posted. Occasionally, if a Post is important enough, it may be listed in multiple Categories.

TODAY’S ALL NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS, Tuesday, (07/22/2025)

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

Trump axes nuclear waste oversight panel – POLITICO Pro

POLITICO Pro

ENERGYWIRE | President Donald Trump dismissed all but one of the … about our privacy practices by reading our Privacy Policy. More …

Russia Issues Warning on ‘Escalating’ Nuclear Tensions – Newsweek

Newsweek

… all due retaliatory measures, stipulated, among other things, by its nuclear doctrine.” What Happens Next. Tensions across the globe may remain …

Sizewell C nuclear power plant to reduce UK’s reliance on ‘foreign dictators’ for energy

YouTube

… Tells You (but are EASY to do). All Things Secured•1.7M views · 22:06 · Go to channel · 8 Signs You Have a Mind 99% of People Can’t Understand | Carl …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

Trump axes nuclear waste oversight panel – POLITICO Pro

POLITICO Pro

The move came at a time when Republicans and Democrats alike are pursuing a nuclear expansion, with Trump aiming to quadruple nuclear power capacity …

US Nuclear Industry Revival on the Horizon – Yahoo Finance

Yahoo Finance

Trump’s Executive Orders shift new nuclear reactor approvals from the NRC to the Pentagon and DoE.

Sizewell C nuclear power plant costs rise to £38bn – BBC

BBC

Households will pay £1 a month towards the construction of the UK’s second new nuclear power plant.

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

Public Briefing on Preparations for Holtec Palisades Nuclear Power Plant Restart

FEMA.gov

FEMA, state and local officials will conduct a public briefing August 5, 2025, for residents to learn about emergency public health and safety …

Nuclear regulator to test emergency readiness before April | Energize

Energize

The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) will conduct a nuclear emergency preparedness exercise at the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation …

FEMA, state police to provide Palisades briefing next month | News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM

WSJM

FEMA and Michigan State Police will hold a briefing on the safety plan for the Palisades nuclear power plant next month. … emerget the plant

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

Russia Issues Warning on ‘Escalating’ Nuclear Tensions – Newsweek

Newsweek

ICAN, in the June report: “The threat of nuclear use persists, as several nuclear-armed countries wage wars and issue implicit and explicit threats to .

On Cam: Iran’s Biggest Nuclear Shock To USA, Israel, Europe Over Russia-China Meet| E3

YouTube

9:28 · Go to channel. Iran Huddles With Russia, China Amid Europe’s ‘Snapback’ Threat, Trump Vows ‘New Attack If…’ | 4K. CRUX New 8.4K views · 26:41.

Putin, Xi Unite For Iran Amid EU Threats To Nuclear Program – YouTube

YouTube

Putin, Xi Unite For Iran Amid EU Threats To Nuclear Program; Mega Meet Confirmed With Big Warning … War| Nuclear. Hindustan Times New 26K views.

Nuclear War

NEWS

Donald Trump Issues New Warning to Iran, Threatens To Attack Again – Newsweek

Newsweek

Iran’s foreign minister told Fox News that Tehran would continue to enrich uranium as a matter of “national pride” despite damage to its nuclear …

Watson Researchers Advise Nobel Assembly on Preventing Nuclear War

Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs – Brown University

Reid Pauly and Rose McDermott joined Nobel Laureates at the University of Chicago to advance solutions for preventing nuclear war.

Trump says US will strike Iran’s nuclear sites again ‘if necessary’ – Anadolu Ajansı

Anadolu Ajansı

The attack came just two days before a planned sixth round of nuclear talks in the Omani capital Muscat. The US joined the Israeli war with Iran on …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

Scientists discover ominous sign that Yellowstone’s supervolcano is building up to an eruption

Daily Mail

The Yellowstone Caldera is a 30×45 mile (50×70 km) depression which was formed by a cataclysmic eruption some 640,000 years ago. After the eruption …

Yellowstone officials shut down rumors of animals leaving due to possible volcanic eruption

USA Today

The volcano last erupted approximately 174,000 years ago, creating what is now known as the West Thumb of Yellowstone Lake, the NPS said on its …

Yellowstone’s Hidden Earthquakes: 86,000 Quakes Revealed by AI – SciTechDaily

SciTechDaily

What Is a Caldera? … The Yellowstone caldera, which stretches across parts of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana, is a massive geological depression formed …

“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity” ~llaw

Lloyd A. Williams-Pendergraft

Jul 21, 2025

On My Mind Today:

Ok, so Trump has terminated the positions of all but one of the 11 member Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board because it seems he and the nuclear industry want to quadruple nuclear power by 2050 and to hell with the environment. This is not OK!

I have recently mentioned that we have made the long ago mistake-riddled nuclear “cart before the horse”, and this incredibly insane action by our obviously demented president puts the need for nuclear cleanup, control, storage, and the complicated problem of existing nuclear waste disposal several hundred more miles — or should I say years — behind the “cart” of nuclear power production, which already threatens not only the USA but other countries around the world except maybe Australia and New Zealand who have long resisted any use of nuclear power, including the idea of nuclear power proliferation.

But of course the nuclear industry is all for it because the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) along with us, meaning you and me, will pay the price in both the short and long-terms of this life-threatening decision. In short, we have no idea what we are doing where “all things nuclear” are considered. It is like Jesus Christ asking God to forgive his crucifiers, which went something like this: “Father forgive them for they know not what they are doing”, only probably even worse because the entire world’s population of humans and most other living species is involved if something goes wrong.

So, it appears we will have not only the threat of nuclear war on our hands, but also the threat of all kinds of nuclear power politics and manufacturing mistakes, accidents, potential terrorism, and the already happening — see the Russia/Ukraine war in the case of power plants but not yet bombs — consolidation of nuclear power with nuclear war because a nuclear power plant is also a potential localized in-place nuclear bomb.

There is a logical scenario that is already publicly seriously considered where the nuclear bombing of a nuclear power plant adds to the effective success of nuclear war. So, I ask you — would you want any more nuclear power plants near your home than you already have? ~llaw

If you would like to read about Trump’s removal of the entire, except for the current chairman, of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB), here is the link:

Trump axes nuclear waste oversight panel – E&E News by POLITICO

Or you can find it at your leisure in the Nuclear Power section of today’s TODAY’S ALL NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS below . . .

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TODAY’S ALL NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS, Monday, (07/21/2025)

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

Nobel laureates urge diplomacy to prevent nuclear war | The Excerpt – USA Today

USA Today

Taylor Wilson: All right, just tell us a bit about this meeting of Nobel Prize winners and nuclear experts in Chicago, why was this held? Davis Winkie …

Simulating the unthinkable: Models show nuclear winter food production plunge

Penn State

… all living things and how they interact with one another and the environment.” Contributing to the research at Penn State were Felipe Montes …

Tulsi Gabbard FOLDS to Pro-War Pressure – YouTube

YouTube

-as-wrong-about-iran-nuclear-capabilities/ “President Donald Trump took … all the platforms. We also have a live 24-hour news channel that …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

Why the nuclear energy renaissance is real — and necessary – Utility Dive

Utility Dive

… Energy Collective, a policy research organization. Long heralded as the future of clean power, nuclear energy has a history of perpetually …

Nuclear energy firms see $1.2B following Trump’s executive orders – Fox Business

Fox Business

U.S. nuclear energy firms are bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars following President Donald Trump’s signing of four executive orders …

Trump axes nuclear waste oversight panel – E&E News by POLITICO

E&E News by POLITICO

… nuclear expansion, with Trump aiming to quadruple nuclear power capacity by 2050. It also comes amid a major shakeup at the Nuclear Regulatory …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

Nobel laureates urge diplomacy to prevent nuclear war | The Excerpt – USA Today

USA Today

… nuclear threats and what to do about it. Support for President Donald … A couple of physics Nobel winners thought the threat of nuclear war …

Opposing Forced Displacement and Nuclear War is a Professional Obligation for Healthcare …

The Cureus Journal of Medical Science

Forced displacement and the looming threat of nuclear conflict are now among the most potent, preventable drivers of global morbidity and …

Exposing Willful Blindness: American Strength Is Nonnegotiable – Global Security Review

Global Security Review

… nuclear threats, a kinder and gentler approach risks inviting greater aggression. … threat and prevent a larger, more destructive regional war.

Nuclear War

NEWS

Nobel laureates urge diplomacy to prevent nuclear war | The Excerpt – USA Today

USA Today

Top nuclear experts gathered last week to offer world leaders a playbook for reducing the risk of nuclear war. I discussed with USA TODAY White House …

Iran confirms fresh nuclear talks with European powers, says state media – Le Monde

Le Monde

Iran and the United States had held several rounds of nuclear negotiations through Omani mediators before Israel launched its 12-day war against …

Iran’s Army Repairs Air Defenses for New War – Newsweek

Newsweek

Tehran says air defences are restored after Israeli and U.S. strikes, as nuclear talks with Europe may be the last chance to avoid wider conflict.

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

Yellowstone National Park Supervolcano Eruption Fears Continue: What Could Happen …

International Business Times

The Future of Yellowstone’s Supervolcano. While the scientific community agrees that Yellowstone is unlikely to erupt in the immediate future, the …

AI uncovers 86,000 hidden earthquakes beneath Yellowstone’s surface | ScienceDaily

ScienceDaily

The study also shows that earthquake swarms beneath the Yellowstone caldera have occurred along relatively immature, rougher fault structures, …

Yellowstone is awakening — Experts announce historic discovery under the ground

Ecoportal

If the volcano suddenly erupt, it could extinct most humans in the U.S.. Keeping watch beneath the surface. A new eruption would cause devastation in …

“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity” ~llaw

Lloyd A. Williams-Pendergraft

Jul 20, 2025

On My Mind Today:

This International commitment, much needed in today’s nuclear world, and so well recognized and expressed by Pope Leo XIV in a tense time of conflict that needs to disappear before we disappear ourselves forever . . .

Meme courtesy of earth and life conscious philosophical author and my dear Canadian friend, Amy Indira Dio Ramdass.

~llaw

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A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (in the above listed order). If a Category heading does not appear in the daily news Digest, it means there was no news reported from this Category today. Generally, the three best articles in each Category from around the nuclear world(s) are Posted. Occasionally, if a Post is important enough, it may be listed in multiple Categories.

TODAY’S ALL NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS, Sunday, (07/20/2025)

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

US next-gen nuclear reactors to source advanced fuel from new domestic facilities

Interesting Engineering

… about all things that fall under science and tech. NEWSLETTER. The Blueprint Daily. MasterCard. Stay up-to-date on engineering, tech, space, and …

NUCLEAR POWER?: Former Israeli ambassador warns of Iran’s continued threat – YouTube

YouTube

… all-encompassing news service delivering breaking news as well as … | The 5 Things You Must Do in the First 24 Hours. SafetyZone•61K views.

El Segundo Nuclear Company Radiant Debuts Microreactor Tech – Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

Radiant, a startup that is repackaging and refining traditional nuclear … He covers all sectors of business in Southern California focused on …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

“Altman’s Reactor Just Got Real”: Next-Gen Nuclear Plant Finds Builder and Sets Sights on …

Energy Reporters

Oklo’s selection of Kiewit Nuclear Solutions as the lead constructor for its innovative Aurora nuclear power plant at Idaho National Laboratory …

A look inside a lab making the advanced fuel to power growing U.S. nuclear energy ambitions

Toledo Blade

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Near signs that warn of radioactive risk at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a half-dozen workers from the nuclear power company …

US next-gen nuclear reactors to source advanced fuel from new domestic facilities

Interesting Engineering

The US Department of Energy initiates a new program to increase domestic production of advanced nuclear fuel.

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

(PDF) Author Correction: Optimizing radiation monitoring networks to improve emergency …

ResearchGate

Author Correction: Optimizing. radiation monitoring networks · strategies during nuclear power ; Allan Gellenoncourt, Ali Ayoub & Haruko M. Wainwright.

Fire near ZNPP, half the region without power — is there a radiation threat – 112.ua

112.ua

Smoke in the vicinity of the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was caused by a forest fire, but the power supply is functioning normally …

The CPD debunked the Russian fake about the shelling of the Zaporizhzhia NPP by Ukraine

Online.ua

… nuclear power plant. Discover how the Center for Countering … nuclear disaster nine times, forcing it to switch to emergency power

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

Nobel winners call on world leaders to step back from nuclear brink – USA Today

USA Today

Humanity is “heading in the wrong direction” on the one threat that “could end civilization in an afternoon,” warned an assembly of Nobel laureates, …

Nuclear War Threat Rising | WION Podcast Explores Global Annihilation Risk – YouTube

YouTube

Nuclear War Threat Rising | WION Podcast … Russia-Ukraine War: Russia Quietly Constructs 5 Secret Nuclear Bases, Slams U.S. Threats | GRAVITAS.

Russia Quietly Constructs 5 Secret Nuclear Bases, Slams U.S. Threats | GRAVITAS

YouTube

Moscow has mocked U.S. threats as … Russia-Ukraine War: Russia Quietly Constructs 5 Secret Nuclear Bases, Slams U.S. Threats | GRAVITAS.

Nuclear War

NEWS

Donald Trump Sends Message To Iran Over Nuclear Ambitions – Newsweek

Newsweek

Iranian diplomats are set to meet in Europe next week for discussions about a possible nuclear deal, according to the Institute for the Study of War.

Nobel winners call on world leaders to step back from nuclear brink – USA Today

USA Today

Top nuclear experts gathered in Chicago to offer world leaders a playbook for reducing the risk of nuclear war.

Iran to hold nuclear talks with European powers within days – reports | The Times of Israel

The Times of Israel

Diplomatic source says Iran, UK, France, Germany scheduling talks for ‘the coming week’; Tehran says it restored air defenses damaged in war with …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

What is Yellowstone Park’s supervolcano, and is it on the verge of erupting? Rumors swirl …

The Economic Times

Yellowstone National Park sits on top of one of the largest and most powerful volcanic systems in the world—a supervolcano known as the Yellowstone …

Machine learning reveals historical seismic events in the Yellowstone caldera – EurekAlert!

EurekAlert!

… Yellowstone caldera over a 15-year period. The team was able to retroactively detect and assign magnitudes to approximately 10 times more seismic …

Study based on machine learning expands Yellowstone earthquake record by 10 times

Interesting Engineering

The Yellowstone Caldera, spanning Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana, is among the most seismically active volcanic regions on Earth.

“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity” ~llaw

Lloyd A. Williams-Pendergraft

Jul 19, 2025

On My Mind Today:

Naivety . . .

As an example of what would appear to be “naïve”, this headline from MSN today actually made me laugh bitterly, but then, like the Chernobyl nuclear power plant meltdown, the effect on human health was and is a major issue that humanity needs to be very much aware of. But nuclear war? That’s a horse of another color, and using the word “health” along with today’s nuclear warfare capability is the ultimate in understatements.

However, the point I make is that it’s probably still worth reading the short article, which does use Chernobyl as an example — and which I pictured and mentioned in yesterdays’ blog— even though that disaster had absolutely nothing to do with nuclear war, but rather it happened because of human error in the plant design.

So, if you would like to read the short article, here is the link, or you can also find it in the “All Things Nuclear” category in TODAY’S ALL NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS, just below . . .

~llaw

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/what-nuclear-war-does-to-human-health/ar-AA1IMfJY

When we consider nuclear war, the first thing that comes to mind tends to be a humongous mushroom cloud or a levelled city. But the truth extends far beyond the initial blast—and it’s scarier yet. The medical fallout of nuclear war is one of the worst threats ever to afflict humanity, with effects rippling on for generations, destabilizing societies, and even altering the planet’s climate. (Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons)

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The feature categories provide articles and information about ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 links with headlines concerning the most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none (especially so with the Yellowstone Caldera). The Categories are listed below in their usual order:

1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear Power Emergencies
4. Nuclear War Threats
5. Nuclear War
6. Yellowstone Caldera (Note: There are three Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available in today’s Post.)

A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (in the above listed order). If a Category heading does not appear in the daily news Digest, it means there was no news reported from this Category today. Generally, the three best articles in each Category from around the nuclear world(s) are Posted. Occasionally, if a Post is important enough, it may be listed in multiple Categories.

TODAY’S ALL NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS, Saturday, (07/19/2025)

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

Missouri looks to build nuclear plants for the first time in decades – STLPR

STLPR

Next Up: 6:30 PM All Things Considered. 0:00. 0:00. Marketplace. St. Louis … Give Today! Tags. Health, Science & Environment Callaway Nuclear Power …

How the U.S. government plans to employ nuclear energy for data centers and national security

Federal News Network

Matt Loszak is CEO of Aalo Atomics. Sign up for our daily newsletter so you never miss a beat on all things … All rights reserved. This website is not …

What Nuclear War Does to Human Health – MSN

MSN

Ultimately, the real threat of nuclear war isn’t even the moment the bomb goes off—it’s the gradual dismantling of all the things that make life worth …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

How the U.S. government plans to employ nuclear energy for data centers and national security

Federal News Network

The strategy of the Trump administration is to radically overhaul the approach to nuclear energy deployment at military installations and …

Nuclear Energy Now – 7/18/25 – The National Interest

The National Interest

Nuclear energy developments span EU financing reforms, CEE deployment strategies, AI innovation, and renewed interest in large US reactors.

Nuclear energy could be green soon — Newly discovered “impossible” fuel changes everything

Ecoportal

The world is becoming obsessed with nuclear fusion. At present, the globe’s operating nuclear power plants utilize nuclear fission, which is when an …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

Callaway County officials offer perspectives at nuclear summit | Jefferson City News Tribune

Jefferson City News Tribune

Jungermann grew up a few miles from the Callaway Plant when it was being built in the 1970s. He recalled feeling fearful of a nuclear emergency …

Smoke near Zaporizhzhia NPP: Ministry of Energy assured that there is currently no threat to …

УНН

Powering the nuclear power plant with generators poses extreme risks to nuclear safety. … War Crimes and emergencies · international-atomic …

Smoke spotted near the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP: what is known – УНН

УНН

… emergency situation” had been eliminated and the power supply system was being restored. … Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant · Energodar.

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

Russian officials slam NATO’s Baltic strategy as ‘declaration of war‘ – Fox News

Fox News

… nuclear doctrine,” chairman of the Russian … “Kaliningrad is Russian territory, and such threats are essentially a declaration of war …

A summer of escalating existential threats – Science News

Science News

A summer of escalating existential threats. By Nancy Shute. Editor in … The threat of nuclear war has flared and faded in the decades since …

The Rising Tide of Nuclear Risk: Experts Weigh In on US Strikes and Global Stability – MSN

MSN

Russia is upgrading its missile systems and issuing explicit nuclear

Nuclear War

NEWS

Russian Lawmaker Issues Nuclear Warning to US – Newsweek

Newsweek

“An attack on the Kaliningrad Region will mean an attack on Russia,” said Leonid Slutsky.

The Rising Tide of Nuclear Risk: Experts Weigh In on US Strikes and Global Stability – MSN

MSN

National security experts and arms control advocates issue a stark warning: the risk of nuclear war, once thought confined to Cold War history, …

‘No weapons after 8 days if…’: Ex-Pentagon adviser’s reality check to Trump, ‘only nuke option’

YouTube

Former Pentagon adviser Douglas Macgregor warned the US can fight a war for just 8 days before going nuclear. He said Trump may not even know how …

threats … Iran’s military leaders threaten to resume war. Newsweek. Iran’s …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

Machine learning reveals more seismic events in Yellowstone – Western News

Western News – Western University

A caldera – like the one at Yellowstone Park spanning parts of Wyoming, Idaho and Montana – is a large depression or hollow formed when a volcano …

Viral videos of animals fleeing Yellowstone spark supervolcano fears – Oregon Live

Oregon Live

“The largest eruption at Yellowstone was 2.1 million years ago and had a volume of 2,450 cubic kilometers. Like many other caldera-forming volcanoes, …

Long-term dynamics of earthquake swarms in the Yellowstone caldera | Science Advances

Science

The Yellowstone hydrothermal system and the observed high heat flow rates appear to extend well beyond the caldera boundary; as a result, swarm-like …

“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity” ~llaw

Lloyd A. Williams-Pendergraft

Jul 18, 2025

The remains of the demolished Russian/Ukrainian nuclear power plant at the center of the 1,017 square mile “Exclusion Zone” sits, uninhabitable, where nobody has lived since the accident in May of 1986 ~llaw

On My Mind Today:

When it comes to the proliferation, or even the present accumulation, of both nuclear energy and nuclear weapons, we have no idea what we’re doing or even how to control every phase of producing and using both products as well as our insane reasoning for manufacturing either or both of them. Do we all have a subconscious “death wish”?

First, why are we considering more nuclear weapons around the world when we already know such a proliferation of nuclear arms will not save any of us from a nuclear armageddon — doing so will only increase the already daily threats from one or more of those nations that already have more than enough weapons of mass destruction that can kill us all thousands of times over, yet, for instance, Trump’s refusal to “protect” other NATO nations that had been taken for granted with previous U.S. presidents, is prompting many of them to build their own nuclear arsenals that, if built, will never be used.

Primarily that is because of this thing called “deterrence” which is the closest thing we have to a treaty or stand-off on blowing the world up. Deterrence is the only reason that any country begins or continues to add to their nuclear arsenals, but such a system of prevention is terribly expensive in this increasingly starving world, and as I have stressed many times before Deterrence can not go on forever — an d one day one country or another will shoot first and when that happens the “game” will be over forever. There is no need to speculate further, because it will all end in a matter of hours . . .

Second, why the sudden wish to build more nuclear power plants, which are extremely expensive, will only get moreso, and each and every one of them, new, old, or on the planning and design board, is openly dangerous to what I refer to as “stationery” nuclear weapons, which are subject to all kinds of wars, tyranny, nuclear fuel theft and black market trade, not to mention human or AI management mistakes that will threaten the lives of life all around the world. And the hell of it is, the more nuclear power facilities we build, the more opportunities and chances for nuclear plant radiation and other poisonous airborne drift will make it impossible for the few of us left to live anywhere on the planet except in isolated areas that are considered ‘unlivable’ — say, Antarctica for instance — today. And then we have the rapidly expanding sewers of uncontrolled nuclear waste that we have no idea what to do with, and like nuclear bomb proliferation, nuclear power plant proliferation will only add to the probability of extinguishing all life, including ours, on planet Earth.

Every new day of the presence of nuclear anything with our constantly increasing “loose cannons” running rampant around the world — see yesterday’s Post — how can we possibly avoid our own demise? The answer, of course, is that we can’t.

~llaw

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There are 6 categories, with the latest addition including a bonus non-nuclear category for news about the Yellowstone caldera and other volcanic and caldera activity around the world that also play an important role in human and other life.

The feature categories provide articles and information about ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 links with headlines concerning the most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none (especially so with the Yellowstone Caldera). The Categories are listed below in their usual order:

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2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear Power Emergencies
4. Nuclear War Threats
5. Nuclear War
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TODAY’S ALL NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS, Friday, (07/18/2025)

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

Russian Lawmaker Issues Nuclear Warning to US – Newsweek

Newsweek

“An attack on the Kaliningrad Region will mean an attack on Russia, with all due retaliatory measures, stipulated, among other things, by its nuclear …

Nobel Laureates, experts gather at University of Chicago, call for action to avert nuclear war

CBS News

The laureates and other participants held closed-door discussions Monday through Wednesday, on topics such as the effects of nuclear war with threats …

The Beginning of the Nuclear Bomb: An Oral History – POLITICO

Politico

… about everything that could go wrong. Those details are as important now as ever. Multiple countries around the world are considering expanding or …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

Official sparks controversy with plans to build first US nuclear power plant of its kind in over 15 years

Yahoo

This new plan comes a few years after the closure of Indian Point, a nuclear power plant that provided about 25% of New York City’s power needs.

The first US atomic rush was a bust. Will Trump’s big nuclear-for-AI plans fare any better?

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The US government is rushing nuclear reactor deployment to fuel its global AI race. But it may come at considerable costs and safety risks.

Model predicts long-term effects of nuclear waste on underground disposal systems

MIT News

As countries across the world experience a resurgence in nuclear energy projects, the questions of where and how to dispose of nuclear waste …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

Spanish grid ran on emergency controls as lobby urges blackout law – Montel News

Montel News

Clean power imbalance seen in Finland as demand lags. The country’s rapid wind power expansion and the launch of Europe’s largest nuclear reactor, the …

Leader in Nuclear Energy – Which Country Sets the Pace in Europe – 112.ua

112.ua

France continues to lead Europe in electricity generation at nuclear power plants. More than 70% of the country’s electricity is generated at …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

AI and misinformation are supercharging the risk of nuclear war – Nature

Nature

Emerging dangers are reshaping the landscape of nuclear deterrence and increasing the threat of mutual annihilation. Scientists must speak truth …

How to avoid nuclear war in an era of AI and misinformation – Nature

Nature

… nuclear analyst at the Federation of American Scientists in Washington DC, which works to minimize the risks of global threats. For instance, a …

Russia says Trump’s new weapons pledge a signal for Ukraine to abandon peace efforts

Reuters

There are so many of them that we view the threat of new sanctions as mundane,” Zakharova said. “The language of ultimatums, blackmail, and threats is …

Nuclear War

NEWS

Russia must be ready to strike the West if it escalates the war in Ukraine, Kremlin says

NY Post

The tensions come about a year after Putin expanded Moscow’s nuclear doctrine, warning that any nuclear superpower that assists an enemy of Russia …

Military-trained Americans’ trust in the president’s nuclear launch authority dropped during …

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

graphic representation of start of nuclear strike Nuclear war simulation. … With nuclear brinksmanship so commonplace, it’s easy to feel like the …

Secretary-General Appoints independent Scientific Panel on the Effects of Nuclear War

Welcome to the United Nations

… and societal consequences of a nuclear war on a local, regional and planetary scale in the days, weeks and decades following a nuclear war.

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

Yellowstone eruption: This is how a supervolcano explosion will unfold

BBC Science Focus Magazine

The current 60-kilometre-wide (35-mile) Yellowstone Caldera was formed during the most recent Lava Creek eruption. While each super-eruption marked …

A Gaping Hole Full of Milky Blue Water Has Appeared at Yellowstone – ScienceAlert

ScienceAlert

Related: Yellowstone’s Supervolcano … One of the reasons we keep such a close eye on Yellowstone’s hydrothermal activity is because of the caldera’s …

“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity” ~llaw

Lloyd A. Williams-Pendergraft

Jul 17, 2025

On My Mind Today:

Trump’s mindless interference into everything nuclear, from global nuclear war to irresponsible nuclear power deregulation, blindly creating unknown but infinite possibilities for all kinds of nuclear crises, beyond the already tremendous risk of an immanent catastrophe. Trump is a “loose cannon” — the perfect example ever. Trump and his pitiful crew of White-House sailors must be removed from office immediately if not sooner. Call it a “mutiny” if you like . . .

As I mentioned just above, Trump is the perfect definition of what is called a “loose cannon”, which comes from the days of cannons aboard wooden ships that had to be tied down to prevent them from damaging ships, all before, during, and after wars regardless of one’s own ships or the ships of their enemies, creating a potentially catastrophic multitude of dangerous situations for all ships of war regardless of their missions.

Wanna-be Captain of the good ship “Earth”, Trump is the epitome of the loose cannons of old and, and specifically of today’s meaning of the two-word-phrase. But in a nuclear age rather than the loose cannons and wooden ships’ times, this starship called Earth and her most short-sighted and indelibly dangerously mentally impaired unqualified captain, including the evil malicious Captain Bligh, the infamous Captain of “Mutiny on the Bounty”, Trump is far beyond being under control nor so much as to be able to navigate in any kind of comparison other than the “loose cannon” meaning of today . . . ~llaw

Captain William Bligh of the good ship “Bounty”, famous for the “Mutiny”

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Today’s ALL NUCLEAR WORLD NEWS DIGEST

ABOUT THE FOLLOWING ACCESS TO “LLAW’s All Nuclear Daily Digest” RELATED MEDIA”:

There are 6 categories, with the latest addition including a bonus non-nuclear category for news about the Yellowstone caldera and other volcanic and caldera activity around the world that also play an important role in human and other life.

The feature categories provide articles and information about ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 links with headlines concerning the most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none (especially so with the Yellowstone Caldera). The Categories are listed below in their usual order:

1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear Power Emergencies
4. Nuclear War Threats
5. Nuclear War
6. Yellowstone Caldera (Note: There are two Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available in today’s Post.)

A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (in the above listed order). If a Category heading does not appear in the daily news Digest, it means there was no news reported from this Category today. Generally, the three best articles in each Category from around the nuclear world(s) are Posted. Occasionally, if a Post is important enough, it may be listed in multiple Categories.

TODAY’S ALL NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS, Thursday, (07/17/2025)

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

Musk Goes Nuclear on Trump’s Epstein Crisis With All-Night Posting Meltdown – Yahoo

Yahoo

Elon Musk launched into an all-night X posting spree about Donald Trump’s handling of the so-called Epstein files, as the president makes …

At Chicago Conference, Nobel Laureates and Nuclear Experts Push for Increased Diplomacy

WTTW News

“We have to recall the lessons of the first and second nuclear ages — arms control, risk reduction, confidence building, transparency — all the things …

Nuclear bomb: We’re at a dangerous crossroads with nukes.

slate.com

However, later on, some strategists thought about how to fight a nuclear … nuclear weapons at all. In the last decade or so, we have reached that …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

A Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough May Be Closer Than You Think – Time Magazine

Time Magazine

For long-time followers of fusion energy, Tokamak Hall is the high-water mark after decades of ups and downs. From an observation deck on the side …

Burlison Announces Hearing on Advancing Nuclear Energy

Eric Burlison – House.gov

today announced a hearing titled “The New Atomic Age: Advancing America’s Energy Future.” The hearing will examine advancements made in nuclear power …

Trump’s nuclear power push weakens regulator and poses safety risks, former officials warn

CNBC

President Donald Trump wants to slash regulations and speed up power plant approvals through an overhaul of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

Author Correction: Optimizing radiation monitoring networks to improve emergency … – Nature

Nature

We assumed a source term similar to the release from the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident defined as 2.0E19 Bq/h for the Iodine-139 and 4.0E17 …

Belarus Emergency Shuts Down Nuclear Reactor at Ostrovets NPP – ФАКТИ.БГ

ФАКТИ.БГ

The second power unit of Belarus’ only nuclear power plant, the Ostrovets NPP, was temporarily shut down from the power grid after a signal of a …

Nuclear Risks and Geopolitical Tensions: Why the Belarusian Ostrovets Plant Threatens …

AInvest

… reactor from the grid during emergencies. Unit 2 faced cooling system defects that could have triggered a meltdown, yet these issues were …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

The Nobel Laureate Assembly Declaration for the Prevention of Nuclear War

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

… threat of nuclear war. It took place July 14-16, 2025, and is the first Nobel Assembly focused on nuclear threats. In this 80^th year of the …

Russia must be ready to strike West if it escalates Ukraine war, Medvedev says | Reuters

Reuters

… war between the world’s two biggest nuclear powers. Medvedev dismissed … threats of tougher sanctions, and that his territorial demands may …

Russia warns of nuclear action after Trump’s weapons aid for Ukraine – India Today

India Today

Russia-Ukraine war … Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, threats of nuclear escalation have often come up in the ongoing conflict.

Nuclear War

NEWS

AI and misinformation are supercharging the risk of nuclear war – Nature

Nature

Emerging dangers are reshaping the landscape of nuclear deterrence and increasing the threat of mutual annihilation. Scientists must speak truth …

How to avoid nuclear war in an era of AI and misinformation – Nature

Nature

“The message we keep hearing is that the nuclear risk is over, that that’s an old risk from the cold war,” says Daniel Holz, a physicist at the …

The Nobel Laureate Assembly Declaration for the Prevention of Nuclear War

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

In 1955 and 2024, Nobel Laureates gathered at Mainau to issue warnings to the world about the existential threat posed by nuclear war. Tremendous …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

Is Yellowstone’s supervolcano on the brink of erupting? Scientists discover a new HOLE in …

Daily Mail

Yellowstone is one of the world’s largest active volcanoes – and if it erupted, it would cover up to two-thirds of the US with ash. Advertisement.

Yellowstone’s Fleeing Animals Spark Imminent Volcanic Eruption Concerns, But Experts …

TheTravel

… Yellowstone’s supervolcano is about to erupt. But that’s not what’s happening at all. Bison, buffalo, Steam, Old Faithful, and the Yellowstone …

“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity” ~llaw

Lloyd A. Williams-Pendergraft

Jul 16, 2025

On My Mind Today: Why We Must Never Go Nuclear . . . (and rid ourselves of what we already have.)

One more time I have to go back to posting an article, which I hope all of you who have the opportunity will take heed and carefully read and study this gruesome — even “tragic” as the article points out — assault on education and science, which now includes all things nuclear power and weapons, which is the dirtiest and most dangerous product ever discovered by mankind.

So who on Earth is responsible for protecting humanity and other living animals from the possibility of an extinct planet? The answer is apparently nobody because we have thrown in with a degenerative declining world full of anti-education, anti-science, anti practicality, and have sold our souls to ignorance and a pathetic lack of pride in what humanity should be all about — a world dedicated to supporting life of all kinds, including ourselves. ~llaw

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Donald Trump goes nuclear in the GOP’s war on science

Billions of dollars in cuts to research are leaving lives at stake

By Heather Digby Parton

Columnist

Published July 16, 2025 9:16AM (EDT)

Meera G. Nair, Ph.D., and Declan F. McCole, Ph.D., AGAF, professors of biomedical sciences at the University of California, Riverside, observe intestinal epithelial cells on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (Anjali Sharif-Paul/MediaNewsGroup/The Press-Enterprise via Getty Images)

One hundred years ago this month, the Scopes trial was held in Dayton, Tenn. For 11 days, jurors heard arguments about John Scopes, a high school teacher who had taught the theory of evolution in apparent violation of the Butler Act, a state law that made it illegal for public school teachers to introduce theories that contradicted the Biblical creation story. The trial, which featured celebrated attorneys Clarence Darrow defending Scopes and erstwhile presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan leading the prosecution, was widely publicized and sparked a national conversation about the tensions between science and religion — and government’s role between the two. Then, as now, the controversy was fed by a sense of paranoia and social anxiety over rapid cultural change. In the end, Scopes was convicted, which was later overturned on appeal. But the case took on legendary status, being dramatized in the play and film “Inherit the Wind,” and despite Scopes’ conviction, coming to be seen as a significant victory for science.

Since then, the right-wing in America has intermittently conducted an assault on science that, with the ascent of the religious right, gelled into an all-out war around the early 1980s. Many conservatives have, over the last 40 years, opposed AIDS research, stem cell research, basic facts about climate change — and legislation to address it — and measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

It seems the administration and its allies in Congress want to set the United States back a century — back to the time of the Scopes trial.

Under President Donald Trump, the GOP has decided to go nuclear. The federal government’s support of science and medicine is being systematically destroyed by devastating cuts to research, agencies and staff. It seems the administration and its allies in Congress want to set the United States back a century — back to the time of the Scopes trial.

Scientific advances have long met with resistance from many cultural conservatives. For numerous GOP voters, this suspicion is tied to religious fundamentalism and the very crux of the Scopes trial — that the theory of evolution contradicts the Bible and is, therefore, blasphemous. Denying that basic understanding of the natural world makes, in their minds, many scientific breakthroughs suspect.

But the war on science isn’t just about religion or common mistrust. This phenomenon is also related to the Republican Party’s fealty to businesses like the fossil fuel industry, which requires denial of climate change to reduce competition from renewable energy sources. This view has helped to perpetuate the right-wing conspiracy theory of weather manipulation — that the extreme weather events the country has been experiencing, such as the recent Texas flood, are caused by the deep state geoengineering the weather.

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There has long been a conservative faction that wished to slash taxes and hoped to end support for science in the public sector. These people believe that business should pick up the slack, and they have refused to acknowledge that much of the basic research that leads to breakthroughs in science and technology, some of which results in dead ends and disappointing outcomes, do not immediately make a profit and are therefore unlikely to be pursued.

Then there is the traditional right-wing suspicion toward government, which causes many to be hostile to any public health or environmental regulations. Most recently, we saw that ideology play out during the pandemic, when many on the right opposed temporary restrictions of everyday activities and even vaccines to stop the spread of COVID-19. The fall-out from that devastating event looks like it’s going to haunt the country for some time to come.

The disastrous cuts to science and medicine are happening at all levels of the federal government, and they are impacting every agency. Especially catastrophic, for the lives of millions both in the U.S. and around the world, is what’s happening with biomedical research.

The administration’s attacks on universities for spurious political reasons are affecting many research projects that would otherwise lead to treatments and cures for deadly diseases. Appointing the Four Horseman of the Scientific Apocalypse — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of health and human Services, Dr. Mehmet Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid services, Dr. Marty Makary as head of the FDA and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to run the National Institutes of Health — has signaled the end of any serious approach to biomedical science and public health by the federal government. The individual histories of these men as a dangerous conspiracy theorist, a quack cure TV huckster, an eccentric contrarian and an ethically-challenged partisan have sent shockwaves through the scientific community. Together and separately, they have taken a wrecking ball to our august scientific institutions that were previously considered to be the best in the world.

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Even as Kennedy, Oz, Makary and Bhattacharya work to dismantle valuable scientific research and disease prevention measures, they are quick to admonish Americans to stay healthy. “Don’t eat carrot cake,” Oz recently admonished Medicaid recipients. “Eat real food.”

Kennedy also chimed in with a patriotic plea. “This administration wants to encourage Americans to take control of their health — to eat right, to have lifestyle changes that save us all. And that’s the patriotic thing to do, not only for our country but for every individual American. It’s a patriotic duty to keep ourselves healthy.”

This is the caliber of American scientific expertise we now have in charge. Sure, we should all eat better and exercise. And it’s great that the U.S. is finally getting rid of the food dyes that the European Union banned years ago. But much of what they are spouting is self-help, internet based, anecdotal nonsense.

Meanwhile, after warning us against the dangers of carrot cake, these luminaries are strangling research into mRNA vaccines, one of the potentially greatest advances in medical research in a century — all because of crank conspiracy theories about the mRNA COVID shots. The consequences are tragic. As the Guardian reported this week:

Research on mRNA cancer vaccines has been under way for more than a decade, with more than 120 clinical trials on treating and preventing cancers. mRNA shots have shown promise for preventing the return of head and neck cancer; lymphoma; breast cancer, which accounts for 11.6% of all cancer deaths in the US; colorectal cancer; lung cancer; and kidney cancer, among others.

Pancreatic cancer has a 10% survival rate and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the US, but in a small study, about half of the patients who received an mRNA vaccine did not see their cancer return, and they still had strong immune responses three years later.

Early mRNA vaccine trials also indicated the recurrence of melanoma could be cut in half. And a small study co-authored by Sayour on glioblastoma showed the vaccines started affecting the tumors within 48 hours.

All of that is at risk now. The NIH is dismissing dozens of grant reviewers for mRNA research, leaving them understaffed and without the necessary expertise to assess the data. They have cancelled $766 million in contracts to develop mRNA vaccines against potential pandemic flu viruses. The consequences will be deadly.

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It’s too much to expect these people to care about the lives that won’t be saved because of their antediluvian attitudes toward modern science. But they usually care about money. Economist Paul Krugman points out that “two first-rate economists, David Cutler and Ed Glaeser, have made a stab at estimating the impact of cuts at NIH. Their analysis suggests that these cuts might save $500 billion in federal spending over the next 25 years — while imposing more than $8 trillion in losses.”

A century after the Scopes trial, it seems we might not have learned that much at all. The right has rarely been interested in long-term thinking. But the country used to let scientists and researchers think about it for us and deliver the fruits of their labor for our common benefit, which included saving countless lives. This approach served us very well for over a century. Now it seems we’re just going to tell people it’s their patriotic duty to be healthy and leave it at that.

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By Heather Digby Parton

Heather Digby Parton, also known as “Digby,” is a contributing writer to Salon. She was the winner of the 2014 Hillman Prize for Opinion and Analysis Journalism.

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Today’s ALL NUCLEAR WORLD NEWS DIGEST

ABOUT THE FOLLOWING ACCESS TO “LLAW’s All Nuclear Daily Digest” RELATED MEDIA”:

There are 6 categories, with the latest addition including a bonus non-nuclear category for news about the Yellowstone caldera and other volcanic and caldera activity around the world that also play an important role in human and other life.

The feature categories provide articles and information about ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 links with headlines concerning the most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none (especially so with the Yellowstone Caldera). The Categories are listed below in their usual order:

1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear Power Emergencies
4. Nuclear War Threats
5. Nuclear War
6. Yellowstone Caldera (Note: There are three Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available in today’s Post.)

A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (in the above listed order). If a Category heading does not appear in the daily news Digest, it means there was no news reported from this Category today. Generally, the three best articles in each Category from around the nuclear world(s) are Posted. Occasionally, if a Post is important enough, it may be listed in multiple Categories.

TODAY’S ALL NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS, Wednesday, (07/16/2025)

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

Trump’s tariffs are prompting many in Japan to rethink relationship with the U.S. | WSIU

WSIU

All Things Considered. Next Up: 6:00 PM Marketplace. 0:00. 0:00. All Things … nuclear crisis and the Fukushima earthquake and nuclear disaster.

China’s nuclear weapons ploy is a war signal from Xi – The Hill

The Hill

The protocol, among other things, prohibits the use or threats to use nuclear weapons in the zone. … See all Hill.TV See all Video. Top Stories …

Federal money to protect Denver from nuclear terror and dirty bombs is flowing again after lawsuit

Denverite

Things to do · Culture · Rent & housing · Government … Denver’s towering

Nuclear Power

NEWS

Westinghouse plans to build 10 large nuclear reactors in U.S., interim CEO tells Trump

CNBC

The company made the announcement at an energy and artificial intelligence conference attended by President Donald Trump on Tuesday.

A look inside a lab making the advanced fuel to power growing U.S. nuclear energy ambitions

NBC News

President Trump set a goal of quadrupling domestic production of nuclear power within the next 25 years. A new wave of advanced nuclear reactors …

A look inside a lab making the advanced fuel to power growing US nuclear energy ambitions

AP News

At Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, a half-dozen workers are making what appear to be gray billiard balls.

downtown seen all the way from Roxborough State Park in Jefferson County.

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

IAEA Launches Youth Infographic Contest on Nuclear Emergency Preparedness and Response

International Atomic Energy Agency

The IAEA has launched an infographic design contest for young professionals aged 18 to 35 to raise awareness about emergency preparedness and …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

The new nuclear arms race – Prospect Magazine

Prospect Magazine

Managing the nuclear threat has been central to the multilateral system since end of the Second World War. Image: Everett/Shutterstock. Nuclear …

U.K., France and Germany Threaten to Reimpose Tough U.N. Nuclear Sanctions on Iran

The New York Times

Europeans Threaten to Reimpose Tough U.N. Nuclear Sanctions on Iran … Benjamin Netanyahu: Prolonging the war in Gaza helped the Israeli prime minister …

Map reveals safest US states to live if nuclear war breaks out tomorrow – UNILAD Tech

UNILAD Tech

Nuclear war has been an ever-present threat in the United States for … nuclear threats‘ as WW3 worries intensify. Democrats are raising the …

Nuclear War

NEWS

Lessons Observed from the War Between Israel and Iran – War on the Rocks

War on the Rocks

… nuclear facilities, under the codename Operation Rising Lion, swiftly evolved into a multi-theater war involving cyber, air, and naval engagements.

Donald Trump goes nuclear in the GOP’s war on science – Salon.com

Salon.com

Donald Trump goes nuclear in the GOP’s war on science. Billions of dollars in cuts to research are leaving lives at stake. By Heather Digby Parton.

The risk of nuclear war waned after the Cold War. It’s back with a vengeance

The Korea Times

When the first nuclear bomb test took place 80 years ago, the scientists who gathered to observe the explosion in the New Mexico desert recognize

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Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

Scientists investigate origin of Norris Geyser Basin’s new thermal pool – Buckrail

Buckrail

This week’s Caldera Chronicles — a column written by scientists of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (YVO) — was contributed by Scientist-in …

The Christmas time birth of a new feature in Yellowstone Park – Yahoo

Yahoo

This week’s contribution is from Michael Poland, geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey and Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano …

Study Reveals Yellowstone’s Dual Natural Features That Protect Us From A Volcanic Eruption

TwistedSifter

70,000 years ago, Yellowstone erupted. The supervolcano cascaded a huge amount of lava to form what is now the Pitchstone Plateau to the southwest …