Nuclear

Utility Survey: Trump Will Not Stop the Clean Energy Transition

April 2, 2017 Gavin Bade, www.utilitydive.com Create! Coal, Distributed energy, Energy, Gas, Nuclear, Oil, Solar, Utilities, Wind

By Gavin Bade for Utility Dive. Today, President Trump is poised to release a long-anticipated executive order to roll back the Clean Power Plan, the Obama administration’s signature climate initiative. The order is expected to be accompanied by directives to lift a moratorium on federal land coal leases and to cease the use of the social cost of carbon — all part of a broad campaign to dismantle environmental regulations on the power sector that Trump blames for the decline of the coal economy in the United States. But while rescinding the rules could help slow coal power’s decline in the short term, analysts say it is unlikely to reverse its long-term downturn, mostly due to the economics of natural gas and renewables. That attitude is shared not just by market observers, but by electric utilities themselves.

Toshiba: A Big Business Failure In The Nuclear Industry

February 4, 2017 Staff, www.japantimes.co.jp Educate! Nuclear, Nuclear Power

By Staff of The Japan Times - Toshiba Corp. will cease taking orders related to the building of nuclear power stations, sources said Saturday, in a move that would effectively mark its withdrawal from the nuclear plant construction business. The news comes amid reports Toshiba’s chairman may resign over the massive write-down that has doomed the company’s U.S. nuclear business. The multinational conglomerate said Friday it will review its nuclear operations and spin off its chip business to raise funds in a bid to cover an expected asset impairment loss of up to ¥700 billion ($6.08 billion).

On World Day Of Peace, Recognizing Those Who Work For Nuclear Disarmament

December 31, 2016 Gail DeGeorge, www.globalsistersreport.org Resist! Nuclear, Nuclear Weapons, Peace, United Nations

By Gail DeGeorge for Global Sisters Report - In observance of the World Day of Peace January 1, we at Global Sisters Report join in prayer for peace in all regions, for all victims of war and for women religious around the world who dedicate their lives to helping them and to build peace. Sr. Megan Rice, a member of the Holy Child Jesus sisters, was released in May 2015 after serving more than two years in prison for trespassing on a Tennessee uranium enrichment facility. In December 2015, GSR had an interview with Rice about her peacemaking work. Sr. Martha Ann Kirk, a Sister of the Incarnate Word, has researched pockets of tolerance in hostile parts of the Middle East.

Protest And Survive: Reclaiming William Morris From Britain’s Nuclear Fleet

September 27, 2016 David Mabb, www.thebulletin.org Educate! Art, Nuclear, United Kingdom (UK)

By David Mabb for Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - The HMS Courageous is a 285-foot, nuclear-powered submarine that saw service in the British Royal Navy for about two decades starting in the early 1970s. Decommissioned in 1992 after, among other things, participating in the Falklands War of 1982, it now resides at the Devonport naval dockyard in Plymouth, on the southwest coast of England, where visitors can tour its inner workings free of charge—provided they book in advance and bring their passports for “security” purposes.

Peace Boat Sails Into A New Era Of Nuclear Activism

August 2, 2016 Dawn Stove, www.thebulletin.org Resist! Activism, Nuclear

By Dawn Stover for Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - Dwarfed by the ships from the US Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy, and the US Coast Guard that visited Portland, Oregon, for Fleet Week last month, the 30-foot-long Golden Rule looked like it was from another era. And it was. The boat, sporting a 6-foot-wide peace symbol on one of its sails, is the same wooden ketch once crewed by pacifists who tried to sail it to the Marshall Islands in 1958, to protest US atmospheric testing of large nuclear bombs. They were prepared to sacrifice the boat and their own lives in an attempt to stop the tests, which were devastating the islands and sending radioactive fallout around the globe.

10 Lessons Of The Iran Deal

September 3, 2015 David Swanson, www.worldbeyondwar.org Educate! Iran, Israel, Nuclear, usa, Wars and Militarism

By David Swanson in World Beyond War - By the latest count, the nuclear agreement with Iran has enough support in the U.S. Senate to survive. This, even more than stopping the missile strikes on Syria in 2013, may be as close as we come to public recognition of the prevention of a war (something that happens quite a bit but generally goes unrecognized and for which there are no national holidays). Here, for what they’re worth, are 10 teachings for this teachable moment. There is never an urgent need for war. Wars are often begun with great urgency, not because there’s no other option, but because delay might allow another option to emerge.

Worldwide Protests Support Iran Nuclear Deal

August 17, 2015 Pressimus, www.pressimus.com Resist! Iran, Nuclear

By Pressimus - In more than 100 cities across the globe people rallied in support of the Iran nuclear deal, calling on the United States to give peace a chance. The #SupportIranDeal mobilization spanned continents as participants called for peace. The organizers said “Our aim is to make a video using the photos of our events around the world, and show our support for the agreement with Iran to the rest of the world because this deal is ours, that will empower us, and strengthen our elected officials to help the gradual reform we want for our country.” They went on to say ". . . there are proponents of war in the U.S. spending millions of dollars to kill this agreement. This deal is still fragile, this seed of reconciliation has to be protected until the day it spreads seeds of peace all over the region."

There Is No Nuclear Energy Renaissance

July 17, 2015 World Nuclear Industry Status Report, www.worldnuclearreport.org Resist! Energy, Finance and the Economy, Japan, Nuclear

By World Nuclear Industry Status Report - Japan without nuclear power for a full calendar year for the first time since the first commercial nuclear power plant started up in the country 50 years ago. Nuclear plant construction starts plunge from fifteen in 2010 to three in 2014. 62 reactors under construction—five fewer than a year ago—of which at least three- quarters delayed. In 10 of the 14 building countries all projects are delayed, often by years. Five units have been listed as “under construction” for over 30 years. Share of nuclear power in global electricity mix stable at less than 11% for a third year in a row. AREVA, technically bankrupt, downgraded to “junk” by Standard & Poor’s, sees its share value plunge to a new historic low on 9 July 2015—a value loss of 90 percent since 2007.

Historic Iran Nuke Deal Resets Eurasia’s ‘Great Game’: Escobar

July 16, 2015 Pepe Escobar, www.atimes.com Educate! Diplomacy, Iran, Nuclear, usa, Wars and Militarism

By Pepe Escobar in Asian Times - This is it. It is indeed historic. And diplomacy eventually wins. In terms of the New Great Game in Eurasia, and the ongoing tectonic shifts reorganizing Eurasia, this is huge: Iran — supported by Russia and China — has finally, successfully, called the long, winding 12-year-long Atlanticist bluff on its “nuclear weapons.” And this only happened because the Obama administration needed 1) a lone foreign policy success, and 2) a go at trying to influence at least laterally the onset of the new Eurasia-centered geopolitical order. So here it is – the 159-page, as detailed as possible, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA); the actual P5+1/Iran nuclear deal. As Iranian diplomats have stressed, the JCPOA will be presented to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which will then adopt a resolution within 7 to 10 days making it an official international document.

Iran Deal Signed, Will US Bring Missile Defense Home?

July 16, 2015 Bruce K. Gagnon, www.space4peace.blogspot..com Educate! Iran, Nuclear, Wars and Militarism

By Bruce K. Gagnon in Organizing Notes - Iran has reached an agreement to significantly limit its nuclear ability for more than a decade in return for lifting international oil and financial sanctions. The agreement is between Iran and Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, the United States, and the European Union. The deal would not have likely been possible without the active participation of the Russian Federation. Israel and Saudi Arabia will likely try to kill the deal as will the Republican led Congress in Washington. The US has long maintained that the Pentagon's deployment of 'missile defense' (MD) systems into eastern Europe are not aimed at Russia but have been aimed at Iran's nuclear potential. Of course this has always been nonsense but just for a moment let's pretend it was true.

Tell Congress To Support The Nuclear Deal With Iran

July 15, 2015 Action Network, www.actionnetwork.org Petitions and Online Actions Iran, Nuclear, Wars and Militarism

By Action Network - This is the final showdown to stop Congressional hawks from starting a war with Iran. The United States, Iran and five other world powers announced a historic deal to dramatically curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for easing international sanctions on Iran. Republican hawks are trying to sabotage the deal, put us back on the path to confrontation with Iran and start a war – but they can't do it unless Democrats help them. We need to build an impenetrable firewall in Congress to prevent Congressional hawks from passing any legislation to kill the deal and putting us back on the path to confrontation and war. Tell members of Congress to go on record in support of the deal.

Former Commander Of Nuclear Forces Urges Activists ‘Don’t Give Up’

June 22, 2015 Robert Kazel, www.wagingpeace.org Resist! Nuclear, Peace, Wars and Militarism

By Robert Kazel in Waging Peace - When Lee Butler looks back at his anti-nuclear efforts of the mid- to late-’90s, he views himself as a “reluctant activist.” The former commander in chief of U.S. strategic nuclear forces never felt comfortable fully allying himself with longstanding organizations that had waged the fight for nuclear abolition for many years already. To do so, he feared, would tarnish his reputation with elite decision-makers—government officials and military leaders. He felt his particular value to the cause of disarmament was as an expert who’d have access to the corridors of power in many countries, not as a radical peacenik. So Butler’s relationship with abolition groups was never uncomplicated, though he consistently lauded them for their patience and dedication.

Anti-nuclear Protesters Occupy Plymouth’s Iconic Charles Church

April 28, 2015 Plymouth Herald, www.plymouthherald.co.uk Resist! Nuclear, Wars and Militarism

A CAMPAIGN group have set up camp at the Blitzed Charles Church in protest of government spending on nuclear submarines. But despite using the bombed out shell for symbolic reasons, the peaceful group have been met with fierce opposition. Edmund Shillabeer, a city vet and Conservative councillor candidate, said the church is a "sacred" place and a "memorial to those who died during the Blitz". "Having lived through the Blitz I think it is completely disrespectful," he said. "No one should be in there." The Trident Ploughshares group hope their protest will highlight the amount of tax payers' money spent on the Trident submarine.

US Accuses Israel Of Spying On Nuclear Talks With Iran

March 26, 2015 Julian Borger, Mairav Zonszein, and Sabrina Siddiqui, www.theguardian.com Educate! Iran, Israel, Nuclear, Surveillance, usa

The Wall Street Journal cited senior administration officials as saying the Israeli espionage operation began soon after the US opened up a secret channel of communications with Tehran in 2012, aimed at resolving the decade-long standoff over Iran’s nuclear aspirations. The apparent decision by the White House to leak the allegations is the latest symptom of the growing gulf between Barack Obama’s administration and Binyamin Netanyahu’s government over the Iran talks, in which the Israeli leader suspects US officials of being ready to make too many concessions at the expense of Israeli security. Intelligence

Northern Band Says ‘No’ To Nuclear Waste

July 25, 2014 Jonathon Naylor, www.winnipegfreepress.com Resist! Canada, First Nations, Nuclear, pollution

The most controversial economic-development proposal in the history of this area may have just had its Elijah Harper moment. Brandishing a feather in her hand, Eileen Linklater announced her native band, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, is against bringing radioactive waste to the Flin Flon region. "We don't want (any) nuclear waste in our territory," Linklater, a PBCN councillor, told officials studying the concept in May. To say PBCN's opposition complicates the potential of nuclear-waste storage in Creighton, Flin Flon's sister community just across the Saskatchewan border, is an understatement. Creighton (pop. 1,498) is involved in the early, learning phase with the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO), which is mandated to find a site to stockpile Canada's nuclear waste. The waste -- spent nuclear fuel rods from nuclear power plants -- will be buried about 500 metres underground in a highly secure repository. The geology of the chosen area must be sound, but just as importantly, surrounding residents must convincingly demonstrate they want the project. On that point, NWMO has placed heavy emphasis on the will of First Nations people, recognizing they have "unique status and rights," says the agency's website.

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