End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity” ~llaw
Aug 11, 2025
PG&E’s commercial nuclear power plant — the last one still operating in California.
On My Mind Today:
The following article from “Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists” concerning the desperate need for what is being referred to as “Defensive AI” — in order to protect humanity and all that humanity does was not in today’s roundup of “LLAW’s All Nuclear Daily Digest” today, but the implications of “why” and “what” it is an the reasoning behind the “need” for it, is very closely related to the workings of the “nuclear power” industry and the realistic proposal that AI as a tool to operate and control the functions of nuclear power reactors and other nuclear facilities and operations and the myriad details of nuclear safety are a definite part of the entire nuclear industry.
Just one mistake by a human mind and hand can create a nuclear atrocity, so power companies — including PG&E’s “Diablo Canyon” power plant near San Luis Obispo at Avila Beach just minutes away — places the entire idea of AI as a “safe and sound” aide to the functional administration and supervision of an error-free nuclear powered electrical energy producer. But, so too, and possibly far more seriously dangerous, any unintentional AI programming error could fail to be noticed by a human operator who might consciously recognize, adjust, and avoid a nuclear meltdown or worse that an AI operating program would not recognize at all and allow the same operations error to continue on beyond any chance of correction.
I have written briefly about this possibility before, but now that we have professionally realized that AI is not fool-proof by any stretch and requires an opposing AI system to oversee the potential errant one puts all nuclear power facilities everywhere at risk and in jeopardy of a nuclear catastrophe . . . ~llaw
To defend against malicious AI, the United States needs to build a robust digital immune system
By Ali Nouri
“The race between attackers and defenders will never end; it will evolve like pathogens that evade vaccines made to fight them. But the United States can still shape the playing field.” Read more.
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TODAY’S ALL NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS, Monday, (08/11/2025)
All Things Nuclear
NEWS
French nuclear plant shuts down due to swarm of jellyfish in cooling systems – CNN
CNN
“Everyone talks about nuclear being clean but we don’t think about the … all good’ after scary head injury during preseason game · AdChoices …
NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon. Here’s what the law has to say – CBS 42
CBS 42
All About Alabama · Pros Who Know · Birthday Club · Living Local · Brand … In April 2025, China reportedly unveiled plans to build a nuclear power
The 12-day war with Israel set back more than Iran’s nuclear program – The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
Yet for all its successes, the attack wasn’t needed, he asserts. He is convinced that Iran’s nuclear program was really all about deterrence: That is …
Nuclear Power
NEWS
Jellyfish Shut Down French Nuclear Power Plant – The New York Times
The New York Times
One of the largest nuclear power plants in Europe partially shut down this weekend, overwhelmed by a gooey and spineless foe: jellyfish.
Nuclear Power Plant Taken Down by a ‘Massive’ Swarm of Jellyfish – The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast
A large nuclear power plant in northern France has been shut down after jellyfish swarmed the pipes that draw in seawater to cool its reactors, …
Swarm of jellyfish shuts nuclear power plant in France – The Guardian
The Guardian
The Gravelines nuclear power plant in northern France has been shut down after a swarm of jellyfish entered the filter drums that pull in cooling …
Nuclear Power Emergencies
NEWS
Jellyfish invasion shuts down reactors at French nuclear power station – Politico.eu
Politico.eu
EDF — France’s main electricity generation and distribution company, via nuclear, hydropower, renewables and thermal power plants — said the incident …
Energy giant launches emergency cash call amid Trump war on wind farms – The Telegraph
The Telegraph
Energy giant launches emergency cash call amid Trump war on wind farms … Gravelines nuclear power plant in Gravelines, northern France. Fraud …
Mothballed nuclear plant in Michigan set for revival – Energy Live News
Energy Live News
… electricity to UK householders 8 hours ago. EU approves €300m Swedish strategic reserve for power emergencies 3 days ago. UK EV charging network …
Nuclear War Threats
NEWS
“We’ll Take Half World Down With Us”: Pak Army Chief Asim Munir’s Nuclear Threat In US
NDTV
“We’ll Take Half World Down With Us”: Pak Army Chief Asim Munir’s Nuclear Threat In US. Pakistan’s Field Martial also threatened to destroy any …
North Korea warns of reprisal against South Korea-US drills despite signs of tensions easing
Reuters
… threat of nuclear warfare by North Korea. Advertisement · Scroll to continue. However, the allies said a major part of the field exercise would be …
“Nuke Sabre-Rattling Is Pak’s Stock-In-Trade”: India On Asim Munir Comments – NDTV
NDTV
Condemning Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir’s threat of nuclear war … The remarks were the first nuclear threats known to have ever been delivered from
Nuclear War
NEWS
80 years after the Hiroshima bombing, how is nuclear war depicted in film? – WUNC
WUNC
80 years after the Hiroshima bombing, how is nuclear war depicted in film? … Emily Kwong (she/her) is the reporter for NPR’s daily science podcast, …
“We’ll Take Half World Down With Us”: Pak Army Chief Asim Munir’s Nuclear Threat In US
NDTV
Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir has openly warned of a “nuclear war” from American soil. Addressing an event in Tampa, Florida, Pakistan’s de …
Iran says UN nuclear watchdog official will visit country for talks, but no inspections planned
CNN
… nuclear sites is planned, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday … Since Israel launched its first military strikes on Iran’s nuclear …
Yellowstone Caldera
NEWS
The many types of fluids that flow in Yellowstone | U.S. Geological Survey – USGS.gov
USGS.gov
Not all rhyolitic eruptions in Yellowstone were explosive, though; Yellowstone caldera is mostly filled by very thick (up to about 350 meters or 1150 …