LLAW’s ‘All Things Nuclear’ #528 (02/01/2024)
“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”
The PG&E nuclear power plant at Avila Beach. The last operating commercial nuclear power plant in California, or anywhere along the Pacific Coastline from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska to Tierra Del Fuego in South America.
LLAW’s THOUGHTS & COMMENTS:
As promised, this is the 1st Draft of the Introduction to the coming serialized novel to be presented here of “El Nuclear Diablo”, my in-progress tale about what could happen to a nuclear world under attack by cyber espionage or intentionally or accidentally erratic use of nuclear power plants and grids carrying nuclear power generated energy.
Such a life-threatening doomsday scenario could happen from a disaster due to a terrorist attack, an intentional operational error, or even an ‘act of god’ incident from an earthquake or a hurricane, a typhoon, at a single nuclear power plant that could spread similar to a communicable disease, jeopardizing all life on planet Earth. ~llaw
El Nuclear Diablo
“Let the Bastards Freeze to Death in the Dark” ~ a common Nuclear Industry Quote and rallying cry after the 3-Mile Island nuclear accident in 1979, directed at concerned Scientists, environmentalists, worried citizens, and public protesters
By Lloyd Albert Williams-Pendergraft
Prologue
Juneau, Alaska
Spring, 2028
Does it really matter who, exactly, is to blame, or why humankind is savagely devouring the native resources of planet Earth until there soon will be nothing left but lichenless barren rocks, the barren salty seas, countless grains of sand, and an eternally poisonous atmosphere? It ought not to be enough to simply ask, “Is it a critical unvarnished ugly truth to come?” The question should be more like, “When will it happen and is there no way out of it?”, should it not?
I can only wonder if highly intelligent, but virulent, forms of our human species have, for countless eons, long traveled through the universal cosmos continually seeking, finding, and lavishly consuming, ultimately ravaging the natural resources, the flora and the fauna, devastating the environments of this and former other living rich blue-green planets also once full of fossil fuels and innocently living resources similar to Earth's in order to ensure and serve their own survival at the expense of all else in their way. Obviously, we are the only species on this planet that rape and ravage the earth with such savagely uncontrolled vigor on such a large scale. We are the ultimate fungus, the ultimate lethal mushrooms. And I have to also wonder if there are not multiple, or at least two species of us — one peaceful, one warlike.
Not to ridicule Darwin at all, but does his theory of evolution, based on studies of inbreeding pigeons and chickens, really make much sense to you in this context? Does it not seem to you that we humans may be collectively aggressively overtly demanding, ruthless, impolite, unwelcome extra-terrestrial galaxy-trotting travelers or invaders doing our parasitic thing here on Earth rather than a native natural-born integral integrated key part of our indigenous evolving homo-sapiens along with the native animal population—as Darwin would have us believe? We could ask, “What about the Octopus, sir? Where did he evolve from?”
Could it be possible we or they are simply biologically genetically patterned to look and act like homo sapiens? Or perhaps vice versa? At least some of us? Maybe even a whole lot of us? How do we know the difference between the real human beings and genetically altered or cloned ones? Which one am I? Which one are you? Do any of us know? I use the terms “we”, “us” or “our” and “they”, or “them”, or “their“ interchangeably here because in this context I don’t know who or what I am—an “us” or a “them”.
I just know that I am extremely uncomfortable with our or their willfully passionate desire to destroy everything on the planet for personal power, wealth, and a life of comfort at the expense of the rest of us or them. I don’t know about you, but it sure seems to be that way to me, so that’s why I consider myself to be an ‘us’.
At the very least we need to consider the possibility of at least one species of ‘them’ and one of ‘us’. The only way we will ever know who we really are is through our unfettered natural mindful emotions—our feelings of love, care, and respect for Planet Earth, ourselves, and all her fauna and flora—or, conversely, our unnatural lack of those emotions or feelings. Yet we often disguise these characteristics, presenting the opposite of ourselves as themselves, or the other way around. But despite the hidden complexity, our human future may depend on solving this psychological dilemma.
If our human demise (at least partially) has happened before, it will likely happen again. And there is, in today’s worlds, a very quick, relatively easy long-lasting, if not eternally, way to create such a scenario as an extinction level event, not from an act of nature or a god, but from our own actions of self-destruction. ~llaw (Winter, 2024)
To be continued: “Before the Beginning of the End”
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TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS (02/01/2024):
Nuclear Power
NEWS
The struggle to meet rising demand for nuclear power - Financial Times
Financial Times
But increasing nuclear energy capacity is not easy. Projects across the globe have been fraught with delays and budget overruns, with the Financial ...
The US, Russia and China are in a race to dominate new-wave nuclear energy - CNN
CNN
Russia's floating nuclear power plant, Akademik Lomonosov, leaving the service base Rosatomflot on August 23, 2019. Maxim Shemetov/Reuters. SMRs are ...
Iran begins building 4 more nuclear power plants | AP News
AP News
Iran seeks to produce 20,000 megawatts of nuclear energy by 2041. The country has one active nuclear power plant, a 1,000 megawatt plant that went ...
All Things Nuclear
NEWS
Taylor Swift, Drake, BTS and more may have their music taken off TikTok — here's why | Maine Public
Maine Public
All Things Considered with Robbie Feinberg. Next Up: 6 ... "UMG is kind of taking the nuclear option of removing all their music and trying to prove ...
Taylor Swift, Drake, BTS and more may have their music taken off TikTok — here's why
MPR News
All Things Considered · MPR News with Angela Davis ... "UMG is kind of taking the nuclear option of removing all their music and trying to prove ...
Schoolchildren will grow up with AI and should learn about it, tech insiders say - YouTube
YouTube
6 Must-Have Security Gadgets That Fit in Your Pocket. All Things Secured•1.3M views ... How Would a Nuclear EMP Affect the Power Grid? Practical ...
Nuclear War
NEWS
Beyond Midnight: Navigating the Unsettling Landscape of Global Threats - Kroc Institute
Kroc Institute - University of Notre Dame
“Climate change and nuclear war are not inevitable. They are human problems that require human solutions. Just as the world has banned torture, ...
Opinion | With Pyongyang on war footing, US must quickly defuse nuclear flashpoints
South China Morning Post
... , flashpoints are growing. The US must move to defuse the situation or risk a pyrrhic victory in a nuclear war.
The Unthinkable Looms: Nuclear-Armed Israel is at War - CounterPunch.org
Counterpunch
The attack on Yemen by US, Britain and other forces is a dangerous escalation of the war in the Middle East. The attack is intended to halt the Houthi ...
Nuclear Power Emergencies
NEWS
Iran begins building 4 more nuclear power plants - Seattle PI
Seattle PI
Iran seeks to produce 20,000 megawatts of nuclear energy by 2041. The country has one active nuclear power plant, a 1,000 megawatt plant that went ...
Nuclear War Threats
NEW
Opinion | With Pyongyang on war footing, US must quickly defuse nuclear flashpoints
South China Morning Post
The regime faces external and internal threats. ... North Korean constitution change raises threat of nuclear war as it declares South its 'top enemy'.
An emboldened North Korea is a threat to the region - Washington Times
Washington Times
... threats illustration by Linas Garsys /. North Korea and Kim Jong Un's ... nuclear war.” Last year, Mr. Kim said nuclear weapons would be enshrined ...
Iran not seeking war with US but 'not afraid of it', says military chief - The Guardian
The Guardian
The IRGC commander-in-chief, Maj Gen Hossein Salami, said: “We hear some threats from American officials about targeting Iran. ... nuclear programme and ...