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Australia's decision to partner with the US and the UK for the AUKUS pact has drawn scrutiny with questions looming about acquisition, construction and delivery of the nuclear-propelled submarines and a projected $368 billion outlay for up to eight vessels. By Binoy Kampmark
The Japanese government’s decision one year ago to dump radioactive water from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant storage tanks into the Pacific Ocean,
Storage tanks for radioactive water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. (Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters) The Japanese government’s decision one year ago to dump radioactive water from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant storage tanks into the Pacific Ocean, starting in the spring of 2023, is facing increasing pressure to back off, especially in light of
Nuclear weapons and were once deemed 'unthinkable' in Australia, but now defence experts say all options are on the table.
More now on ukraine, which has 15 nuclear reactors — eight are still operating and two are already in russian hands. one is in south—eastern ukraine. it's one of the largest plants in the world and it alone provides a quarter of ukraine's electricity. the defunct chernobyl site, which exploded in 1986, is also under russian control. so, how worried should the world be about russia's unprecedented take over of these sites? i've been speaking to associate professor tilman ruff from the university of melbourne. he gave me his assessment of the situation at the zaporizhzhia plant. well, the za...