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Defense Secretary Austin pledges to respond against Iran-backed militias for deadly drone attack.

Should we be bothered that Hinkley C nuclear power station has run even further overbudget (the latest estimate is £35 billion, nearly twice that quoted whenthe project was given the go-ahead in 2016) and that its completion datehas been put back yet further, to 2031? After all, the whole point of offering French energy giant…

Now, to add to my confusion - Mastodon sent me a message "My appeal has been approved. My account is back again" . My appeal was just "I don't understand why my account has been suspended. No reason was given" . So, now I am going to give Mastodon another go

Alistair Osborne: Growing mountain of wasted money is a radioactiveprospect. Rishi Sunak’s apparent determination to press ahead withmammoth investment in new nuclear reactors, whatever the cost, might notprove to be the best solution. It’s only a week since he set off — again — with his uncosted “nuclear road map”: a plan to have 24 gigawatts…

Almost 200 years before Electricite de France (EDF) signed a nuclear contract with Britain, France got decisively beaten by England, in the battle of Waterloo. That defeat ended France's attempts to dominate Europe. Now in 2024, France is suffering a humiliating blow, because of that 2016 contract. In essence, EDF agreed to be  solely responsible for…

 Two men attended sentencing hearings today in federal court for theirroles in creating false calibration certificates in a matter within thejurisdiction of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Miguel MarcialAmaro and Martin Ramos had each previously pleaded guilty to the felonyoffense of making and using a false document, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §1001. Each defendant…

 The fallout from EDF's confirmation its flagship Hinkley Point nuclearproject is facing further delays and budget overruns continued yesterday,with reports French Ministers are preparing to call on their UKcounterparts to help shoulder some of the ballooning costs faced by thestate-owned energy giant. The FT reported the French government ispreparing to call directly on the Westminster…

Planet Radio 24 Jan 24 Workers at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) at Aldermaston and Burghfield are on a 24-hour strike after two months of other forms of industrial action in a dispute over pay. Action short of a strike started in mid-November and will re-commence on Thursday January 25. ..............................................https://planetradio.co.uk/greatest-hits/berkshire-north-hampshire/news/workers-awe-aldermaston-burghfield-strike/

A major nuclear plant that Britain’s government hopes will generate affordable, low-carbon energy could cost up to 46 billion pounds, or $59 billion, and the completion date could be delayed to after 2029 abc news, By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press, January 25, 2024 LONDON -- A major nuclear plant that Britain's government hopes will generate affordable,…

Center-right leader Manfred Weber says EU needs to prepare for war without US help and must build its own atomic shield.   Politico, BY JAKOB HANKE VELA AND NICOLAS CAMUT, JANUARY 25, 2024  Facing the potential return of Donald Trump to the White House, the head of the EU's biggest political grouping is calling for Europeans to prepare…