LLAW’s All Things Nuclear #590, Thursday, (04/04/2024)
“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity.”
LLAW’s COMMENTARY, Thursday, (04/04/2024)
This commentary concerns the following “Freethink” opinion/article today with this headline and link: Retired coal plants can aid the energy transition — by going nuclear. The article is at https://www.freethink.com/opinion/nuclear-power-coal
My thoughts: Why is it that a certain faction of humanity is so anxious to “cut off their noses to spite their faces”, which is, of course, a needlessly self-destructive overreaction to a problem?
The very idea that using nuclear power to replace old coal mines, followed eventually by replacing other fossil fuel power plants (gas, oil, etc.) is one of the stupidest and most ignorant “brainstorms” to come along since mankind discovered fire but didn’t know how to control it. And we still have no idea how to control the very worst kind of fire ever: nuclear radiation, quickly followed by CO2, and then the wildfire of nuclear war itself. We are, and have been for a long long time, on the verge of becoming the first “semi'-intelligent” animal to inflict itself with immanent extinction — the 6th Extinction on our incredible life-sustaining and giving planet, Mother Earth.
The first five extinctions were caused by what could be called today as “acts of god”, meaning uncontrollable by human standards, events such as meteorites from outer space, which likely killed off most all life, including cold-blooded dinosaurs, in the most previous 5th Extinction around 65 million years ago, probably long before some, but not all, warm blooded creatures like humans arrived, but we believe that a few, such as saber-toothed tigers, existed here on planet Earth at the time of the 5th Extinction. To me, the arrival of mankind on planet Earth is full of intrigue, mystery, and curiosity. ~llaw
(I have a theory about human arrival on planet Earth, already hinted at in the Preface or Introduction, but more clearly explained during the progress of my upcoming novel itself, “El Nuclear Diablo”, draft-written on a bi-weekly basis right here on “All Things Nuclear”. Chapter 2 will be available on Thursday, April 11th, with Post #s and dates about how to find the previous installments.)
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TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS, Thursday,(04/04/2024):
All Things Nuclear
NEWS
Review: Godzilla x Kong - The Simpsonian
The Simpsonian
All action and adventure movie lovers have their dreams fulfilled as this movie is all about action and adventure. ... A suspense like nuclear war, a ...
Climate change and nuclear waste are a toxic stew - The Japan Times
The Japan Times
I am no J. Robert Oppenheimer, but I know enough about nuclear things to understand they do not mix well with fire. ... Every wildfire that comes near ...
Soofer quoted in Newsweek article about the US nuclear arsenal - Atlantic Council
Atlantic Council
Forward Defense senior fellow Robert Soofer was quoted in Newsweek about the US nuclear arsenal ... There are things ... All rights reserved. Privacy ...
Nuclear Power
NEWS
Space experts foresee an “operational need” for nuclear power on the Moon | Ars Technica
Ars Technica
Surviving the night requires heat and electricity, and NASA officials say nuclear power is one of the most attractive solutions to this problem.
A Nuclear Power Revival Is Sparking a Surge in Uranium Mining - Yale E360
Yale E360
A push for nuclear power is fueling demand for uranium, spurring the opening of new mines. The industry says new technologies will eliminate ...
Retired coal plants can aid the energy transition — by going nuclear - Freethink
Freethink
Nuclear power is a proven way to decarbonize the grid, and a lot of infrastructure for it already exists at retired coal plants.
Nuclear Power Emergencies
NEWS
Emergency systems engage as Kharkiv nuclear facility loses power in Russian attack
Yahoo
As a result of Russia's strike on Kharkiv on April 4, the neutron source nuclear subcritical facility lost its external power supply, according to ...
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant operates on single power line due to Russian attacks ...
pravda.com.ua
... power engineers. "This once again threatens to cause an emergency at the temporarily occupied ZNPP, as if this last line is disconnected from the ...
Shelling led to de-energization of the Neutron Source nuclear facility in Kharkiv - Front News
Front News
The emergency power supply system operated normally, and emergency diesel generators were switched on. The radiation situation at the nuclear ...
Nuclear War
NEWS
Putin's Iran Treaty Sparks NATO-U.S Countermeasures Amid Nuclear War Fears - YouTube
YouTube
Zamir Kabulov, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Second Asia Department, sent shockwaves among U.S and NATO members revealing that Moscow ...
Russian Nuclear Submarine Fires Missiles - Newsweek
Newsweek
A Russian nuclear submarine fired a missile this week as part of a training exercise amid the country's ongoing war with Ukraine.
Carter Center Publishes Report Using Cold War Analogy for Analyzing How Nuclear War ...
The Carter Center
Some analysts increasingly worry that flashpoints in the bilateral relationship could trigger conventional war that could escalate to the nuclear ...
Nuclear War Threats
NEWS
Kim Jong Un faces annihilation in most Korea War scenarios - Times of India
Times of India
After decades of empty threats, much of the world tunes out when North Korea vows to unleash destruction on its enemies. But in the past few ...
North Korea says it tested a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile that uses ... - NBC News
NBC News
... nuclear strikes while issuing provocative threats of nuclear conflict. The North has since 2021 also been testing hypersonic weapons designed to ...
Kim Jong Un Faces Annihilation in Nearly All Korea War Scenarios - BNN Bloomberg
BNN Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) -- After decades of empty threats, much of the world tunes out when North Korea vows to unleash destruction on its enemies.
Yellowstone Caldera
NEWS
United States: the most beautiful national parks listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites
MSN
... Yellowstone caldera - the park is now a very popular destination in the American West. Above the supervolcano, there are many geological wonders ...
Perhaps people are tuning out on nuclear threats from North Korea because of the devastation in Gaza, ongoing war in Ukraine, mayhem in Haiti and continuing chaos and unrest worldwide. When our psyches are constantly being battered, we become worn out and inured to the blows. We give up.