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Israelis express anger and betrayal over US-Iran ceasefire deal
Iran's new leadership is prioritizing relations with China and adopting a more authoritarian stance. The article questions if the acceptance of a memorandum of understanding by JD Vance signifies pragmatism over ideological crusade, impacting future...
Twee grote kerncentrales? Ook Terneuzen staat niet te springen
cross-posted from: https://lemy.nl/post/4083083 [https://lemy.nl/post/4083083] > Het had de dag moeten worden dat Nederland een stap dichter bij twee grote kerncentrales zou komen, maar uiteindelijk lijken die centrales verder weg dan ooit. Groningen wil absoluut geen kernenergie in de Eemshaven en na het adviesrapport van netbeheerder Tennet twijfelt ook de gemeente Terneuzen […]
"The Nuclear Energy and Safety Act sets out key steps required for the deployment of nuclear energy in Estonia, including rules "for selecting the location of a nuclear power plant and for its construction, testing, and operation, as well as the rules for its decommissioning, and the final disposal of nuclear waste"."
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/estonias-parliament-passes-new-nuclear-energy-law
The Nuclear Energy and Safety Act sets out key steps required for the deployment of nuclear energy in Estonia, including rules "for selecting the location of a nuclear power plant and for its construction, testing, and operation, as well as the rules for its decommissioning, and the final disposal of nuclear waste". ;
"The Swedish Parliament has approved amendments to Swedish legislation that will streamline the permitting process for the extraction and processing of uranium, to treat it in a similar way to other metals and minerals. It has also approved a government-proposed amendment that will open up more coastal sites to potential nuclear power projects."
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/parliament-approves-amendments-to-swedish-nuclear-law
The Swedish Parliament has approved amendments to Swedish legislation that will streamline the permitting process for the extraction and processing of uranium, to treat it in a similar way to other metals and minerals. It has also approved a government-proposed amendment that will open up more coastal sites to potential nuclear power projects. ;
Rolls-Royce SMR has won a "multi-billion pound" contract to build three small modular nuclear reactors for Sweden, marking a major step in the British engineering group's ambition to become a leading supplier of the technology in Europe.
"After months of insisting that the purpose of the war was to get rid of any nuclear capability, demanding "zero enrichment," Trump is now saying that the country can use #nuclear power for electricity... One wonders what #Republicans in #Congress—let alone the international community—will think of Trump's latest concession."
#Iran clearly won #Trump's #war. There is no other way to view this.
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/months-war-trump-says-iran-185519346.html
The #US, by contrast, falls far short of goals it shared with #Israel: toppling the #ClericalRegime, dismantling #Iran's #nuclear program & curbing its regional reach. Rather than reshaping Iran's position, the deal restores & strengthens it.
[also now Iran essentially controls the #StraitOfHormuz which it did not before. #Trump acts like its reopening is some huge feat, it was open before.]
#geopolitics #NewWorldOrder #TrumpsWar #IranWar #NationalSecurity #economy #idiocracy #kakistocracy
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