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Donald Trump spurns scientific advice on climate change
Trump says ‘nobody really knows’ if climate change is real, WP, By Juliet Eilperin December 11 President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday that “nobody really knows” whether climate change is real and...
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Nuclear energy should be classed as “renewable”- says Arizona utility regulator
Utility regulator wants nuclear energy to count as renewable, The Daily Progress, PHOENIX (AP) 13 Dec 16 — Arizona’s utility regulator has suggested that nuclear energy should count as a renewable...
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USA govt acknowledges the many cancers in its nuclear test veterans
DISEASES ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO BE CAUSED BY PARTICIPATION IN ATMOSPHERIC TESTING OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS, Paul Langley’s Nuclear History Blog, 2 Jan 2012 Leukaemia (other than...
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USA nuclear regulators investigating potential risks linked to falsified...
U.S. looks for potential issues linked to falsified French nuclear documents Reuters, 14 Dec 16 U.S. nuclear regulators are investigating whether the suspected falsification of documents at French...
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Rising costs for Vogtle Nuclear Reactors- Georgia Public Service...
Georgia Public Service Commissioners to Decide on Increasing Costs for New Plant Vogtle Nuclear Reactors...
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USA’s Nuclear Regulatory Commission gives 30 yr old Fermi 2 nuclear plant...
Fermi 2 nuclear plant gets 20-year operating license renewal http://www.wtol.com/story/34074155/fermi-2-nuclear-plant-gets-20-year-operating-license-renewal FRENCHTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – The...
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B-52 nuclear bomber disasters
In 1968, a B-52 Bomber Crashed (With 4 Super Lethal Nuclear Weapons Onboard That ‘Exploded’) The National Interest, Matthew Gault December 15, 2016 Throughout the 1950s and ’60s American bombers...
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American scientists making backups of climate data: fears that Trump will...
Scientists backing up climate data over fears it could be erased under Donald Trump, ABC News 14 Dec 16 Scientists in the United States are making copies of federal climate and environmental data over...
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The death of Karen Silkwood
Karen Gay Silkwood (February 19, 1946 – November 13, 1974) was an American chemical technician and labor union activist known for raising concerns about corporate practices related to health and safety...
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Proposal to remove handguns from nuclear security guards
Duke Energy may take handguns from security at nuclear plants, wsoctv.com by: Paul Boyd Dec 18, 2016 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Two Duke Energy insiders said they’re risking their jobs to speak out about a...
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Just another little increase in costs for Hanford nuclear clean-up – increase...
The price tag for cleaning up nuclear waste at Hanford site just went up another $4.5 billion LA Times, 16 Dec 16 Ralph Vartabedian Contact Reporter The U.S. Energy Department said Friday that its...
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A climate scientist who faces death threats
I’m a scientist who has gotten death threats. I fear what may happen under Trump. Michael E. Mann, The Washington Post, December 18, 2016 Michael E. Mann is a professor of atmospheric science and...
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USA Congress quietly prepares for the introduction of nuclear weapons in space
Congress scrapped this one word from the law, opening the door to a space arms race, L.A. Times, David Willman, 22 Dec 16, By removing a single word from legislation governing the military, Congress...
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Trump presidency – particularly good for the nuclear weapons makers
Trump Goes Nuclear, But This Time Lockheed, Northrop, Raytheon Rise http://www.investors.com/news/trump-tweets-about-nukes-after-blasting-pentagon-spending/ GILLIAN RICH President-elect Donald Trump...
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Donald Trump wants to expand nuclear weapons arsenal
Donald Trump: US must greatly expand nuclear weapons Donald Trump has called for the US to “greatly strengthen and expand” its nuclear arsenal. BBC News 22 Dec 16 The president-elect, who takes...
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Donald Trump’s contradictory thinking on nuclear weapons
Nuclear arms expert: There’s a huge contradiction in Trump’s thinking on nuclear arms, Business Insider ALEX LOCKIE DEC 24, 2016 On Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump tweeted that “The United...
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Agreement between Trump and Putin – let’s revive the nuclear arms race
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agree: Let’s revive the nuclear arms race, WP By Philip Bump December 22 Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a speech Thursday in which he praised his country’s...
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Mystery of the uranium disappearance from Pennsylvania
What Lies Beneath In the 1960s, hundreds of pounds of uranium went missing in Pennsylvania. Is it buried in the ground, poisoning locals—or did Israel steal it to build the bomb? BY SCOTT C. JOHNSON...
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Donald Trump’s aim for more nuclear weapons sends uranium stocks upward
Donald Trump Is the Stock Market’s Most Interesting Man, Bloomberg, by Joseph Ciolli and Lily Katz 23 Dec 16, Uranium ETF surges right after post as underlying shares soar Icahn pick moves stocks...
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Illegal lobbying by USA nuclear weapons firms
Nuclear weapon firms pay to settle illegal lobbying cases http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/12/21/nuclear-weapon-firms-pay-settle-illegal-lobbying-cases/95609254/ By Patrick M. Malone, Center...
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