Suspicion falls on Russia, in the hacking of USA nuclear sites
Russians Are Said to Be Suspects in Nuclear Site Hackings, Bloomberg, By Michael Riley, Jennifer A Dlouhy, and Bryan Gruley 6 July 2017 Attacks could pave way to disrupt U.S. electric grid Kansas site...
View ArticleRadioactive pollution “flowing freely” into the Columbia River, from the...
Groundwater contaminated with radioactive waste from the decommissioned Hanford nuclear facility in Washington state is still “flowing freely” into the Columbia River, a program manager with the U.S....
View ArticleUSA and Russia are not keeping to privisions of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation...
The original treaty [Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) ]is quite clear. Article VI reads as follows (emphasis mine): “Each of the Parties to the Treaty undertakes to pursue negotiations in good faith on...
View ArticleUSA President just as irresponsible with nuclear weapons as North Korean...
Don’t assume Trump is more responsible with nuclear weapons than North Korea, Guardian, Anna Weichselbraun, 6 Jul 17 It’s never been safe to rely on assurances of nuclear deterrence from ‘responsible’...
View ArticleNuclear facilities targeted by hackers – say USA Homeland Security Dept. and...
Hackers Are Targeting Nuclear Facilities, Homeland Security Dept. and F.B.I. Say, NYT, By NICOLE PERLROTH, JULY 6, 2017, Since May, hackers have been penetrating the computer networks of companies that...
View ArticleTrump-Moon summit – the focus was on trade differences, not North Korea
A Summit Without Fireworks Over North Korea, 38 North, BY: LEON V. SIGAL 6 JULY 17 Observers who expected fireworks at the first Trump-Moon summit meeting had to wait for the Fourth of July when North...
View ArticleNew survey on American attitudes to climate change: majority agree on human...
New Survey Shows Majority Of Americans Believe Climate Change Is Real And Caused By Human Activity...
View ArticleUSA’s Trump administration will be bypassed, as California leads in global...
Last month, Brown discussed climate change with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, an unusual level of engagement between the Chinese head of state and a governor. (Energy Secretary Rick Perry,...
View ArticleUSA States, cities, counties, universities, corporations, businesses,...
Why America is still on the right path for climate change, By Kalpana Sutaria – American Statesman, 9 Jul 17 “…… States, cities, counties, universities, corporations, businesses, manufacturers, and...
View ArticleThe international nuclear industry in financial meltdown
Global Meltdown? Nuclear Power’s Annus Horribilis, Jim Green, New Matilda, 9 July 2017 https://newmatilda.com/2017/07/09/global-meltdown-nuclear-powers-annus-horribilis/ This year will go down with...
View ArticleThyroid cancer incidence greater in counties near to Three Mile Island...
Study Links Three Mile Island Nuclear Partial Meltdown To Thyroid Cancers In Surrounding Counties...
View ArticleUSA-South Korea bombing drill on the Korean peninsula angers North Korea
Tipping point for nuclear war’ – North Korea lashes out after US practice bombing run, Telegraph UK, Our Foreign Staff 9 JULY 2017 North Korea on Sunday lashed out at a live-fire drill the US and...
View ArticleThorium contamination the likely cause of radioactive pollution at Missouri...
Tests Reveal Stormwater Contamination at Missouri Landfill, US News, Missouri test results reveal that stormwater from just outside a landfill complex contains radioactive contaminants. July 11, 2017,...
View ArticleHanford to use air surveillance to track down underground radioactive hotspots
Looking for Hanford’s radioactive hot spots from the air http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article160823189.html, BY ANNETTE CARY, acary@tricityherald.com Hanford will use an airplane...
View ArticleAmerica’s NRC to examine safety vulnerabilities, following fire and explosion...
Turkey Point: Fire and Explosion at the Nuclear Plant, UCS , DAVE LOCHBAUM, DIRECTOR, NUCLEAR SAFETY PROJECT | JULY 11, 2017, The Florida Power & Light Company’s Turkey Point Nuclear Generating...
View ArticleNuclear fiasco: the mismanagement of Los Alamos National Laboratory
Dr. Strangelove and the Los Alamos Nuclear Fiasco, Farming out the nuclear arsenal turned out to be radioactive. The American Conservative , By KELLEY BEAUCAR VLAHOS • July 13, 2017 WASHINGTON — It’s...
View ArticleSenator Edward Markey calls for U.S. govt to reveal details of nuclear plant...
US Senator demands details of nuclear plant cyber attacks, Nuclear Energy Insider, Jul 12, 2017 US Senator demands details of cyber attacks on nuclear reactors Senator Edward Markey has called for U.S....
View ArticleQuestions on safety of USA nuclear stations, risks of cyber attacks
Cyber attacks target nuclear power plants. Is Oyster Creek safe? Amanda Oglesby , @OglesbyAPP APPJuly 13, 2017 LACEY – Computer hackers, not content with mucking around with U.S. commerce and...
View ArticleIt is reported that Donald Trump will say Iran complying with nuclear deal
Trump likely to say Iran complying with nuclear deal: U.S. official, WASHINGTON (Reuters) by Steve Holland and Jonathan Landay-13 July 17 U.S. President Donald Trump is “very likely” to state that...
View ArticleDespite denunciation by U.S., UK and France, the UN nuclear ban treaty marks...
U.S., UK and France Denounce Nuclear Ban Treaty, CounterPunch, by DAVID KRIEGER, JULY 13, 2017 “…….In a joint press statement, issued on July 7, 2017, the day the treaty was adopted, the U.S., UK and...
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