”End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

LLOYD A. WILLIAMS-PENDERGRAFT

DEC 23, 2023

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LLAW’s THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS TONIGHT:

Okay, now after two nights of fairytales and mysterious dreams about somehow saving the world from ourselves, it is time to return to reality and face the world(s) of nuclear war threats, propaganda fabrications, proposed mayhem and chaos that I call the insanity of “All Things Nuclear”. And, truth be known, the imaginary world of the past and future is no more clear than todays lies, threats, and rumors of world war and/or atmospheric extinction.

But first, there is this: “NASA Has a $3.5bn Plan to Save the Planet From the Yellowstone Supervolcano”, and at the same time harness supervolcano energy that could support human energy needs for thousands of years to come. Could it be the 2nd step in using the world’s geothermal energy to entirely do away with both fossil fuels’ CO2/GHG asphyxiation extinction program and/or the uranium/nuclear radiation poisoning extinction program. The 1st step (as I have written about on these Posts several times) has already been taken by science that proves that such a world-wide enterprise, with Yellowstone as the creator/savior, is more than just feasible, but, compared to all other proposed human “fixes” easily, cleanly, and cheaply accomplished. The entire world of futuristic energy developers, including the entire commercial energy business itself should be stumbling all over themselves getting in line to help save themselves and us from an uninhabited dead planet that we have already been facing with no progress for far too long. ~llaw

And it comes with cheap electricity.

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YELLOWSTONE

Scientists at NASA have developed a hugely ambitious strategy to counter the looming threat of an apocalyptic supereruption from the Yellowstone Caldera.

Against such a backdrop, NASA has been working on a plan to counter this potentially far off but ultimately inevitable circumstance, which could be graver than even the nightmare scenario of a planet-devastating asteroid strike.

“I was a member of the NASA Advisory Council on Planetary Defence which studied ways for NASA to defend the planet from asteroids and comets,” researcher Brian Wilcox from the space agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory told the BBC.

“I came to the conclusion during that study that the supervolcano threat is substantially greater than the asteroid or comet threat.”

As recently as 2011, NASA was downplaying the immediate risks of supereruptions, given the staggeringly long timeframes between which they occur – roughly every 100,000 to 1 million years.

This, a NASA guide explains, means that large-scale eruptions from supervolcanoes are “exceedingly rare and the odds that one will occur in the lifetime of anybody reading this article are vanishingly small”.

The good news is those reassuring odds still hold, but consider this: Yellowstone itself is thought to erupt once every 600,000 years or so, and it’s been about that long since its last supereruption.

While the chances of it exploding in any given year remain low, it’s clear we’re edging ever closer to its thermal crisis point.

Which is why scientists at NASA compiled an as yet unpublished report – largely unknown outside the space agency, but seen by the BBC and other media outlets.

Their research concludes that the most logical way to address the threat is to try to cool down the enormous magma chambers inside a supervolcano.

Yellowstone is thought to leak about 60–70 percent of the heat it generates into the atmosphere, released through the hot springs that populate Yellowstone National Park.

The remaining, unvented heat is trapped inside the supervolcano’s magma chambers, and if enough heat builds up, it can ultimately trigger an explosive supereruption.

EPIC COLD SHOWER

Fortunately, NASA thinks Yellowstone would only need to undergo a 35 percent heat reduction to avert such a catastrophe, and they’ve got an idea for how you could pull off this epic cold shower.

By drilling as far down as 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) deep inside Yellowstone, the space agency thinks it would be possible to pump high-pressure water down into the supervolcano – circulating cool water in, which would absorb scorching levels of heat before being pumped out again.

NASA estimates the piping hot water making the return trip to the surface would have a temperature of about 350 degrees Celsius (662 degrees Fahrenheit) – and there’s something pretty great we could do with all that supervolcanic heat.

“Through drilling in this way, it could be used to create a geothermal plant, which generates electric power at extremely competitive prices of around $0.10/kWh,” Wilcox explained to the BBC.

“[You would] get electricity which can power the surrounding area for a period of potentially tens of thousands of years. And the long-term benefit is that you prevent a future supervolcano eruption which would devastate humanity.”

So, the benefits are not only economic – they’re potentially planet-saving – but the estimated costs of building the project are almost as insurmountable as a supervolcano.

NASA puts the price tag for the infrastructure at about $3.46 billion, but as gargantuan as that fee is, it pales beside an even bigger potential drawback with the plan – which is if something goes wrong.

“If you drill into the top of the magma chamber and try and cool it from there, this would be very risky,” Wilcox said.

“This could make the cap over the magma chamber more brittle and prone to fracture. And you might trigger the release of harmful volatile gases in the magma at the top of the chamber which would otherwise not be released.”

In the worst case scenario, a botched effort to drill inside the supervolcano could hypothetically induce a supereruption, so humanity will have to tread very carefully if it intends to pursue a plan like the one NASA’s come up with.

It’s unclear quite where the strategy is up to, and whether NASA will be officially releasing their report in the near future.

At the very least, Wilcox and his fellow researchers hope that, by talking about their idea, it might encourage a serious scientific discussion around ways to mitigate the impending threat of supervolcanoes.

Because one thing’s for sure – these ancient, colossal time bombs aren’t going anywhere, and their clocks are ticking louder than ever.

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ABOUT THE FOLLOWING ACCESS TO “LLAW’S ALL THINGS NUCLEAR” RELATED MEDIA:

There are 5 categories (plus a bonus category at the end for news about the Yellowstone caldera and others that also play an important role in humanity’s lives) as do ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 linked most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none. The Categories are listed below in their usual appearing order:

1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear War
4. Nuclear Power Emergencies
5. Nuclear War Threats
6. Yellowstone Caldera(There is one Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available in tonight’s Post.)

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 (per above). There is one Yellowstone Caldera bonus story available at the end of this Post. If a category heading does not appear, it means there was no news reported from this category today.

(Just a reminder: When linked, the access to the media story will be underlined. If there is no link to a media story of interest you can still copy and paste the headline and lead line into your browser to find the article you are seeking. Hopefully this will never happen.)

TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS (12/21/2023):

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

Lawmakers drafting legislation to create a Ky. nuclear authority following report recommendations

WKMS

“You hear nuclear, and the first thing people think of is Three Mile Island … Learn All About WKMS Vehicle Donation! Looking for Something to Do …

Will SMRs Launch a Nuclear Power Bull Market? – Energy and Capital

Energy and Capital

And when it comes to SMRs, it all boils down to the fuel that is required to run these things. In the case of SMRs, it’s called Tri-Fuel 238, and …

Biden administration unveils hydrogen tax credit plan to jump-start industry

Alabama Public Radio

All Things Considered. Next Up: 6:00 PM Marketplace. 0:00. 0:00. All Things … nuclear plant operators. Frank Wolak, the association’s president, said …

Nuclear War

Nuclear Power

NEWS

Scientists repeat nuclear fusion breakthrough 3 times | The Hill

The Hill

Federal scientists have repeated their breakthrough toward nuclear fusion energy three times this year — and now say they can “consistently” …

North Korea Potentially Operating New Nuclear Reactor—Here’s What To Know – Forbes

Forbes

North Korea’s potential building and operating of its nuclear reactor would be a violation of UN sanctions.

Nuclear energy in Europe: Who is for and against it and why? | Euronews

Euronews.com

Unlike solar and wind resources, nuclear energy plants operate independently without relying on the weather conditions. Nuclear energy can serve to be …

NEW

Scientists repeat nuclear fusion breakthrough three times | The Hill

The Hill

… nuclear fusion reaction for the first time. It later announced … Israel-Hamas War · The Hill on NewsNation. sponsored: Content from Wells …

UN suspects North Korea of building up nuclear arsenal | National – rrdailyherald.com

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Nuclear Weapons · South Korea · Nuclear War · Missiles · Uranium · South Korean Military · Videoelephant · Facebook · Twitter · WhatsApp · SMS · Email …

Russia-Ukraine war live: frontline troops suffering from ‘exceptional levels of rat and mice infestation’

The Guardian

Troops from both sides suffering as a result of mild autumn and abundance of food for rodents, says UK intelligence.

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

Express readers reach verdict on Britain’s defence as Putin threatens World War III

Daily Express

Vladimir Putin has issued several threats against the West in recent months (Image: GETTY) … threatened to unleash nuclear war against the West.

North Korean Leader And Sister Issue Nuclear Threats Against US And South Korea

WE News –

… nuclear threats against the United States and South. … The North Korean leader warned of a potential nuclear attack if provoked by nuclear weapons …

As Russia Ramps Up ‘Traditional Values’ Rhetoric, It’s Won Putin Far-Right Fans Abroad

Religion Unplugged

… threats to their vision for society — and are not deterred by … After World War II, as Americans grappled with the looming threat of nuclear war …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

Authorities Ask Tourists to Stop Flocking to Site of Volcanic Eruption – Futurism

Futurism

… Yellowstone Supervolcano featured image. Nasa Has a $3.5bn Plan to Save the Planet From the Yellowstone Supervolcano. 8. 25. 17. Read More.

”End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

LLOYD A. WILLIAMS-PENDERGRAFT

DEC 22, 2023

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LLAW’s THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS TONIGHT:

To continue on with a bit more optimism than my pessimistic rant from last night, could it be that humanity might be rescued from our urge to annihilate ourselves? Do we know what other life is out there watching us fail? I have long felt that there is at least one, but perhaps more, similar or other human or human-like species , and of course there are many religions, sciences, philosophies, psychologies, and other human concepts tht have long believed that we are not alone.

There are lots of mindful and physical evidence that we are not alone in the universe, but do we know that whomever or whatever is out there has our best interests at heart? Or could they be looking for a planet of their own to inhabit without us and are only waiting for us to disappear into the sunset? I have some personal experiences reasons to believe that there is at least one kind of transcendent humanoid kind of life that sees some value in us and does not want to watch us destroy our own humanity. Tonight I will tell you just a little of what I believe that may well at least suspend our lemming-line path toward extinction . . . (Note that this “bearing” of the soul is linked to my decision from last night’s commentary to back away from a multitude of military, political, and scientific projects to save our collective selves, since most of it all is only perceived or imagined “what ifs”, or little more believable than describing it all in simple hopeful or wishful thinking and related fictional writings about the future of mankind. The fact is, no one knows the future and we ought to be sick and tired of living top-down propaganda-generated stories about how 30 or 50 years from now we will have succeeded in eliminating what ails us.)

Writing what I wrote last night made me feel a weakness in my own humanity that I had never felt before — at least for two full decades. It made me feel forlorn, or useless, or of no importance to my own human world. It let me know that humans cannot survive as a species without some kind of supervision from somewhere beyond what we know of the universe that we are a tiny part of.

I have, in years past, when I was studying Gnosticism and its relationships to and otherwise opposed to Christianity during which time I came to the conclusion that Christian and Muslim beliefs no longer exists without reasonable questions about authenticity, but that Gnosticism is not the perfect human future either, simply because we don’t know much about what we are talking about because, like in all religions the human hand is writing the stories. So my own concepts and thoughts are based on what they have to be: Fiction. Prophesy is fiction, plain and simple.

So the following is a summary of how my story came to be . . . Two or three times over two or three years (I do know how many, but will generalize here.) in the middle of deep sleep I imagined (or maybe actually experienced) a lovely goddess-like woman appear in my prison cell, or more accurately, a part of her, upside down penetrating, emanating, or somehow radiating through the concrete ceiling, her arms reaching down toward me, her body’s lower half hidden by the ceiling, telling me with a soft but firm English-speaking voice to learn about her and to follow her way in such a manner as the Gnostics described her. Not knowing until a couple of years later that I had no idea what she was talking about I began to write several novels about the feminine way and their desire to create a better human world. And I began to assimilate knowledge of Gnosticism and the feminine way, unsure of just what I was writing about or why until I had written six large related books, all by my own mysteriously guided hand.

After the night of Her final appearance some three years after Her first, a security guard unlocked my cell door and handed a small white, pink, and black paperback book to me, the title of which was “To Be a Woman” edited by someone named Connie Zweig. The book’s spine was broken and many pages were loose, but it seemed to be intact. The Correctional Officer said she had found it during the night lying on the concrete next to my cell door. By the end of that day I had a reasonable idea of what Gnosticism was supposed to be and how they related to the books I had written. At the end of the day I returned the book to what I assumed had been taken from the prison library, but was told by the librarian that there was no such book in the library and to just keep it.

During the following few weeks I had virtually memorized the content of the book and was amazed at how it dove-tailed with my own writings, all of which were all about Gnosticism, and then I was suddenly unexpectedly released from prison. I was thoroughly lost and confused when my attorney told me a few days later that I was no longer a prisoner, and she helped me move my belongings and my personal writings, taking them into her custody including that poor pathetic physically damaged book that had explicitly defined something to me that had never before existed as a title in my life. My lawyer had even rented an apartment for me to live. The entire episode was like a purposeful extension of that visit from an apparition that could penetrate concrete walls and speak with me.

The final time this strange visitation happened, months later, (identically in manner except the roof was not concrete), I began to pay attention, and I soon identified her as Sophia, the subject of that old broken-backed book. In later years when I had finished reading everything I could get my hands on about Sophia and what she stood for in regard to humanity, I began to feel that she was a real person reaching out to me (and maybe, for all I knew, thousands of others one at a time for her same reasons). I read all the Russian philosophy books about her, all the Gnostic stories, the “Gnostic Bible” and the “Nag Hammadi Library”, and all the mythology about her that I could find. And then I sat down and wrote about her – hundreds of pages of how and why she existed to save humanity. Her story was far from ‘divine’, but rather that of a compromised female voluntarily subjecting herself to the depths of humanity to learn what made us whatever we are, and to use her whorish experiences, derived from hubristic men of god, to learn to raise ourselves from ‘trash’ to the transcendent power of moral felicity, kindness, and togetherness that humanity was meant to be.

And then I wrote an entire novel about her, and how it was that the feminine way and higher races of humanity would eventually save us from ourselves. During my commentary last night I realized that without the help we need, we are not capable of saving our own kind, and we have proven it all by being the parasitic ruthless executioners that we are, killing off thousands of species in our wake, not to mention constantly attacking our own kind.

So from Her first visit on, I had written more books about man’s inhumanity to man, and all that writing makes up the other six modern day scenarios of novels I wrote by hand, my hand apparently being guided by a knowledge superior to my own. Yet I couldn’t find a way to end the story. I have searched for the final story since 2005, but it never came to me until I began to remember my own life’s background and my participation in the nuclear industry, and how it came to me that we were going to destroy ourselves unless someone from somewhere stepped up and forced us to become what the meaning of humanity was meant to be . . . I think now I have the final episode lodged in my brain and some of it already written — and it has to do with an unexplained power known by perhaps Einstein and Jung, and probably Tesla, and a few others, including some of it that the old-world Russian philosophers understood, and that much of the philosophical knowledge came from Sophia.

So the nuclear story will be a large part of the essence of my next book of fiction (because there is no other way to tell the story), and the others in between ‘Sweetwater’ and ‘El Nuclear Diablo’ will fill in the blanks and vacuums from what I believe radiation actually is and how it has been misunderstood from then to now and maybe on into forever. The presence of Her radiating through ceilings of concrete as if they were water has enthralled me since 2005 and that’s why I mentioned that date in my rant from last night . . . ~llaw

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ABOUT THE FOLLOWING ACCESS TO “LLAW’S ALL THINGS NUCLEAR” RELATED MEDIA:

There are 5 categories (plus a bonus category at the end for news about the Yellowstone caldera and others that also play an important role in humanity’s lives) as do ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 linked most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none. The Categories are listed below in their usual appearing order:

1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear War
4. Nuclear Power Emergencies
5. Nuclear War Threats
6. Yellowstone Caldera (There is one Yellowstone Caldera bonus story available in tonight’s Post.)

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 (per above). There is one Yellowstone Caldera bonus story available at the end of this Post. If a category heading does not appear, it means there was no news reported from this category today.

(Just a reminder: When linked, the access to the media story will be underlined. If there is no link to a media story of interest you can still copy and paste the headline and lead line into your browser to find the article you are seeking. Hopefully this will never happen.)

TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS (12/21/2023):

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

ICBM Test May Soon Bring All of US Within North Korean Nuclear Range – VOA News

VOA News

“But there are other things that go into it as well,” such as whether it could reliably strike a far-distant target. The day Pyongyang launched the …

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un again threatens nuclear strike as he lauds troops for long-range …

FOX 13 Seattle

… all sorts of military provocations all year round.” The North’s latest … Things To Do · True Northwest · Submit your Weather Photo/Video · Pet Tricks …

North Korea Leader Warns of Nuclear Attack if Provoked | News | 2news.com

KTVN

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un is warning the U.S. and its allies of a nuclear attack if provoked. Facebook · Twitter · WhatsApp · SMS · Email …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

US unveils clean hydrogen plan, nuclear power role uncertain | Reuters

Reuters

That has concerned nuclear power producers looking to produce hydrogen using their virtually emissions-free electricity. Existing nuclear power is …

The National Ignition Facility Repeatedly Creates Fusion Ignition – Business Insider

Business Insider

It takes a lot of energy to power those lasers. When NIF … Right now nuclear reactors run on fission, the energy created when atoms split apart.

Second North Korean nuclear reactor appears to be using fuel, IAEA says | Reuters

Reuters

A reactor at North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear complex appears for the first time to be using atomic fuel, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said late on …

Nuclear War

NEWS

Kim Jong Un warns he is prepared to nuke the US if he is ‘provoked’ – Daily Mail

Daily Mail

But Kim told his military’s missile bureau ‘not to hesitate (launching) even a nuclear attack when the enemy provokes it with nukes,’ Pyongyang’s …

North Korea’s Kim Warns of ‘Nuclear Attack‘ if Provoked with Nukes – VOA

VOA

North Korea said this week it had tested its newest ICBM on Monday to gauge the war readiness of its nuclear forces against mounting U.S. …

North Korea’s Kim warns of ‘nuclear attack‘ if provoked with nukes | The Business Standard

The Business Standard

North Korea tested its newest ICBM on Monday to gauge the war readiness of its nuclear forces.

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

Senators Markey and Warren Call for Strong Review of Proposed Changes to Emergency …

Senator Edward Markey

… emergency response facility and nuclear power plants managed by NextEra. As a result, communities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire that live …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

N. Korea’s Kim threatens tit-for-tat nuke attack if ‘provoked’ | Daily Sabah

Daily Sabah

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened tit-for-tat nuclear attacks if Pyongyang was ‘provoked with nukes,’ state media said Thursday. Kim’s…

Policy makers should plan for superintelligent AI, even if it never happens

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The threat. Traditional existential threats like nuclear or biological warfare can directly harm humanity, but artificial superintelligence could …

Kim Jong Un Threatens Nuclear Attack on U.S. If ‘Provoked’ Following American Bomber …

MSN

… threat against the country. Kim told state media Thursday, December 21, that he would not hesitate to launch a nuclear attack on the U.S. if his …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

Mapping magma chambers under the Hunga volcano before and after the 2022 eruption

Phys.org

… volcano during the eruption, leading the caldera to collapse. The … More magma found below Yellowstone Caldera than expected. Dec 5, 2022.

”End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

LLOYD A. WILLIAMS-PENDERGRAFT

DEC 21, 2023

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LLAW’s THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS TONIGHT:

How it is that pawns will never rule the world(s) of humanity — as they should . . .

What to say about my thoughts tonight? I have no words that really fit. I spent several hours today contemplating discontinuing this nightly post because it is not moving forward as I once expected it to do. But when I learned tonight that the social security increase was just a miserable 3% for next year, I laughed and threw my personal notification into file 13. But then I got to thinking about all the aging people (and younger ones, too) who rely only on Social Security to live an actual reasonably livable lifestyle. And then I thought about all the other nations’ people on planet Earth who can’t or don’t support their citizens to the degree that we in America pretend to do, and wondered how anyone, including millions of Americans, can continue to survive if they are intentionally cut off from the ability to survive from a decent capitalistic money-driven life-style with no additional financial help from anywhere.

The simple answer that came to mind was, “They can’t.” And then I began to register the on-going, never-ending, latest news stories about street people living all over America in tents near downtown rivers and streams in order to even have the basic pretenses of life that no longer exists, and how local police departments are instructed to tear down their camps and force them to move on to somewhere else. Following those thoughts, I have been reading recently about residents of poor foreign countries, such as Bangladesh, where they are housed as captives by the millions in huge highly populated controlled communities, where they are fed and sheltered (I thought of cattle on a ranch), but never allowed to leave unless they escape.

It was then that I realized that planet Earth’s Mother Nature has lost Her capability to provide humanity with a way of life that forever in past ages has been gradually removed from Her help to a man-made controlling human way of help that is provided by the haves to administer to the have-nots, herding them together like cattle or other domestic animals, and allowing them to survive with only the necessary essentials. And that made me wonder, “For what reason?” These people are not prisoners for committing crimes against other humans, but they are controlled like they are. I thought of slavery, and even slavery, as horrifying as it is, does not fit. And finally I thought of what mankind has done to ourselves by rejecting nature’s way in favor of the ‘human way’, and when I felt the meaning of that emotion sweep over me I knew all the answers to my question.

They are the same answers that I have been writing about for months: We think we are smarter, more intelligent and ingenuous, and that Mother Nature has nothing left to offer us, the elite, in today’s world(s). So my fears of nuclear war or nuclear power plants or fossil fuel plants or the roundups of homeless people or imprisonment of common everyday law abiding citizens and our failing lifestyles for all in favor of the few awakened me with a realization that we are not all in this together, and that humanity is going to fail for failing to respect what nature’s world(s) have to offer . . . And that my pleas for “oneness” may well never happen because humanity has nothing to do with the meaning of humanity.

It all brought me back to my own sense of reality that I have been denying within even myself (but always recognizing), but only capturing that reality in many stories over the years that I have written about man’s inhumanity to man, mainly for just myself. Soon, though, I will be publishing a novel in two parts that provides an analogy on a small, but important, scale that demonstrates how mankind has greedily dismissed humanity for something one might call “superiority”, or “imperialism”, or maybe even “supremacy”, meaning that the poor pathetic ‘pawns’ of us should remain, always, the “useless, downtrodden, and underprivileged”.

So it is, that when I laughed about my annualized 3% increase in my social security compared to cost of living indices for housing and food as much as ten times that, and growing, that it occurred to me that if I had only my social security to live on, I could not live. And what about those who have no social security at all? There is no way that they can spend their days worrying about the cause of the coming 6th Extinction. In fact many of our species may very well welcome it. So, in my depression tonight, I have to say that my heartfelt wish for the ‘world(s) of humanity to join as ‘one’ will never happen.

But, even so, I am not giving up — only regressing to the messages from my heartfelt stories —and the first one you will be able to see and read tells you quite a lot about American human life in the late 1800s, and the one following that will tell you about what an overly optimistic post-nuclear world might look like from, say, 2005, on into the future. And, if there is still a future after that, there are six or seven other stories, within the historical reality of human nature, about man’s all-inclusive inhumanity to man, and how it all has to end someday whether for the better or for the worse . . . ~llaw

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ABOUT THE FOLLOWING ACCESS TO “LLAW’S ALL THINGS NUCLEAR” RELATED MEDIA:

There are 5 categories (plus a bonus category at the end for news about the Yellowstone caldera and others that also play an important role in humanity’s lives) as do ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 linked most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none. The Categories are listed below in their usual appearing order:

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

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 (per above). There is one Yellowstone Caldera bonus story available in this Post. If a category heading does not appear, it means there was no news reported from this category today.

(Just a reminder: When linked, the access to the media story will be underlined. If there is no link to a media story of interest you can still copy and paste the headline and lead line into your browser to find the article you are seeking. Hopefully this will never happen.)

TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS (12/21/2023):

All Things Nuclear

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YouTube

… all things DPRK — from news to extended interviews with leading experts … Korea, U.S. hold nuclear talks to deter threats. Arirang News New 18K …

Nuclear energy makes a huge showing at worldwide climate summit – Deseret News

Deseret News

Again, if everything was to break simultaneously in this reactor, it would passively cool. It is very, very safe and gives you 15 years of power and …

In Response to Surging Prices, Supportive Government Policies, and a Domestic Focus on …

PR Newswire

Nuclear enjoys strong bipartisan support across the U.S. government. The current fleet of U.S. nuclear plants provides about 20% of all electricity in …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

France and Swedish plan nuclear cooperation

World Nuclear News

France and Sweden have signed a declaration of intent to develop long-term cooperation in the field of nuclear energy.

Nuclear energy makes a huge showing at worldwide climate summit – Deseret News

Deseret News

In the United States, nuclear power represents 18% of the country’s energy portfolio. Fossil fuels, which include natural gas, coal, petroleum and …

The DOE is set on “building bridges” to a fusion energy future – American Nuclear Society – American Nuclear Society

Full Coverage

Nuclear plant near Richland begins new 20-year operation | Tacoma News Tribune

The News Tribune

Columbia Generating Station, Northwest’s only nuclear power plant, completes initial 40-year operation, starts a new 20-year phase Thursday.

Nuclear War

NEWS

Explainer: How could North Korea use its nuclear weapons? – Reuters

Reuters

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said a missile test this week shows his country would not hesitate to launch a nuclear attack if an enemy provokes …

North Korea’s Kim warns of ‘nuclear attack‘ if provoked with nukes -KCNA | Reuters

Reuters

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang would not hesitate to launch a nuclear attack if an enemy provokes it with nuclear weapons, …

Ex-CIA Analyst Says Putin Could Use a Nuclear Weapon on NATO – Business Insider

Business Insider

An ex-CIA analyst says Russia might risk nuclear war with NATO to prevail in their war with Ukraine. · Peter Schroeder says Putin has been “remarkably …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

One fifth of councils oppose clean energy projects despite declaring a climate emergency

Daily Express

A fifth of councils have opposed clean energy projects despite having declared a climate emergency. … Mammoth £20bn UK nuclear power station huge step …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

N. Korea’s Kim warns of ‘nuclear attack‘ if ‘provoked’ with nukes – France 24

France 24

… nuclear war provocative moves of the US”. Pyongyang sees drills by the … threats from someone,” she said, according to KCNA. “And the frequent …

Kim Jong Un warns of nuclear attack if provoked, despite warnings from US, South Korea

YouTube

Comments11 · Kim Jong Un reacts to Trump’s UN speech · India Deploys Warships to Red Sea Amid Houthi Threat | Vantage with Palki Sharma · North Korea’s …

N. Korea’s Kim warns of ‘nuclear attack‘ if ‘provoked’ with nukes – Yahoo News

Yahoo News

The two Koreas are at a “peak of escalating rhetoric and pre-emptive strike threats,” Yang Moo-jin, president of the University of North Korean …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

These Are the 10 Oldest National Parks in America – A-Z Animals

A-Z Animals

Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. View of the caldera of the Kilauea volcano, the most active of the five volcanoes … Yellowstone National Park.

Krakatau Volcano (Sunda Strait) – Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for …

Volcano Discovery

Yellowstone quakes · Latest earthquakes under Yellowstone volcano. List and interactive map of current and past earthquakes near Yellowstone volcano.

LLAW’s “ALL THINGS NUCLEAR” #486 (12/20/2023)

”End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity

LLAW’s COMMENTS TONIGHT

Tonight, for several reasons, I am reposting my nightly Post from November 21 (two days before my 82nd birthday) last month for those several reasons that seem to be more important, if not the only possibilities, for the last minute rescue of humanity and other life on planet Earth.

This Post will reinforce my long held belief that if humanity is to save itself and will also provide my readers with more information regarding why I so strongly feel this way. It will also allow me to condense my range of Posts, allowing me to concentrate on the precise issues I see as essential to avoid the 6th Extinction (which could well arrive before even the first full step is ever taken in realm of “getting serious” about saving ourselves from both nuclear weapons and nuclear power (radiation from nuclear fallout) and fossil fuel power (asphyxiation from CO2 and other greenhouse gasses). This will allow me to leave the current news (also Posted nightly) concerning our grave situation from “All Things Nuclear” for your own reading and concerns for what is clearly happening from day to day. So the race between survival and extinction is presented here as current events and also as future events — the future events being a study and understanding that there is only one way to turn this self-created doomsday around in time to accomplish a last ditch effort for survival.

There are three elements to my plan for survival, and they will require total cooperation and yet both individual and collective effort from virtually the entire world(s)’ population. Otherwise we will perish very soon or someday not far down the road. The days of ‘dear leaders’, political decisions, military concepts, and personal insurrection and their universal ‘empty promises and agreements’ are over because human history has proven forever that they don’t work, The three main issues that I will concentrate and write about include my own and others’ views concerning how to go about the basics of surviving (I call it the “Blue Print”) to forever rid ourselves of “All Things Nuclear”, and all burning of both fossil fuels and radioactive uranium (which is also a fossil fuel). Secondly there is the time factor, and time is of the essence. Third is a the mass movement of humanity to save ourselves from extinction by continuing on down the trail of life to live as selfish and greedy independent individuals to the extent that such things as corporate capitalism, war and other subversion among our species, and a world-wide communal effort to turn around and go back the other way in order to survive. We know what is wrong; we just don’t have the initiative to admit it, and by doing so, force ourselves to cooperate as a common world-wide society, which is what we should have been doing from day one. Everyone must understand that we are “one”.

If we can’t manage a universal co-op way of life in all our dealings with one another, we can forget about it . . . ~llaw

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CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT

POSTED ON NOVEMBER 21, 2023 EDIT “LLAW’S ‘ALL THINGS NUCLEAR’ #457 (11/21/2023)”

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
+1 203-640-7100
email@ultimateinterfaces.com

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TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS:

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

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

NEWS

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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1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear War
4. Nuclear Power Emergencies
5. Nuclear War Threats
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(Just a reminder: When linked, the access to the media story will be underlined. If there is no link to a media story of interest you can still copy and paste the headline and lead line into your browser to find the article you are seeking. Hopefully this will never happen.)

TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS (12/20/2023) :

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

Regulators approve deal to pay for Georgia Power’s new nuclear reactors – Newsday

Newsday

“You can’t go back to 2009 and make a decision based on everything that happened,” Shaw said. But Bryan Jacob of the Southern Alliance for Clean …

Regulators approve deal to pay for Georgia Power’s new nuclear reactors – ABC4 Utah

ABC4 Utah

Yet the company and regulators say Vogtle was the right choice. “You can’t go back to 2009 and make a decision based on everything that happened,” …

Some leaving China as political controls tighten and job prospects wane | WCBU Peoria

WCBU

… All Things Peoria · Out & About Podcast · On Deck Podcast · Mother’s War On … nuclear crisis and the Fukushima earthquake and nuclear disaster. See …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

Embracing Nuclear Energy in the Quest for Net-Zero – TerraPower

TerraPower

Domestic support for clean nuclear power is at its highest level in a decade. We saw similar support at this year’s COP conference as over 20 …

GAIN Vouchers Awarded to Accelerate 7 Advanced Nuclear Technologies – Department of Energy

If COP28 Keeps Its Word, It Leads To More Nuclear Energy – Forbes

Forbes

Twenty-two countries vowed at COP28 to triple their use of nuclear energy by 2050, meaning it could provide a third of all global electricity.

Sizewell C nuclear power plant approval ruled lawful by Court of Appeal – Sky News

Sky News

Power is not expected to be generated by the planned nuclear plant until 2034.

Nuclear War

NEWS

The Real Russian Nuclear Threat | Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs

To hear U.S. officials tell it, there is little risk that the war in Ukraine will lead to nuclear escalation. “We don’t have any indication that …

Putin says Russia’s nuclear arsenal is near fully modernized – The Japan Times

The Japan Times

… war in Ukraine has shifted in his favor. The role of Russia’s air, sea … nuclear strike by strategic forces in response to an enemy’s nuclear attack.

Rethinking the US strategic triad: When it comes to nuclear platforms, how many are enough?

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The growing interest of nuclear weapons states in hypersonic attack weapons only adds to the time pressures on those who must make a launch decision.

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

EU Extends Emergency Natural Gas Price Cap Through January 2025 | OilPrice.com

Oil Price

Nuclear Power · Solar Energy · Hydroelectric · Renewable Energy · Geothermal … The European Union’s energy ministers approved on Tuesday a plan to …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

The Real Russian Nuclear Threat | Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs

To hear U.S. officials tell it, there is little risk that the war in Ukraine will lead to nuclear escalation. … nuclear threats. If anything, tactical …

Nuclear war with Russia ‘unavoidable’ as Vladimir Putin adds terrifying missile to arsenal

Daily Express

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, allies of Vladimir Putin started issuing a number of nuclear war threats against the West. · US threatened with …

North Korea’s Kim threatens ‘more offensive actions’ against US after watching powerful missile test

The Washington Post

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has vowed “more offensive actions” to repel what he called United States-led threats after watching the third …

LLAW’s “ALL THINGS NUCLEAR” #485 (12/19/2023)

”End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

LLOYD A. WILLIAMS-PENDERGRAFT

DEC 19, 2023

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LLAW’s COMMENTS TONIGHT:

Well, now, our ex-president, D. J. Trump, who swears he cannot tell a lie, llolloll, has it all figured out , and we who read this Post every night need to have a bit of humor and delight injected once in a while to help keep us somewhat sane. Trump says we are close to beginning WWIII in one breath (which means either he doesn’t know what he’s talking about or he is lying about what he does know — or both). He is also apparently continuing to say that he can prevent WWIII “very easily”, and that he is the only ‘candidate’ who can do so. (He has been saying so for over 9 months, so maybe WWIII is not quite so close at hand.) . . .

Why would anyone ever doubt anything he says? The Washington Post has counted the ways. He even says he actually won the election of all election when he ran against Obama. That skipped my mind somehow . . .

So it is a shame that Colorado has removed him from running for the presidency next year, and I suspect other states will follow suit. So it doesn’t matter that we will never again hear him tell another presidential lie, including the one about how he can easily prevent WWIII. (Which, in reality, would have meant that a nuclear WWIII would have been a sure thing — simply because he said it wouldn’t.).

So, for now at least, there remains a thin chance that nuclear war will not happen! But the world(s) of reality are that we have other pressing issues to tend to as well. Good-day Mr. Trump, and thanks for never telling another presidential lie. ~llaw

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1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
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TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS (12/19/2023) :

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

Regulators approve deal to pay for Georgia Power’s new nuclear reactors – WSB-TV

WSB-TV

Yet the company and regulators say Vogtle was the right choice. “You can’t go back to 2009 and make a decision based on everything that happened,” …

Reed College: the only place in the US where students get to run a real nuclear reactor

Physics World

… all about “negotiating idealism and practicality”. Johnny tells me that while nuclear-reactor training may not be directly philosophical, it has …

Regulators approve deal to pay for Georgia Power’s new nuclear reactors | National News

ABC Fox Montana

All rights reserved. This material may not be … Here’s a list of the top 5 things to know about chronic wasting disease this hunting season.

Nuclear Power

NEWS

US approves a non-water-cooled nuclear reactor – Michigan Advance

Michigan Advance

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a construction permit for a new nuclear test reactor to be built in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

State regulators approve Diablo Canyon continued operation – World Nuclear News

World Nuclear News

Californian regulators have agreed to extending the operations of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant for an additional five years, to 2030.

Regulators Approve Deal to Pay for Georgia Power’s New Nuclear … – U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report

… Power Co.’s Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant, Jan. 20, 2023, in Waynesboro, Ga. Georgia’s Public Service Commission voted 5-0 on Tuesday, Dec. 19 …

Nuclear War

NEWS

Russia boosts nuclear forces amid ‘hybrid war‘ with the West: Putin – Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Moscow is upgrading its nuclear arsenal and keeping its strategic forces at the highest level of …

North Korea’s Kim personally oversaw ICBM launch, state media says – Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera

… nuclear war deterrent possessed by the DPRK’s armed forces,” Kim was quoted as saying, using the acronym of North Korea’s official name, the …

Putin: Russia Nuclear Arsenal Is Nearly Fully Modernized – Bloomberg

Bloomberg.com

President Vladimir Putin said Russia has modernized almost its entire strategic nuclear arsenal, reviving atomic rhetoric as he boasted the war in …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

OPINION: How PA Can Prevent Deadly Blackouts – DV Journal

DV Journal

… energy emergencies across the area.” … The reason is painfully clear: States and utilities are shutting down reliable power plants, especially coal- …

EU to extend emergency gas price cap for another year – ZAWYA

ZAWYA

And these emergency measures help us to shield our consumers against … France pushes nuclear energy, raising German hackles.

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

Nuclear Threats Are Looming, And Nobody Knows How Many Nukes Are Out There – VICE

VICE

Deterrence, the idea that no one will attack you if you have a nuclear weapon, relies on the threat being ambiguous. But scientists and other experts …

North Korea’s Kim threatens ‘more offensive actions’ against US after watching powerful missile test

ABC News

… threats after he supervised the third test of his country’s most … nuclear attack on North Korea. It referred to the second Nuclear Consultative …

Jim McGovern Sounds Alarm On Nuclear Threats – YouTube

YouTube

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) warned of increasing nuclear threats in … ‘I Will Prevent World War III’: Trump Warns U.S. Is Close To Third World War.

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

The Challenges Of Conducting Scientific Research In Bison Country

National Parks Traveler

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

Thanks for reading All Things Nuclear!

”End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

LLOYD A. WILLIAMS-PENDERGRAFT

DEC 18, 2023

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LLAW’s ISSUES & THOUGHTS TONIGHT:

Solving the death-defying mission of weaning ourselves from and reversing our daily march toward the 6th Extinction requires the active cooperation of every human on planet Earth. Saving ourselves is not just for the egghead academics, the power-consuming industries and manufacturers, the capitalistic banks, the protestors, the technological scientists, nor the power supply companies that can’t keep up with the demand from the rest of us, and so it goes on and on and on, but also exposed to you and me and our neighbors down the street. And we assume there is nothing we can do about it.

If humanity, and therefore most other innocent life on Earth, is going to survive, we — the ones who are creating this doomsday issue — must join the effort with no exceptions or we will fail. We can’t have “pie-in-the-sky” worldly political or military agreements made by politicians and self-important leaders who only pretend to “one-day in the future” accomplish this life-or-death purpose. Because if we rely on ‘agreements’, ‘compacts’, “promises”, “deterrence”, “handshakes”, and ‘I do’s”, no progress will ever be made. Why? Because ‘failure’ is built into everyone of these kinds of mutual well-intentioned but impossible to achieve concepts. It happens every time an international conference on such issues is held, including the just completed CO28 conference in Dubai where multiple, but not all, nations agreed to increase nuclear power energy by a multiple of three times by 2050.

I can assure you, and most of those who signed on to the agreement, already know it will never happen. As an example, a similar agreement was made in 2009 from which not one resolution from that agreement has been accomplished, enacted or resolved. This “by 2050 declaration” will be the same (partly because it is impossible as has been pointed out in two previous nightly Posts — and because it’s all about nuclear energy, I am very glad to watch it fail — even though I won’t still be around in 2050 because my concerns will have permanently expired. But maybe yours and your kids and theirs’ will still be ‘facing the music’ if you’ve not already joined me by radiation and/or asphyxiation.

We, you, me, and the family down the street know what is wrong because we see it every day wherever we go, staring us in the same shame-faced flabby shape of over-indulgence. We are over-indulging ourselves to our immanent deaths because if only a few of us stop stuffing ourselves full of comforting energy, but the others don’t, we are, like all the others, the ones who also suffer on our own self-imposed diet that nobody else pays any attention to. So we all lose together as one . . .

My point is that we all — and I mean all — have to join the clean-up energy consumption party or we all die because once the Earth is polluted to a rapidly approaching certain point, we have no other place to go, so we all share the same fate, and as Pogo has warned us over and over, “We have found the enemy and he is us.” We need to remember that humans, like other animals, once lived like those other animals and survived quite well with what Mother Nature had to offer, but this idea of living our lives beyond what She has to offer is nothing more than self-inflicted death. We have created our own hell-fire and brimstone right here on this extremely gorgeous and generous and easily livable planet, and if we don’t realize that as a mutual admiration society, we will soon pay the consequences. Perhaps it will happen in what remains of my own lifetime. ~llaw

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2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear War
4. Nuclear Power Emergencies
5. Nuclear War Threats
6. Yellowstone Caldera (There are two Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available in tonight’s Post.)

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A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (per above). There are two Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available in this Post. If a category heading does not appear, it means there was no news reported from this category today.

(Just a reminder: When linked, the access to the media story will be underlined. If there is no link to a media story of interest you can still copy and paste the headline and lead line into your browser to find the article you are seeking. Hopefully this will never happen.)

TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS (12/18/2023) :

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

Nuclear Threats Are Looming, And Nobody Knows How Many Nukes Are Out There – VICE

VICE

“Russia tends to do this fantastic thing, where, at the end of every year, the commanders of their missile forces, they all sit down for an interview …

Nuclear expert Mycle Schneider on the COP28 pledge to triple nuclear energy production

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

I mean, the organizers were all very happy about the turnout and coverage is enormous. Diaz-Maurin: It’s undoubtedly a landmark report. With over …

Inside the world’s first reactor that will power Earth using the same nuclear reaction as the Sun

Euronews.com

Moreover, the material in a fusion plant, deuterium and tritium, and the material coming out, non-radioactive helium and a neutron, are all harnessed.

Nuclear Power

NEWS

Documents Reveal Hidden Problems at Russia’s Nuclear Powerhouse – Bloomberg

Bloomberg.com

… power grid, to generate electricity at the Astravets Nuclear Power Plant detected a mysterious and exceedingly rare problem. Resin was seeping …

DA’s Mileham spewed political propaganda – nuclear power is cheaper, safer, faster.

YouTube

… nuclear power being corrupt, expensive and outdated. Kemm spoke to BizNews editor Alec Hogg. Video production by Frances Hamman Your early morning …

Ukraine and Westinghouse sign agreement for Khmelnitsky AP1000 – World Nuclear News

World Nuclear News

Ukraine’s Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko, Energoatom President Petro Kotin and Westinghouse CEO Patrick Fragman have signed an agreement on …

Nuclear War

NEWS

N. Korea test-fires ballistic missile, blasts US for provoking ‘preview of nuclear war‘

France 24

“The armed forces of the DPRK will thoroughly neutralize the U.S. and its vassal forces’ attempt to ignite a nuclear war and thus reliably ensure …

North Korea fires what appears to be a long-range ballistic missile – CNBC

CNBC

… nuclear attack would lead to the end of the regime. South Korea condemned … nuclear war planning. The statement by an unnamed ministry spokesman …

North Korea fires ballistic missile in ‘preview of nuclear war‘ – Japan – The Jerusalem Post

The Jerusalem Post

Less than half an hour after the launch, North Korean state media carried a statement from the defense ministry criticizing “military gangsters” …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEW

Emergency flood alerts across North Queensland I SBS News

SBS

US Congress passes legislation to sell nuclear–powered submarines …

Nuclear War Threats

NEW

North Korea fires ICBM after condemning U.S. ‘war‘ moves – CNBC

CNBC

… threat, Washington warned any nuclear attack would lead to the end of the regime. North Korea says it has a sovereign right to operate a ballistic …

North Korea resumes missile launches in ‘threat to peace and stability’ – Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera

… nuclear deterrence capabilities in the face of North Korea’s evolving nuclear threats. … war in Ukraine in exchange for Russian technological …

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Into the Sea – Time

Time

… nuclear deterrence plans against North Korean threats. South Korea’s … nuclear attack. The North has test-fired more than 100 missiles since the …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

Discover the Enchantment of Yellowstone Lakes: A Visitor’s Guide | Wealth of Geeks

Wealth of Geeks

Yellowstone Lake also serves as a window into the park’s unique geological features. Its location atop the Yellowstone Caldera provides visitors …

Man Accidentally Falls Into Yellowstone Hot Spring, Dissolves Within A Day – It’s Gone Viral

It’s Gone Viral

However, as Yellowstone is home to the Yellowstone Caldera – sometimes referred to as the Yellowstone Supervolcano – it’s no surprise that the …

LLAW’s “ALL THINGS NUCLEAR” #483 (12/17/2023)

”End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

LLOYD A. WILLIAMS-PENDERGRAFT

DEC 17, 2023

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Additional support from the “Bulletin of Atomic Scientists” relative to my Post last night that the agreement for increasing nuclear power by three times its present capacity by 2050 will never happen . . . ~llaw

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‘Historic’ or ‘weak’? Parsing the climate agreement from COP28

By Damian Carrington | December 13, 2023

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Editor’s note: This story was originally published by The Guardian. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

The decision text from Cop28 has been greeted as “historic”, for being the first ever call by nations for a “transition away” from fossil fuels, and as “weak and ineffectual” and containing a “litany of loopholes” for the fossil fuel industry. An examination of the text helps to explain this contradiction.

Reducing fossil fuel use

The text states the huge challenge with crystal clarity:

Limiting global warming to 1.5C [above pre-industrial levels] with no or limited overshoot requires deep, rapid and sustained reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions of 43% by 2030 and 60% by 2035 relative to the 2019 level and reaching net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. [Countries] further recognise the need for deep, rapid and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in line with 1.5C pathways.

The problem is that carbon emissions are not plunging as required – they are still rising. So the text on action is vital. The previous draft suggested measures that countries “could” take. The final agreement is somewhat stronger and “calls on” countries to do the following:

Tripling renewable energy capacity globally and doubling the global average annual rate of energy efficiency improvements by 2030.

This is good but, due to objections by China and India, fails to quantify the goals. That means countries could choose whatever baseline suits them, undermining the target.

Accelerating efforts towards the phase-down of unabated coal power.

This is no stronger than the text from Cop26 in 2021, which is disappointing as the dirtiest fossil fuel must unquestionably be phased out rapidly. Next in the decision text comes the pivotal paragraph:

Transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a just, orderly and equitable manner, accelerating action in this critical decade, so as to achieve net zero by 2050 in keeping with the science.

Extraordinary as it might seem, this is the first time the root cause of the climate crisis – fossil fuels – have been cited in a decision text in nearly 30 years of UN climate talks. But “transitioning away” is weaker than “phasing out”. The latter was supported by 130 countries but fiercely opposed by petrostates. In the real world, fossil fuels are actually being phased up, with many new fields being exploited. Is “transitioning away” a strong enough signal to halt these investments? Probably not, but at least the direction of travel is finally clear.

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The ‘litany of loopholes’

Accelerating zero- and low-emission technologies, including, inter alia, renewables, nuclear, abatement and removal technologies such as carbon capture and utilisation and storage (CCUS), particularly in hard-to-abate sectors, and low-carbon hydrogen production.

Fossil fuel states such as Saudi Arabia pushed very hard to include CCUS, as they see it as a way to continue their lucrative business, with the emissions being trapped and buried. But the vast majority of leaders and scientists see an extremely limited role for CCUS; it is expensive, currently far from the scale required, and does not even trap all emissions. The idea that it can allow fossil fuel firms to continue anything like business as usual is a “fantasy”, says the boss of the International Energy Agency.

Subsidising the fossil fuels that drive global heating has been compared to pouring petrol on a fire: coal, oil and gas get $7tn a year in support – that is $13m a minute.

Phasing out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies that do not address energy poverty or just transitions, as soon as possible.

This is the first time such a call has appeared in a global UN decision, but “inefficient” is seen as a weasel word enabling nations to largely do as they please. The G20 promised the same in 2009, with no progress to date.

Another weasel word is “transitional fuels” – it is code for fossil gas.

Recognises that transitional fuels can play a role in facilitating the energy transition while ensuring energy security.

This is the biggest win for the fossil fuel industry – it almost amounts to a poison pill in the agreement. It legitimises gas burning on the basis that it is less polluting than coal, though liquefied natural gas (LNG) may actually be even worse than coal due to methane leaks. It is worth noting that the US, the world’s biggest oil and gas producer, is planning a huge LNG expansion. The time for transitional fuels is long past; renewables are cheaper, faster and more secure.

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What’s not there

What is missing from the text is as important as what is in it, most importantly on finance. Money is needed to build out clean energy (mitigation), prepare vulnerable communities for escalating climate impacts (adaptation) and for recovery after disasters (loss and damage). The text acknowledges that trillions of dollars of investment will be needed, but fails to provide numbers on what will be provided and when. Without funding, all talk of climate action is cheap.

A global plan for adaptation, in UN-speak, was the top priority for some of the most vulnerable countries. But the text is weak and lacks specifics.

One last concern relates to ending the destruction of forests.

Results-based payments for policy approaches and positive incentives for activities relating to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries.

This text raises the spectre of rich nations paying to restore or protect forests in developing nations rather than reducing their own emissions

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1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear War
4. Nuclear Power Emergencies
5. Nuclear War Threats
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A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (per above). There is one Yellowstone Caldera bonus story available in this Post. If a category heading does not appear, it means there was no news reported from this category today.

(Just a reminder: When linked, the access to the media story will be underlined. If there is no link to a media story of interest you can still copy and paste the headline and lead line into your browser to find the article you are seeking. Hopefully this will never happen.)

TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS (12/17/2023) :

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

In Taiwan’s elections, nuclear energy is a major campaign issue – NPR

NPR

WU WENZHANG: (Speaking Chinese). FENG: He points out the profile of the Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant from the highway. In 2021, a referendum to restart …

In Taiwan’s elections, nuclear energy is a major campaign issue | NPR Illinois

NPR Illinois

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Political candidates in Taiwan have debated for years whether to build more nuclear power plants. The issue has come to the …

North Korea fires a ballistic missile into the sea as South Korea and U.S. step up deterrence plans

The Portland Press Herald

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula are at their highest in years, with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accelerating the expansion of his nuclear and …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

In Taiwan’s elections, nuclear energy is a major campaign issue – VPM News

VPM News

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Political candidates in Taiwan have debated for years whether to build more nuclear power plants.

Flirting with the dangers of nuclear ‘Down Under’ – Independent Australia

Independent Australia

SMRs, as Joanne Liou of the International Atomic Energy Agency International Atomic Energy Agency explains, ‘are advanced nuclear reactors that have a …

US approves a non-water-cooled nuclear reactor | NC Newsline

NC Newsline

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a construction permit for a new, non-water-cooled nuclear test reactor.

Nuclear War

NEWS

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile, condemns U.S. for raising tensions – Reuters

Reuters

… nuclear war planning. The statement by an unnamed ministry spokesman cited the arrival of the U.S. nuclear-powered submarine USS Missouri in the …

US issues dire warning to North Korea on nuclear threat | The Hill

The Hill

… Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) coming together in Washington, D.C., Friday, the White House warned that “[a]ny nuclear attack by North Korea …

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, South Korea’s military says

Stars and Stripes

… nuclear capabilities to defend its ally in the event of a North Korean nuclear attack. The North has test-fired more than 100 missiles since the …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

House Passes Ban on Russian Uranium Imports for Nuclear Power

The Presidential Prayer Team

… emergency measure that allows the Department of Energy to authorize uranium purchases from Russia if no alternative sources are available for …

Russia intensifying pressure on captured nuclear plant’s staff – intelligence – Ukrinform

Ukrinform

The Russian invasion forces are increasing pressure on Ukrainian personnel of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power … Emergencies. Agency. Information on …

Nuclear War Threats

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US issues dire warning to North Korea on nuclear threat | The Hill

The Hill

US issues dire warning to North Korea on nuclear threat … The U.S. issued an intense warning to North Korea over nuclear threats Friday. In a …

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, South Korea’s military says

Stars and Stripes

… threats, according to details announced by Seoul’s presidential office. … nuclear attack. The North has test-fired more than 100 missiles since the …

US warns nuclear attack by North Korea will result in end of Kim Jong Un`s regime | WION

YouTube

It comes in the backdrop of growing nuclear and missile threats from north Korea. … Joe Biden is a threat to democracy, says Donald Trump, warns of …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

Would Arizona be Affected If Yellowstone Erupted? – EnergyPortal.eu –

EnergyPortal.eu –

The Yellowstone Caldera, often referred to as the Yellowstone Supervolcano, is a geological feature that represents a long history of volcanic events …

”End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

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By Lloyd Albert Pendergraft-Williams

LLAW’s ISSUES & THOUGHTS TONIGHT:

Tonight’s big news appears (from the repetitive headlines) to be the U.S. warning to North Korea concerning ending the present regime if Kim Jong un should attack us with nuclear weapons. We don’t seem to realize that should they do that and we do that that WWIII would be immediately under way, so such a threat is inane. Idle threats result from loud-mouth ignorance and every nation in the nuclear world knows it. So why the hell does it go on? It’s like a shouting match between a man and his wife, and not much more, for sure.

By far the most important ‘real’ news is the 5 year extension of life for PG&E‘s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in California at Avila Beach near San Luis Obispo. This is a guaranteed ‘pure nuclear accident waiting to happen’. And just remember, we are all downwind from California’s (or, if you will, the entire western coast of the Pacific ocean’s) last commercially operating nuclear power plant, and as we know, anything and everything PG&E touches turns to eventual death, including human. Their record is so bad that the company should have been put out of business years and years ago.

I recently re-capped their never-ending death and destruction calamities over the years in one of these Posts – offering a warning for the safety of not only our entire country but other nations around the world as well. (I must build an online catalogue and index of links to my now nearly 500 consecutive nightly posts about the calamity of “All Things Nuclear”, so that you all can instantly go to any Post to follow up on Posts that become renewed important issues . . . and ‘all things PG&E is one of the most serious of them all. (Over the year and beyond since I began this nightly “All Things Nuclear” Post I have written more than half a dozen informative articles of concerns about PG&E’s record of ‘oblivion’ and the fear, now apparently a reality, that their Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant’s operating life would be extended. And now it has happened — against all odds — just as I feared.)

This is a tragedy waiting to happen, and I will tell you that the plant has already proven its instability by leaking nuclear radioactivity from cracks in its concrete reactor walls that the company has been forced to report themselves. Keep in mind that it is the last commercially functioning nuclear power plant on the western shores of the Pacific ocean from the Aleutian Islands to the north to the southern tip of Tierra Del Fuego. The year 2025 was dangerous enough to wait for the nuclear power plant’s shut down, but an extension of 5 more years? It amounts to unbelievable irresponsibility by both the our federal government and the state of California. ~llaw

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1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear War
4. Nuclear Power Emergencies
5. Nuclear War Threats
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A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (per above). There are three Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available in this Post. If a category heading does not appear, it means there was no news reported from this category today.

(Just a reminder: When linked, the access to the media story will be underlined. If there is no link to a media story of interest you can still copy and paste the headline and lead line into your browser to find the article you are seeking. Hopefully this will never happen.)

TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS (12/16/2023) :

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

In Taiwan’s elections, nuclear energy is a major campaign issue – NPR

NPR

One key issue in Taiwan’s 2024 presidential elections is whether to build more nuclear power plants. Proponents say they would protect the …

Federal bill bolsters CT defense companies, nuclear submarine deal – WSHU

WSHU

Next Up: 7:00 PM All Things Considered. 0:00. 0:00. Marketplace. WSHU. 0:00 … The defense bill authorizes parts of AUKUS, which includes Australia …

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

The Drive

The British Telecom telephone exchange inside the former RAF Hack Green secret nuclear bunker on May. Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images.

Nuclear Power

NEW

Why nuclear power is important in moving away from fossil fuels and meeting climate targets

YouTube

The United Nations Climate Change Conference — known as COP28 — adjourned earlier this week with nearly 200 countries in agreement of a pledge to …

California’s only nuclear plant gets state approval for 5-year extension | Reuters

Reuters

California’s utilities regulator on Thursday granted a five-year extension to operate Pacific Gas and Electric’s Diablo Canyon power plant, …

In Taiwan’s elections, nuclear energy is a major campaign issue – WGLT

WGLT

One key issue in Taiwan’s 2024 presidential elections is whether to build more nuclear power plants. Proponents say they would protect the …

Nuclear War

NEWS

US warns North Korea against nuclear attacks – Reuters

Reuters

… nuclear attack submarine, according to KCNA. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends what state media report was a launching ceremony for a new …

North Korean nuclear attack would end Kim’s regime, US warns – The Jerusalem Post

The Jerusalem Post

“The US side reiterated that any nuclear attack by the DPRK against the ROK will be met with a swift, overwhelming, and decisive response,” a …

US Warns North Korea Against Nuclear Attacks – U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has warned North Korea that any nuclear attack against the nation or its allies is unacceptable and will …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

Susquehanna Valley Nuclear Plant to Test Sirens – EnergyPortal.eu –

EnergyPortal.eu –

The sirens are an integral part of the nuclear plant’s emergency notification system. In the event of a potential incident at the facility, the …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

“Any Nuclear attack will results in the end of Regime,” US warns North Korea

Global Village Space

US’s proxy war against Russia is a threat to world peace: North Korea … nuclear threat regardless of its range because it can carry a nuclear warhead.

(4th LD) S. Korea, U.S. to complete guidelines on nuclear strategy planning, operation by mid-2024

Yonhap News Agency

“While strongly deterring North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats … nuclear attack,” he added. Based on the work plan, the two countries plan to …

In bipartisan vote, US Congress authorizes record Pentagon budget: A blueprint for global war

World Socialist Web Site

America faces unprecedented threats from China and ongoing threats from Russia, Iran, North Korea and terrorist organizations. All of our …

Yellowstone Caldera

NEWS

US supervolcano experts warn is showing ‘clues of imminent eruption’ – Daily Express

Daily Express

… caldera in recent years. Their concerns are added to recent … READ MORE Yellowstone supervolcano warning as eruption would ‘bring world to its knees’.

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE VA REPORTED 15/2249Z EST VA DTG

Volcano Discovery

List and interactive map of current and past earthquakes near Yellowstone volcano. … Santorini is one of the most beautiful islands in the world, …

”End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

LLAW’s THOUGHTS TODAY:

We seem to collectively forget or ignore the fact that nuclear power plants use fuel for the same raw source as other fossil fuel power plants, e.g. coal, oil, and gas. We all recognize that these greenhouse gas emitting plants not only are the primary factors in global warming and climate change and that fossil fuels are not renewable, meaning that at some point we will have used them all up forever.

So, what do we do to ‘remedy’ the problems fossil fuels now and on into the future have for us? We turn to uranium for the remedy of the future, in denial about the realit8ies that uranium is also a fossil fuel, that it can and will cause greater environmental damage than its cousins, and that it is also non-renewable to a degree far more critical than the other fossil fuels.

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I can’t help but laugh at how foolish we are to believe that nuclear power plants are the remedy and the “permanent” solution to end global warming and climate change. Nothing could be farther from the truth, yet the United States leads a group of some 28 other nations to triple the number of operating nuclear power plants by 2050, making laugh again and louder. It is even more foolish than believing Daylight Savings Time (DST) makes our daylight longer so we foolishly set our clocks forward or backward twice a year when all we need do is change our schedules for the various and sundry things we do.

But there is a much greater problem with the idea of nuclear power plants saving us from global warming without even recognizing the obvious major one — annihilating ourselves. This one has to do with supply and demand and its association to availability and cost of the fuel for nuclear power plants. It’s called uranium 235. Like other fuels, uranium has a grade school that go from military grade down to nuclear plant grade sort of like the gasoline you buy. But high grade uranium around the world has already been mostly mined and used up, leaving lesser grades (and therefore more expensive to produce and refine as we use more and more of it. Without getting technical, this plainly tells us two things: the price of the fuel will spiral out of sight and one day there won’t be any of it left to mine, process, and burn.

And so you see? There is no way that can triple our uranium power production by three times what it is today unless we want to bankrupt the world while increasing the risk of global radiation replacing what we now call fossil fuel. We would buy ourselves into our own version of the next version of Earth’s extinctions. We are simply lying to ourselves about resolving our death-defying climate cures. The fact is there is only one answer — and that is to stop doing what we are doing or else we suffocate and radiate ourselves to certain death no matter whether it be nuclear war, nuclear and fossil fuel mixed together, or all three.

But for the immediate future the plan doesn’t work either — because Russia controls 80% plus of the world’s nuclear reactor and plant manufacturing, including the fuel. The USA already long been forced to buy uranium fuel from Russia in order to continue to operate our existing nuclear power plants. So what do we do about it? Again, I can only laugh.

I remember when the uranium price was fixed by the government at $8.00 a pound with a slightly upward sliding scale for lower grade mining and milling operations. I also remember the price of that same uranium rising to $40.00 per pound after the government began to allow uranium producing corporations and nuclear power plants to negotiate prices among themselves. Today the price is $57.65, up from $53.20 last month and up from $41.30 one year ago. What will the price be if we triple the capacity of nuclear plants while Russia corners the price and the availability of the product? The price will naturally go higher as the grade of uranium ore grows lower. And Russia controls the nuclear world both militarily and commercially. This USA dream is actually a terrible nightmare.

So it is that, along with other reasons too numerous to bother to mention tonight, you can see on the face of cost alone that tripling the capacity of nuclear power plants is cost prohibitive in this and so many other prohibitive ways that the agreement made by the U.S. and 21 other nations (pledging to triple nuclear generation capacity by 2050 was signed on December 2nd by 22 countries at the UN’s Climate Change Conference in Dubai, including the US, Canada, Japan, France, the UK and the UAE) ain’t never gonna happen . . . ~llaw

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There are 5 categories (plus a bonus category at the end for news about the Yellowstone caldera and others that also play an important role in humanity’s lives) as do ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 linked most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none. The Categories are listed below in their usual appearing order:

1. All Things Nuclear
2. Nuclear Power
3. Nuclear War
4. Nuclear Power Emergencies
5. Nuclear War Threats
6. Yellowstone Caldera

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 (per above). There are no Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available in this Post. If a category heading does not appear, it means there was no news reported from this category today.

(Just a reminder: When linked, the access to the media story will be underlined. If there is no link to a media story of interest you can still copy and paste the headline and lead line into your browser to find the article you are seeking. Hopefully this will never happen. ~llaw

TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS (12/15/2023) :

All Things Nuclear

NEW

Putin Ally Sounds Alarm on Nuclear Weapons: ‘Plunging Into Chaos’ – Newsweek

Newsweek

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko issued a new warning about the international response to the Russia-Ukraine war.

Kristen Stewart Warns World Is “Dangerously Close” to Nuclear Catastrophe

The Hollywood Reporter

… all-out nuclear war remains capable of being launched from missile silos or … things we care about — don’t matter anymore. They don’t matter in a …

Daily Crossword Puzzle: Friday, December 15 – Vulture

Vulture

The Nuclear Puzzle. By Malaika Handa, a Vulture crossword constructor since 2022. New York Games. New crosswords dropped daily. Find all our games …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

Time To Bring Nuclear Energy Into the 21st Century | The Heritage Foundation

The Heritage Foundation

The Energy Department has a role to play in nuclear research and scientific discovery, but it needs to get as far from any commercialization …

Nuclear energy costs, safety concerns weighing down adoption – Yahoo Finance

Yahoo Finance

… nuclear energy as a renewable energy goal. Yahoo Finance Senior Columnist Rick Newman weighs in on this agreement and the challenges holding more …

US approves a non-water-cooled nuclear reactor – Nevada Current

Nevada Current

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a construction permit for a new nuclear test reactor to be built in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Nuclear War

NEWS

North Korea may test ICBM soon, South official says ahead of nuclear talks in DC | Reuters

Reuters

“Extended deterrence is about finding a way to put down (a nuclear attack) … nuclear weapons, in the event of a war. Kim is in Washington for the …

Moscow issues nuclear testing threat to US; warning Russia to confront NATO if Putin wins war

Sky News

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow issues nuclear testing threat to US; warning Russia to confront NATO if Putin wins war. The Institute for the …

Kristen Stewart Warns World Is “Dangerously Close” to Nuclear Catastrophe

The Hollywood Reporter

The Hollywood actress supports Paul Jay’s Daniel Ellsberg documentary ‘How to Stop Nuclear War,’ based on the book ‘Doomsday Machine’ by the Vietnam- …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

Emergency personnel say preparing for a Browns Ferry emergency important – Yahoo

Yahoo

… emergency shelters are, and the nuclear classifications, how nuclear power works in general,” Tennessee Valley Authority spokesman Scott Fiedler said.

World’s first Generation IV nuclear reactor gets operational in China

Interesting Engineering

Generation IV reactors represent the most recent advancements in nuclear power plants … emergencies independently without external assistance. Due to …

IAEA chief’s visit highlights Saudi Arabia’s dynamic nuclear power preparations

Saudi Gazette

… nuclear materials to meet specific international commitments of the Kingdom. Grossi also visited the Nuclear Emergency Operations Center, which …

Nuclear War Threats

NEWS

North Korea may test ICBM soon, South official says ahead of nuclear talks in DC | Reuters

Reuters

… nuclear weapons threats … nuclear weapons, in the event of a war. Kim is in Washington for the second round of the Nuclear …

Moscow issues nuclear testing threat to US; warning Russia to confront NATO if Putin wins war

Sky News

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow issues nuclear testing threat to US; warning Russia to confront NATO if Putin wins war. The Institute for the …

Tackling Existential Threats through the ‘Nukes-for-Climate Swap Agreement’

Economic and Political Weekly |

Two critical existential threats are analysed in this article—nuclear proliferation and climate change. … war must be abolished before they abolish us …

”End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”

LLAW’s THOUGHTS TODAY:

The following article by from The Union of Concerned Scientists in today’s “All Things Nuclear” Post tells us exactly what’s wrong with our human world of leadership. Simply said, money is more important than human life. I am, as I often am, angry tonight about the inhumanity of humanity . . . ~llaw

Congress Must Act on Justice for Victims of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Program in New Year, Science Group Says

Without Action, Radiation Exposure Compensation Program Will Expire in June

Published Dec 14, 2023

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Today, Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), after stripping out provisions that would have strengthened the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to ensure victims of U.S. nuclear weapons tests, production and waste have access to health care and compensation to help cover medical debt and other expenses.

The provisions proposed by Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), would have given victims more time to apply for aid by extending the program, which is currently set to expire this summer. The proposed changes to the program also would have extended coverage to additional uranium miners and people downwind of nuclear tests, including those in New Mexico harmed by the first atomic bomb.

“The people sickened by U.S. nuclear weapons activities do not have time to spare waiting for Congress to step up and do the right thing. They are sick now. They need medical care now. They are dying now,” said Lilly Adams, senior outreach coordinator in the Global Security Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. “Strengthening the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act is urgent and should be the first thing on Congress’ agenda when they return in January. We cannot allow RECA to expire, leaving atomic veterans, hardworking miners, and communities who unknowingly found themselves on the frontlines of the Cold War without care and fair compensation. This wrong has been allowed to fester for nearly 80 years, and it needs to be resolved now. President Biden has said he stands ready to help these communities get the support they need. Stripping RECA from the NDAA was a failure, but the administration and Congress can still make it right in January.”

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TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS (12/12/2023) :

All Things Nuclear

NEWS

Defense Bill St. Louis Radioactive Compensation – Spectrum News

Spectrum News

… nuclear weapons programs. … It comes months after the archdiocese announced its All Things New restructuring plan that closed 35 parishes and merged …

Rochester’s LLE Awarded Over $500M from US Nuclear Security Administration

Photonics Spectra

All Things Photonics Podcast · Videos · Our Summits & Conferences · Industry Events · Bookstore. Join Our Community Subscribe · Advertise · Become a …

COP28 leaders call for transition away from fossil fuels – NPR Illinois

NPR Illinois

All Things Considered. Next Up: 6:30 PM Marketplace. 0:00. 0:00. All Things … Illinois lifts decades old moratorium on new nuclear facilities | First …

Nuclear Power

NEWS

COP28 agreement recognises nuclear’s role : Energy & Environment

World Nuclear News

COP28 agreement recognises nuclear’s role. 13 December 2023. Share. The 28th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) has ended in Dubai …

U.S. just gave a historic blessing to a new nuclear reactor that doesn’t use water for cooling

Fortune

California startup Kairos Power received a construction permit from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build its Hermes demonstration reactor in …

US nuclear regulators to issue construction permit for a reactor that uses molten salt – NY1

NY1

… nuclear reactor that uses molten salt to cool the reactor core. The NRC is issuing the permit to Kairos Power for the Hermes test reactor in Oak …

Nuclear War

NEWS

Putin Ally Sounds Alarm on Nuclear Weapons: ‘Plunging Into Chaos’ – Newsweek

Newsweek

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko issued a new warning about the international response to the Russia-Ukraine war.

Congress Must Act on Justice for Nuclear Weapons Victims – Union of Concerned Scientists

Union of Concerned Scientists

Prevent nuclear war: Urge Congress to reform US nuclear weapons policy. … War without care and fair compensation. This wrong has been allowed to …

Nuclear tests or Elections – How 2024 will be remembered? Here’s what analysts think

WION

The remarks again sparked nuclear catastrophe fear amid ongoing wars … war, the Israel-Hamas war, and other geopolitical conflicts. Also read …

Nuclear Power Emergencies

NEWS

Argentina to devalue peso by over 50% as part of emergency economic reforms

NewsIn.Asia

Dec 14, New York (CNN) – Argentina will devalue the peso by more than 50% as part of emergency … Nuclear Power Plant construction with Russia as top …

Nuclear War Threats

NEW

What Happened to Sweden’s Leadership on Climate and Nuclear Disarmament? | Opinion

Newsweek

Now more than ever, the world needs positive examples to confront the existential threats of climate change and nuclear war. But instead of …

Activists detail frontline struggles against US militarism in Northeast Asia – Peoples Dispatch

Peoples Dispatch

… threat of war in Northeast Asia,” including “nuclear war.” This … threats—the propagation of the ‘Chinese threat,’ the ‘North Korean threat‘ and …

Would Florida Survive a Nuclear War? – EnergyPortal.eu –

EnergyPortal.eu –

Introduction: The threat of nuclear war has been a grave concern since the development of atomic weapons. Understanding the potential consequences of …