LLAW’s All Nuclear Daily Digest WEEKEND NEWS, Saturday, (05/10/2025)

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

There are 7 categories, with the latest addition, (#7) being a Friday weekly roundup of IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) global nuclear news stories. Also included is a bonus non-nuclear category for news about the Yellowstone caldera and other volcanic and caldera activity around the world that play an important role in humanity’s lives. 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
  5. Nuclear War Threats
  6. Yellowstone Caldera (Note: There is one Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available on this weekend’s Saturday Post.)
  7. IAEA Weekly News (Friday’s only)

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 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 NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS, Saturday, (05/10/2025)

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

India and Pakistan Agree Ceasefire, Food Stamps Data, Nuclear Reactor Watchdog – NPR

NPR

We report stories and create programs that keep you informed, every day, without fear or favor. That is the promise of a free press in a democracy.

Trump says the U.S. helped broker ceasefire between India and Pakistan – NPR

NPR

… nuclear-armed rivals in decades … All Things Considered · Fresh Air · Up First. Featured. Embedded · The NPR …

Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

The War Zone

Nuclear Command And Control · Nuclear Power · Nuclear Propulsion · Nuclear Policy · Nuclear History · Nuclear Proliferation · Nuclear Ballistic Missiles …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

Draft Executive Orders Aim to Speed Construction of Nuclear Plants – The New York Times

The New York Times

A single, gray power-plant cooling tower stands against a cloudy blue-gray. A cooling tower of the Vogtle nuclear power plant in Georgia, one of the …

Trump administration considers orders expediting nuclear plant construction, NYT reports

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is considering several executive orders to expedite the construction of nuclear power plants, …

Inside Plant Vogtle, the largest generator of carbon-free nuclear energy in the U.S. – Axios

Axios

The Vogtle Electric Generating Plant — “Plant Vogtle” — in Waynesboro, Georgia has the first new nuclear reactors built in the U.S. in over 30 …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

There Is No ‘Energy Emergency,’ a New Lawsuit Claims – The New York Times

The New York Times

Read more coverage of energy policy under the new administration. Draft Executive Orders Aim to Speed Construction of Nuclear Plants. May 9, 2025

Draft Executive Orders Aim to Speed Construction of Nuclear Plants – The New York Times

The New York Times

In one of his first acts in office, President Trump declared a “national energy emergency … nuclear power plants could strengthen U.S. energy security …

Trump Team Weighs Expediting Nuclear Power Plant Construction – Bloomberg Law

Bloomberg Law

… nuclear power plants across the US, a … President Donald Trump misused the National Emergencies Act by declaring a “national energy emergency …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

Scots sites on Putin’s nuclear ‘hitlist’ named as leader issues chilling threat

Yahoo News UK

Putin’s apparent willingness to consider using the weapons further highlights threats he has made to Western nations supporting Ukraine.

China will have over 100 nuclear reactors. A PLA study warns some could be hit in wartime

South China Morning Post

Researchers, who say Ukraine war shatters notion of civilian nuclear plants being not subject to military strikes, are evaluating risks.

Strategic nuclear collaboration by China, Russia, North Korea weakens U.S. deterrence

Washington Times

We do need to be prepared.” To mitigate the threats, the nuclear modernization needs to go forward “as fast as we can” to bring new systems online, he …

Nuclear War

NEWS

Could India, Pakistan use nuclear weapons? Here’s what their doctrines say – Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera

A full-blown war between India and Pakistan would be the first ever between two nuclear-armed nations.

Pakistan strikes sites inside India, bringing nuclear rivals nearer to war – The Washington Post

The Washington Post

Pakistan said early Saturday that it had struck multiple military targets, days after India launched its largest strikes inside Pakistan in …

The India-Pakistan conflict continues for a third day. So does the possibility of nuclear escalation.

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

India blames Pakistan for the attack; the Pakistani government denies complicity. India and Pakistan have disputed control of the Kashmir region ever …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

What Happens If the Yellowstone Caldera Blows? – MSN

MSN

The Yellowstone Caldera, often called the Yellowstone supervolcano, sits beneath the picturesque Yellowstone National Park, drawing millions of …

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