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LLAW’s ‘All Things Nuclear’ #457 (11/21/2023)

“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

LLOYD A. WILLIAMS-PENDERGRAFT

NOV 21, 2023

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LLAW’s COMMENTARY:

[Why Yellowstone is a bonus Post to this “All Things Nuclear” Nightly Production. It and others could be a way out if we act soon enough.]

To my way of thinking, the Yellowstone Caldera (and others around the planet) may be by far the best chance to foil doomsday, as the ultimately successful solution to forging ahead, forgetting about the world-wide fear of nuclear weapons and nuclear power, as well as fossil fuels and their greenhouse gas global warming effect. It is incorporated into my “Blue Print” plan for destroying all things nuclear “Management”.

As for the Yellowstone Caldera and all the rest of them having their own life-ending potential, at least their devastating capability is not created by the activity of our human selves, and there is also the caveat concerning the ability to cool and control the destructive power of calderas by harnessing and using their natural power production that would reduce their potential to ‘boil over’, making them safer in the long run than we currently believe. Their collective power could comfortably provide enough electricity for the entire planet forever. Yellowstone alone could well support electrical power plants all over both of the American continents for hundreds of years. And there are others, such as the Long Valley caldera in western California, less than 800 miles southwest of Yellowstone. There are also several large calderas in South America. And the largest one of all is located in the Philippines. There are dozens of others around the world, some more active than Yellowstone. And harnessing them for power generation is much easier than one would tend to think. Yellowstone provides an example of how power generation could work by tapping the ready-made steam of calderas that could provide the heat to create electricity all by themselves. I will provide that video in a future Post of “All Things Nuclear”. You can also track it down yourself is you’ve a mind to, which might whet your interests by making the effort to broaden your scope and knowledge of our harrowing world crises from all things nuclear to its cousins, the other fossil fuels.

What follows is a brief primer considering the potential of developing the Yellowstone caldera and other similar calderas to provide all the electrical power we could ever need, and by doing so perhaps saving us in two ways from the 6th Extinction . . .

The following article by Dr. Thomas F. Arciuolo, gives us reinforcing look that the Earth’s human world(s)might well be able to get along without any fossil fuels, including uranium (nuclear fuel). The cooling affect of volcanic activity in the calderas might also allow us to live without fear of devastation from calderas such as the Yellowstone. The question is, though, can humanity buy into such an effort rather than go to war and more wars over who controls the potential natural energy production, needing only a delivery grid system. Could we possibly come together and create a global free energy program without letting greed and greenbacks get in the way? ~llaw

Supervolcano Could Solve the Climate and Energy Crises

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Ultimate Interfaces Corporation

December 10, 2022, 16:10 GMT

SHARE THIS ARTICLE: Yellowstone Caldera Supervolcano: A Solution to the Climate and Energy Crises

Scientists propose a new and revolutionary method to harness the Yellowstone’s supervolcano., and generate enough electricity to power the American continent.

With the dawn of the 3rd decade of the 21st century, humanity is embarking on a 2nd Renaissance.”

— Dr. Thomas F. Arciuolo

MILFORD, CONNECTICUT, UNITED STATES, December 10, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — The climate crisis poses a major threat to human civilization. Burning fossil fuels to generate energy is the primary cause of this crisis, due to greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere. Unfortunately, our energy requirements are expected to grow significantly in the future, as would be expected.

At the same time, we face another great crisis. Underneath Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming lies a powerful supervolcano, which has the guaranteed potential for an eruption that will be catastrophic to the entire world.

Researchers Dr Thomas Arciuolo and Dr Miad Faezipour propose a solution to these problems, by harnessing the mighty energy reserve within the Yellowstone Supervolcano to generate clean, emission-free energy.

The team’s proposed technology would generate phenomenal amounts of electricity – enough to power the entire American continent. Their plan would also cool the supervolcano’s magma chamber, preventing a super-eruption. NASA has predicted that cooling the magma by just 35% would prevent such a calamity. The project would also generate thousands of jobs and ensure energy-independence for the USA.

(Note: Concerning jobs creation, the total number of jobs lost would far outdistance the new jobs created. However, there would be thousands upon thousand of alternative jobs created by getting rid of all things nuclear as well as fossil fuel plants, mining reclamation, and ancillary supportive occupations ~llaw)


The proposed copper-based, volcanic energy harvesting technology has the potential to produce triple the USA’s predicted energy requirements for 2050. The excess power could be sold to other countries on the American continent for profit, and to fund the facility’s construction.

Arciuolo and Faezipour’s pioneering technology has been fully simulated, to prove that its methodology is both practical and efficient. The use of volcanoes to generate power has already proved successful in Iceland and Hawaii.

Harvesting energy from Yellowstone’s supervolcano would provide safer and more dependable power than any form of energy used today, including solar, wind, and nuclear. The team’s technology would not only generate huge profits, but it would also prevent a catastrophic eruption, while significantly mitigating the climate crisis and meeting the American continent’s energy needs for the years and centuries to come.

This technology could be adopted globally by other nations to provide a world-wide solution to climate change and energy production.

Dr. Thomas F. Arciuolo
Ultimate Interfaces Corporation
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email@ultimateinterfaces.com

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TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS:

All Things Nuclear

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We’re long past nuclear deterrence: Bring on mutually assured prevention | The Hill

The Hill

See all Hill.TV See all Video. Top Stories. See All · Senate · Senate … Where things stand on a potential Israel-Hamas hostage deal. by Laura Kelly 2 …

Secret Warnings About Wuhan Research Predated the Pandemic – Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

… Nuclear Security Administration, which oversees all of the agency’s nuclear weapons work. In 2014, Lawrence Livermore scientists began raising …

Disarmament Grows More Distant as US Plans Another “Upgrade” to Nuclear Bomb

Truthout

Like all U.S. nuclear weapons, the B61-13 will be assembled near … Those are things that we’re going to be paying for throughout the entirety of …

Nuclear Power

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US to announce global nuclear fusion strategy at COP28 – Reuters

Reuters

The U.S. will lay out the first international strategy to commercialize nuclear fusion power at the upcoming UN climate summit in Dubai, …

Floating Nuclear Power Plants: Benefits and Challenges discussed at IAEA Symposium

International Atomic Energy Agency

… nuclear power plant (FNPP). Interest is growing in installing small modular reactors (SMRs) on floating barges or platforms to provide clean …

Paradigm shift on nuclear power – Energy Central

Energy Central

After four decades, the Philippines is tapping nuclear power again as a viable alternative source of energy. Last week, Energy Secretary Raphael …

Nuclear War

NEWS

Why North Korea may use nuclear weapons first, and why current US policy toward …

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Because it will face an intense “use-it-or-lose-it” dilemma, North Korea will likely employ nuclear weapons early if war erupts on the Korean …

Time for a Transnational Uprising Against a Reckless Escalation of the Arms Race?

The Nation

… nuclear arms race poster during the cold war, nuclear war tensions. Demonstrators march toward Central Park during a nuclear disarmament rally of …

Gaza Massacre could lead to Nuclear War | Common Dreams

Common Dreams

As military veterans who have experienced the deadly threat of nuclear weapons from the Cuban Missile Crisis onward, as well as being distraught …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

Entergy’s nuclear plant north of Baton Rouge was forced into temporary emergency shutdown

NOLA.com

Entergy’s River Bend nuclear power plant near St. Francisville was forced into a temporary emergency shutdown over the weekend due to a technical …

5 TPP power units taken out for emergency repairs – Ukrenergo | Ukrainian news

ukranews.com

Consumption limits were not introduced,” the message says. As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, the Energoatom national nuclear energy …

Paradigm shift on nuclear power – Energy Central

Energy Central

the Philippines’ initial attempt on nuclear energy, through the Bataan Nuclear Power … power plants for maintenance or emergency repair purposes. This …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

Gaza Massacre could lead to Nuclear War | Common Dreams

Common Dreams

As military veterans who have experienced the deadly threat of nuclear weapons from the Cuban Missile Crisis onward, as well as being distraught …

Why North Korea may use nuclear weapons first, and why current US policy toward …

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Russia has probably not used nuclear weapons in Ukraine because the war is not existential. A defeat there is not an offensive threat to the Russian …

Dangers only multiply: Could Israel’s war on Gaza go nuclear? – MR Online

MR Online

Dangers only multiply: Could Israel’s war on Gaza go nuclear? … threats to launch more October 7ths until Israel is “annihilated”), this remains the …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

The Mystery Of Flagg Ranch, OR, The Case Of The Unknown Ignimbrite

National Parks Traveler

Editor’s note: Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory.

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LAW’s ‘All Things Nuclear’ #442 (11/06/2023)

LAW’s ‘All Things Nuclear’ #442 (11/06/2023)

“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

ALL THINGS NUCLEAR

LAW’s ‘All Things Nuclear’ #442 (11/06/2023)

“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”
LLOYD A. WILLIAMS-PENDERGRAFT
NOV 6, 2023

Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant near Avila Beach, California owned by PG&E

LLAW’s COMMENTARY:

The above image of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant may remain as my masthead for quite sometime because it is very much like the proverbial “Canary in the Coal Mine”. I have been following PG&E’s merciless “accidental” terrorism on California’s human population throughout the State (living next door in Nevada) for several years, and this aging nuclear power plant may very well be PG&E’s last and most devastating accident of all. A nuclear accident at that! With PG&E running the ‘show’, what could possibly go wrong

The Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant is old, dating back to the ‘1970s, and has leaked radiation recently because of cracked containment walls. The plant is scheduled for decommissioning, shutdown, and to be mothballed in 2025, but the State of California and the Federal Government has decided to extend the old plant’s life by providing several billion dollars to ‘ensure’ it’s safety and continued operation. To me, knowing the ownership’s history, this is obviously a huge mistake on the part of both the state and the federal government.

In later Posts I will have more to say about this particular power plant and selected others around the planet. They all need to be shut down, destroyed, and part by part and piece by piece put back in the same ground where their nuclear fuel (uranium) came from.

Considering their history of ‘accidents’, neglect, and incompetence, the future possibilities could be disastrous beyond belief. What has PG&E done wrong in the past to make such a prediction? Let me count just a few of the ways of many disasters caused by PG&E. ~llaw

(Summarized, edited, and abbreviated from cited reports,)

PG&E Disasters:

1. Groundwater contamination in Hinkley, California

From 1952 to 1966, PG&E dumped “roughly 370 million gallons” of chromium 6-tainted wastewater into unlined wastewater spreading ponds around the town of Hinkley, California. PG&E used chromium “one of the cheapest and most efficient commercially available corrosion inhibitors” at their compressor station plants in their cooling towers along the natural gas transmission pipelines.

PG&E did not inform the local water board of the contamination until December 7, 1987, stalling action on a response to the contamination. The residents of Hinkley filed a successful lawsuit against PG&E in which the company paid $333 million— the largest settlement ever paid in a direct-action lawsuit in U.S. history. The legal case, dramatized in the 2000 film Erin Brockovich, became an international cause célèbre. By 2013, PG&E had cleaned up 54 acres, but it is estimated the remediation process will take another 40 years.

2. Metcalf sniper attack

(Included here for evidence of PG&E’s extended reputation of illegalites)

On April 16, 2013, a team of gunmen opened fire on the Metcalf transmission substation in Coyote, California. The attack damaged 17 high-voltage transformers, causing more than $15 million in damage. The team also cut a fiber-optic telecommunications cable owned by AT&T. PG&E and AT&T offered a $250,000 reward for anyone who had information leading to the arrest of the culprits, however, they were never found. The Federal Bureau of Investigation found that it was not domestic terrorism and The Department of Homeland Security claimed they had evidence that it may have been an ‘inside job’.

3. Wildfires

PG&E equipment has often been the cause of wildfires in California. PG&E has been found guilty of criminal negligence in many cases involving fires. These include the 1994 Trauner Fire a substation fire in San Francisco in 1996, the 1999 Pendola Fire, a San Francisco substation fire in 2003, the Sims Fire and Fred’s Fire in 2004 an explosion and electrical fire in San Francisco in 2005, the 2008 Rancho Cordova Gas Explosion,[ the 2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion, 2014 Carmel Gas Explosion,[ 2015 Butte Fire, 2018 Camp Fire, among others.[

Approximately 40 of the 315 wildfires in PG&E’s service area in 2017 and 2018 were allegedly caused by PG&E equipment.

PG&E was on probation after being found criminally liable in the 2010 San Bruno fire. Following that fire, a federally appointed monitor initially focused on gas operations, but his scope expanded to include electricity distribution equipment following the fires in October 2017. A separate case involved allegations the utility falsified gas pipeline records between 2012 and 2017, and as of January 2019 was still being considered.

4. Wildfire Liability

State law follows a principle of “inverse condemnation” for wildfire liability, which means that utilities are held responsible for damages resulting from any fire caused by their equipment, even if their maintenance on equipment and surrounding vegetation was done to standards. This policy resulted in $30B of liability for PG&E from the 2017 & 2018 fires and drove it to bankruptcy proceedings.  In July 2019, a new $21 billion wildfire trust fund was created to pay for damages from future wildfires, started with a 50-50 balance of utility and customer monies and also reduced the liability threshold for utilities to where customers must prove negligence before companies are held liable.

5. Sierra blaze

On June 19, 1997, a Nevada County jury in Nevada City found PG&E guilty of “a pattern of tree-trimming violations that sparked a devastating 1994 wildfire in the Sierra”. “PG&E was convicted of 739 counts of criminal negligence for failing to trim trees near its power lines—the biggest criminal conviction ever against the state’s largest utility.

6. San Bruno, California explosion

View of the San Bruno fire on September 9, 2010 at 11:31 pm PDT

On the evening of September 9, 2010, a suburb of San Francisco, San Bruno, California, was damaged when one of PG&E’s natural-gas pipelines that was “at least 54 years old, 30 inches (76.2 centimeters) in diameter and located under a street intersection in a residential area “…exploded sending a “28-foot section of pipe weighing 3,000 pounds flying through the air, fueled by blowing natural gas”.[235] The blast created a crater at the epicenter and “killed eight people and injured nearly five dozen more while destroying about 100 homes” The USGS reported that the shock wave was similar to a 1.1 magnitude earthquake. Following the event, the company was heavily criticized for ignoring the warnings of a state inspector in 2009 and for failing to provide adequate safety procedures. The incident then came under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). On August 30, 2011, the NTSB released its findings, which placed fault for the blast on PG&E. The report stated that the pipeline that exploded, installed in 1956, did not even meet standards of that time. Even in the years following the disaster, PG&E failed to implement legally mandated safety procedures aimed at preventing similar disasters.

7. Butte Fire

In September 2015, the deadly and destructive Butte Fire ignited in Amador and Calaveras counties. It killed two people and destroyed hundreds of structures. An investigation found PG&E responsible for the fire after a gray pine tree came in contact with one of their powerlines.

8. October 2017 Northern California wildfires

In October 2017, PG&E was responsible for their own lines and poles starting 13 separate fires of the 250 that devastated Northern California. These fires were caused by “electric power and distribution lines, conductors and the failure of power poles”. Pending further investigation, the following fires have been confirmed by CAL FIRE investigators to have been started by PG&E equipment:

8. Ghost Ship fire

On December 2, 2016, in Fruitvale, Oakland, California a fire broke out in a former warehouse that had been illegally converted into an artist collective with living spaces known as Ghost Ship. 80-100 people were at an event in the space and 36 were killed. The plaintiffs claim that the fire was caused by an electrical malfunction. A civil case was put forward against PG&E, alleging blame.

In August 2020, PG&E settled a civil lawsuit for 32 of the victims, out of the 36 who perished in the fire.] The amount of the settlement was undisclosed, but it was limited to the amount available under PG&E’s insurance coverage for the year 2016.

9. Tubbs Fire

The Tubbs Fire was a wildfire in Northern California during October 2017. At the time, the Tubbs Fire was the most destructive wildfire in California history, burning parts of Napa, Sonoma, and Lake counties, inflicting its greatest losses in the city of Santa Rosa. Suspicion for the cause of the fire fell on PG&E, but the company seemed to be cleared of responsibility in this incident after Cal Fire released the results of its investigation on January 24, 2019, upon which news the company’s stock price jumped dramatically. On August 16, 2019, the judge ruled that the trial can proceed “on a parallel track” because “it advances the goals of this bankruptcy.” After the judge’s ruling, the company’s stock price sank by 25%.

10. Camp Fire (The worst of them all)

In November 2018, PG&E and its parent company were sued in the San Francisco County Superior Court by multiple victims of the Camp Fire – the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history. The Camp Fire destroyed more than 18,000 buildings, including 14,000 homes, being particularly devastating to poorer residents. Approximately 90% of the population of the town of Paradise, California as of June 2020 remains dispersed in other parts of the state and the country. The lawsuit accused PG&E of failure to properly maintain its infrastructure and equipment.

The cause of the fire, as indicated by PG&E’s “electric incident report” submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission, was a power failure on a transmission line on November 8, just 15 minutes before the fire was first reported near the same location. Later investigation revealed that a “broken hook may have allowed a piece of electrically charged equipment to swing free and come close enough to the tower to arc, providing the spark that ignited the blaze.

. . . and the heat goes on . . .

11. Dixie Fire

On January 4, 2022, CalFire determined that “the Dixie Fire was caused by a tree contacting electrical distribution lines owned and operated by Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) located west of Cresta Dam.” CalFire forwarded the investigative report to the Butte County District Attorney’s office, the same federal office that prosecuted PG&E in 2018 following the Camp Fire.

ACCESS TO “LLAW’s ALL THINGS NUCLEAR” RELATED MEDIA:

Whenever there is an underlined link to a Category media news story, if you press or click on the link provided, you no longer have to cut and paste to your web browser, since this Post’s link will take you directly to the article in your browser.

A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated inks is listed below by nuclear Category. There is one bonus Yellowstone Caldera story available in this Post. The latest Sky News coverage of the Russia/Ukraine war is available at the end of the other categorized Posts.

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TONIGHT’S CATEGORIZED NUCLEAR NEWS:

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

Jacobs Wins New Contract to Support UK’s Nuclear Power Plants – PR Newswire

PR Newswire

“I am proud of the teamwork across the fleet over the last eight years and look forward to the continued success and learning across all our program …

Opinion: Can America afford a new nuclear weapons buildup? | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Chattanooga Times Free Press

… things, provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel, a new congressional commission report has suggested spending even more … All rights reserved.

In Japan, overtourism is raising concerns about the environment at Mt. Fuji – WHQR

WHQR

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

Nuclear Power

NEWS

Staff levels at Zaporizhzhia in spotlight : Regulation & Safety – World Nuclear News

World Nuclear News

The International Atomic Energy Agency says it is continuing to monitor the status, training and condition of staff at the nuclear power plant …

space nuclear power | Military Aerospace

Military Aerospace

Lockheed Martin, Westinghouse to develop on-orbit high-power electricity generation in future space missions. Nov. 6, 2023. Nuclear power may provide …

Climate and Russia – Does the world need nuclear power? – DW – 11/06/2023

DW

It’s crucial to make electricity production carbon neutral as quickly as possible. Is nuclear power the new game changer for achieving this ambitious …

Nuclear War

NEWS

Russia says it test-fired ICBM from nuclear submarine – Axios

Axios

… nuclear risks and raise tensions as it pursues its illegal war against Ukraine.” Details: The Russian defense ministry said it launched the Bulava …

Russia Rubs Salt Into U.S.’ Wounds; Putin’s Forces Fire Nuclear Missile From Submarine | Watch

YouTube

Comments678 · Russia’s star-wars weapon can hunt anything that flies | S-550 for India? · The Fall | The Russians Destroyed The Officers Of The 128th …

Ukraine war live updates: Russia launches nuclear-capable ballistic missile from submarine …

CNBC

Russia’s Ministry of Defense released a video Sunday appearing to show a nuclear-capable ballistic missile being test-fired from a new nuclear …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

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Is nuclear energy safer now? – EnergyPortal.eu –

EnergyPortal.eu –

These include enhanced reactor designs, improved emergency response plans, and stricter regulatory oversight. Modern reactors are equipped with …

The 23 Highest Paying Jobs Without a Degree – Newsweek

Newsweek

Job Requirements: Nuclear Power Reactor Operators need a reactor operator (RO) license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Some employers …

SA’s rural clinics to get emergency generators from China – IOL

IOL

Cape Town: Unit 1 of the country’s only nuclear power station, Koeberg, is still down and contributing to the current load shedding. Photograph: …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

Russia says it test-fired ICBM from nuclear submarine – Axios

Axios

The big picture: Putin has made several veiled nuclear threats since his … Go deeper: A reality check on Putin’s threat of nuclear war. Share on …

‘Unacceptable’: Germany slams Israel’s minister’s nuclear threats on Gaza – Anadolu Ajansı

Anadolu Ajansı

Germany on Monday condemned statements by an Israeli minister who threatened to consider using nuclear bombs in the Gaza war. The remarks by …

Venezuela Condemns Nuclear Threat Against Gaza | News – teleSUR English

teleSUR English

Citizens of Gaza respond to Israeli nuclear threats “This is not a war … Tags. Israel War crimes Palestine Gaza Genocide Nuclear Threat. People.

The 23 Highest Paying Jobs Without a Degree – Newsweek

Newsweek

Job Requirements: Nuclear Power Reactor Operators need a reactor operator (RO) license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Some employers …

SA’s rural clinics to get emergency generators from China – IOL

IOL

Cape Town: Unit 1 of the country’s only nuclear power station, Koeberg, is still down and contributing to the current load shedding. Photograph: …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

New Insights: The Potential Devastation of a Yellowstone Supervolcano Eruption

TickerTV News

Yes, Yellowstone National Park in the United States harbors a supervolcano beneath its surface. It has remained dormant for over 600,000 years, but …

The latest Sky News coverage of the Russia/Ukraine war”:

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☄️LLAW’s “ALL THINGS NUCLEAR”☄️ #438 (11/02/2023)

“End nuclear insanity before nuclear insanity ends humanity”

LLAW’s COMMENTARY: Republished from October 13, 2023 . . .

The Doomsday Clock remains set at its most critical level in history by the “Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists” . . .

“The clock hands are set by the “Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists”, a group formed by Manhattan Project scientists at the University of Chicago who helped build the atomic bomb but protested using it against people. The time of the clock is currently 90 seconds to midnight”. Midnight represents “Doomsday.

You can follow the world news concerning “ALL THINGS NUCLEAR” at my daily Posts on both my website at LLAW’s WORLDS @albertlloydwilliams.com and/or at Substack to keep abreast of the world-wide nuclear situation, trends, threats, issues, and what could be done to prevent nuclear radiation from creating a dystopian world – or worse yet, a man-made 6th Extinction on planet Earth. Time is of the Essence. ~llaw

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Yellowstone Caldera (Bonus non-nuclear coverage)
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peeling back the layers (Yellowstone Volcano Update – November 2023) – YouTube YouTube … Caldera Chronicles: https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/yellowstone/caldera-chronicles?utm_source=2023-nov-1&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh … Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starts 3rd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea AP News 1 of 4 |. FILE – This aerial view shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima, northern Japan, on Aug. Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starts 3rd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the … – NY1 NY1 TOKYO (AP) — The tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began its third release of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into … Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starts 3rd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea ABC News The tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began its third release of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the sea after … Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
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China and US reportedly agree to rare nuclear arms control talks – The Guardian The Guardian Russia and the US together possess almost 90% of all the nuclear weapons globally. … things‘. Pentagon’s UFO online reporting tool launches. 11h ago … Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
Putin signs bill revoking Russian ratification of nuclear test ban treaty | CBC News CBC … nuclear posture or the way it shares information about its nuclear … TikTok’s paranormal queen CelinaSpookyBoo on why she loves all things eerie. Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
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AI could pose risk to humanity on scale of nuclear war, Sunak warns – The Guardian The Guardian “But there is a case to believe that it may pose a risk on a scale like pandemics and nuclear war, and that’s why, as leaders, we have a … Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
U.S. and China to Hold Nuclear Arms Talks Before Biden-Xi Meeting | TIME Time … Nuclear War Would Actually Be. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said in June that the Biden administration was prepared to engage with … Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
Russia Pulled Out of a Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Here’s What That Means. – The New York Times The New York Times In a landmark moment marking the closing chapters of the Cold War, Presidents Ronald Reagan of the United States and Mikhail S. Gorbachev of the … Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
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US NRC approves changes to Indian Point emergency planning requirements Nuclear Engineering International This enables decommissioning and site release for alternate uses decades sooner than previously anticipated. Image: Indian Point nuclear power plant. Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
ERCOT to increase limit of reserve power that triggers energy emergency – YouTube YouTube CBS News New 19K views · 15:10 · Go to channel · Is Small, Fast, & Cheap the Future of Nuclear Energy? Undecided with Matt Ferrell•546K views. Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
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Nuclear War Threats
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CND: Nuclear war, conventional war and climate change are linked | The Herald The Herald Beyond the obvious common threat of our extinction, the three threats can share similar causes and chronic injustices. The legacy of colonial … Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
The Threat from Within: An Overview of the Domestic Violent Extremist Threat Facing US … Stimson Center Domestic violent extremist threats to U.S. nuclear facilities prove that the nuclear security status quo is at risk … war” behind claims that it is … Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
Putin signs bill revoking nuclear test ban treaty | The Hill The Hill … threat of nuclear weapons in the eyes of Western powers amid the war in Ukraine. Putin and his allies have increasingly threatened to use nuclear … Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant
All Things Nuclear
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China and US reportedly agree to rare nuclear arms control talks – The Guardian The Guardian Russia and the US together possess almost 90% of all the nuclear weapons globally. … things‘. Pentagon’s UFO online reporting tool launches. 11h ago … Facebook Twitter
Putin signs bill revoking Russian ratification of nuclear test ban treaty | CBC News CBC … nuclear posture or the way it shares information about its nuclear … TikTok’s paranormal queen CelinaSpookyBoo on why she loves all things eerie. Facebook Twitter
Putin signs bill revoking Russia’s ratification of a global nuclear test ban treaty – Spectrum News Spectrum News Things to Do · Community Calendar · Submit An Event · Tar Heel Treasures · The … All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast … Facebook Twitter

The daily Sky News coverage of the Russia/Ukraine war is posted below . . .

https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-latest-moscow-to-discuss-lifting-ban-on-nuclear-tests-after-putin-threat-12541713?fbclid=IwAR3jG-pZQTXT_E2mcEUYcciiuv9ZeJ7f2-oVo8ouBd8lZWU4BeSe5ajW80k

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What is Happening to the Oceans’ Plankton, and what the Hell is Ecocide?

Two recently recognized and extremely important global related issues with seriously concerning elements and rapidly encroaching ecologic disasters are embedded as links in this post. First, If plankton provides nearly 70% of the oxygen that humans breathe and if all the fish in the sea depend on it as a food source, this first story seems more like the beginning of a dystopian novel than a scientific article. We need to keep a close eye on this dangerous development, and hope that a cause is quickly found and that it can be promptly corrected.

Or will we simply go on treating our environmental crises with a yawn and a shrug? Our ecological and environmental world is rapidly coming apart at the seams, including human apathy and neglect, mostly resulting from economic or financial greed, or  “Ecocide” as described in this second important article, but also in a large part from a general attitude of denial and knowledge. ~llaw (12/23/18)

 

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The Most Vital Aspects of Sustaining Human Life

A friend asked me a while back if there was anything more important than politics, money, corporations, religion, and philosophy concerning the fate of our future on the planet. This was my response: “There are three things–respect for science and the feminine way, and hope like hell for help from above.”

There are many apolitical and economically frugal things we can do to improve all of our lives, both individually and collectively, but the most important issue right now and on into the foreseeable future is to reverse our environmental relationship with Mother Earth before it is too late for politics, religion, money, or anything else to matter.

The summer months in the northern hemisphere over he last five years (2014–2018) comprise the five warmest June through August global temperatures recorded in scientific history, and the entire 2018 year was globally the fourth warmest ever, only cooler than the three previous years. We know that the cause is because of human activity despite what climate change deniers and conspiracy theorists (like our president, his administration and sycophants) would like you to believe.

We are fouling our own nests here on earth, not to mention the natural sanctuaries andrefuges of our innocent victimized fauna and flora. We are on the verge of making our planet uninhabitable. Why and how are we doing this? The answer is simple. We have lost touch with our once natural affinityto respect and love our Mother Earth, long forsaken in exchange for insatiable greed and unsustainable personal comfort. We have given virtually nothing back to her, failing to recognize her for all that she has given us to prosper and thrive. But our constant abuse of her for the sake of  human consumption, coupled with our growing lack of thought, appreciation, or consideration for the critical balance between humanity and nature, has resulted in her rebellion, not because she is vengeful or unwilling to help, but because she is ill, infected by viral hordes of human parasites, so she has no choice but to fight back against us in order to survive.  Yet the wealthy tycoons, the arroghant politicians, the behemoth corporations and their minions pay no attention except to ignore, refute, hide, or destroy the scientific warnings, evidence, and data..

As global warming continues to heat up, mainly from carbon emissions, we are faced with growing pollution of air, water, and soil (even the ocean has become a contaminated waste dump), rapidly rising sea levels, wild atmospheric conditions including more severe droughts, tornadoes, hurricanes, forest fires, freakishly intense any-season storms, and unbreatheable air. And all this is happening at a rate almost exponential from climate change models of just a decade or two ago. No longer can we  afford to ignore or deny climate change or global warming r, yet the Trump administration is feverishly rolling back environmental regulations, deleting EPA, NOAA, and NASA historical records, and purging scientific data from government records, libraries and websites.

If we are to survive as a species here on earth–and not take down millions of other species right along with us–our most important mission, bar none, is to reclaim that old natural affinity of respect and love for Mother Earth and hold her in the highest esteem because she is the only one who ultimately provides us with a home that allows us to continue to exist and even thrive on her soil. But if we continue rebukng, procrastinating and ignnoring her modest expectations, we–according to  our most recent scientific evidence–face extinction in the imminent future. We are already feeling the effects, and science is telling us that global warming may be irreversible in less than a decade. Keep in mind that this planet is the only home we have and we cannot survive Mother Nature’s wrath if we continue to despoil her–unless we are  somehow awakened, blessed with a highly unlikely epiphany of some kind– or maybe even a tough-love intervention by a wiser life form from somewhere else in the universe. What are the odds? ~llaw (updated 05/10/2019)

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Trump’s Treason Becomes More Evident Every Day

A child walks past a graffiti depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, on the walls of a bar in the old town in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, May 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Anyone who believes Trump’s excuse for his treasonous comments in Helsinki were simply a result of misspeaking just one word doesn’t deserve to be an American citizen, just like Trump doesn’t.

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How Trump and His Cabinet are Destroying America

Trump, his Cabinet and the GOP are running roughshod over America and our Constitution. They are trashing the “rule of law” right along with our democratic human rights and social systems. And they are doing all of this right in front of our apathetically blind eyes. Millions of us seem to be waiting for the axe to fall, and still millions of others seem to be in favor of the coming loss of our country as we know it.

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