“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity
Feb 01, 2026
LLAW’s Nuclear World News’ Image and/or Lead Story for Today . . .
To make a very long story short — briefly described in today’s “All Things Nuclear” Post — uranium is the last energy fuel that should ever be used, not only because it is of lethal danger at all times, but because it is far and away the most expensive, meaning the dollars saved from nuclear power could be much better used for renewable sources of our human energy needs. (Read On!) ~llaw
This is what a typical open pit uranium mine looks like after a few years of excavation with millions of dollars worth of labor, equipment, mechanical repair facilities, haul roads, ore and product weigh scales, along with ongoing operations day and nigh, all before the ore gets hauled, delivered to uranium refinement mills where an additional several million dollars worth of day/night shifts labor, facilities, equipment, multiple stories of reagent refinement tanks and conveyor belts operate — eventually leading to radioactive waste ponds as well as the mildly radioactive yellowcake (U3O8) uranium product, which is barreled in drums and shipped off to more facilities for further refinement and enrichment.
A uranium mining/milling operation also requires management and administrative offices, health and safety facilities, warehouses at both the minesite and mill site, plus a chemistry facility, also costing millions of dollars — and sometimes an entire townsite..
And then there is the enormous cost of labor. But wait, there is more . . .
So, perhaps you are beginning to understand the incredible cost of producing the basic finished product which eventually provides U235 as the fuel to operate an extremely expensive nuclear power plant — often with multiple nuclear reactors that create nuclear energy and also nuclear waste, which is without doubt the most environmentally dangerous to human and other life than any other fuel source.. Yet the industry claims uranium fuel is “clean”. I laugh every time I hear the two words spoken together. SMRs (Small Nuclear Reactors) are far from small, and I would never want one in my neighborhood . . .
And ,finally, then there is the cost of uranium mining and milling reclamation which involves backfilling the huge open pit(s) of extraction and destroying the mine and mill facilities, the overhead facilities, including safety issues like surface reclamation and safely removing tailings ponds, all costing additional millions of dollars.
This summary of most, but not all, of the cost of nuclear power is not only incredibly expensive — it is also filled with extremely dangerous mishandling or accidental mistakes in the entire process from first shovel-full to the last ounce of nuclear waste.
But my point is that power plants from uranium operations are far, far, more expensive than renewable power like Solar, Wind, Hydro (Hydropower), Geothermal, and others.
To make a very long story short, uranium is the last energy fuel that should ever be used, not only because it is of lethal danger at all times, but because it is far and away the most expensive, meaning the dollars saved from nuclear power could be much better used for renewable sources of our human energy needs.
A good way to do away with — rid ourselves forever — of “All Things Nuclear” would be to dump them all back into the pits where they came from and then begin the reclamation processes that have not been finished or adequately reclaimed. Other large open pit mines such as abandoned or extinct copper mines that have never been reclaimed could join the party. ~ llaw (This post was originally written, but never posted, a couple of years ago.)
LLAW’s Thoughts, Concerns, and Fears about Today’s Nuclear World and Beyond . . .
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This daily blog post will, for the next several issues at least, contains only the daily compiled LLAW’s Nuclear World News Today for an unknown period without comment or critique because my eyesight has quite suddenly become impossible for me to continue. (Google compiles the category lists from news sources for me automatically during the course of a day, so the articles and stories themselves are not a problem to post, although they are often out of category order, which I will do my best to correct each day.)
But, rest assured, I’m not going away — I am doing everything in my power to remedy the problem with my eyes — and I hope to return to a full daily report, including new, stronger and more internationally important commentary, of “All Things Nuclear” as soon as I am physically able . . . ~llaw\
LLAW’s Nuclear World News Today
About Today’s Nuclear News, Files, Categories, and How it Works . . .
There are 7 categories, including a bonus non-nuclear category for news about the Yellowstone caldera and other volcano and caldera activity around the world that also play an important role in the survival of 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). If there was no news from a Category today, the Category will not appear. The Categories are listed below in their usual order:
- All Things Nuclear
- Nuclear Power
- Nuclear Power Emergencies
- Nuclear War Threats
- Nuclear War
- Yellowstone Caldera
- IAEA News (Friday’s only)
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.
LLAW’s Nuclear World News, Sunday, 02/01/2026
All Things Nuclear
NEWS
Trump: Tehran Is ‘seriously Talking’ About Nuclear Deal As US Warships Deploy – i24NEWS
i24NEWS
An Israeli official warned that Iran is now capable of launching dozens of missiles simultaneously, describing the threat as strategic and not …
“Putin is not getting an accurate picture” – Comment is Freed
Comment is Freed – Substack
And I see that all continuing. Lawrence: One of the things Bill Burns did was go to Moscow in 2021 to show the Russians that we knew what they were up …
Trump Picks Warsh, US State Capitalism, SNAP Cuts, Business of Youth Sports – YouTube
YouTube
New photos from Epstein files appears to show Andrew on all fours over female | BBC News … 10 Things You Should NEVER Tell Anyone (Attorney Explains).
Nuclear Power
NEWS
Google set to reopen nuclear power plant despite safety concerns – The Cool Down
The Cool Down
… power, high-speed computing — and tornadoes. That’s because Google is working with NextEra Energy to reopen the nuclear plant by 2029 to meet …
Satellite images indicate Iran working to salvage nuclear materials from damaged sites
The Times of Israel
… This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows the rubble of the Pilot Fuel Enrichment Plant at Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment site on …
Iran Nuclear Site Shaken By Explosion Near Parchin Military Complex | WION Top Videos
YouTube
Tehran has clarified on the reports of an explosion at one of its nuclear site. This comes after reports of an explosion at military centers in …t
Nuclear Power Emergencies
NEWS
Ukraine hit by mass power outages after ‘technical malfunction’ – Watauga Democrat
Watauga Democrat
Moldova produces its own power but also imports some, mainly from Romania, as well as Ukraine. The site of Ukraine’s former Chernobyl nuclear power …
No blackout in Ukraine despite grid emergency, says former Ukrenergo head
The New Voice of Ukraine – NV
“When many high-voltage transmission lines are disconnected at once, there may be a certain threat to the stable operation of nuclear power plants and …
Almost all NPP units return to nominal capacity – Ukrenergo – Ukrinform
Ukrinform
The situation in Ukraine’s energy system is gradually stabilizing. Almost all nuclear power plant … power system emergency.
Nuclear War Threats
NEWS
Iranian missiles pose deadly threat to region, gulf allies warn U.S. – The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The regime now sees a potential conflict with the United States as an existential threat. After the U.S. attack on Iran’s nuclear program in June, …
Pentagon Panics, Warns Future Wars May Strike US Soil Days After Iran Tests 10,000 Km …
YouTube
… nuclear, cyber, space, and electromagnetic threats rapidly expand. The warning comes amid escalating confrontation with Iran, which has threatened …
China is leading the charge to nuclear Armageddon – and Starmer barely noticed | Simon Tisdall
The Guardian
Starmer’s talks with Xi reportedly included Chinese threats to UK national security. What bigger threat is there than proliferating nuclear weapons?
Nuclear War
NEWS
Iran’s supreme leader warns of regional war if US attacks – BBC
BBC
… war,” Khamenei … On Thursday, Trump said he had told Iran that it had to do two things to avoid US military action: “Number one, no nuclear.
Satellite photos show activity at Iran nuclear sites – Spectrum News
Spectrum News
During last year’s war, Israel targeted the sites first, followed by U.S. strikes using bunker-busting bombs and Tomahawk cruise missiles. The U.S. …
Satellite photos show activity at Iran nuclear sites as tensions rise over protest crackdown
CBS News
… nuclear sites since Israel’s 12-day war with Iran in June. Roofs seen in Isfahan and Natanz. image-6.jpg This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC …
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