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Anti-Neocon Report
Jonny Somali late for court again

Anti-Neocon Report

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 32:18


Jonny Somali is the world first viral nuisance streamer. Enabled first by YouTube and then Kick this little 5 foot s**t started in Japan by yelling at a Middle School student on a train where he kept glorifying the atomic bombing of Japan and scream Hiroshima Nagasaki do it again. A Korean American bystander from Texas intervened. Jonny would continue to ape around in Tokyp being chased form time to time. He'd get drunk and yell at people, walk into a restaurant and blare loud music. He praised Fukushima, illegally trespassed and had indecent exposure. When he went to Osaka a friend of mine knocked him out and knocked out his camera man as well. Jonny would end up only getting about 3 months in jail for all his tirades because he lied to the judge. Japan forced him to apologize and banned him from the country. As soon as he was out of the country he took back his apology and continued to trash on Japan.Other nuisance streamers followed coming to Japan and acting like ass clowns, climbing the walls of Osaka castle, doing pull up in holy sites creating a dance video in a children's grave yard. Disrupting the train system with break dancing and loud music. Broke cherry trees. They all around got paid by Kick to be professional ass clowns. One of these guys named Vitaly is sitting in jail in the Philippines. He found out. Somali continued his remorseful antics in Korea. He dry humps a child statue for comfort women aka rape victims. He blasted North Korean propaganda on a bus, chased people around with a smelly dead fish. Blasted sexual messages to kids at Lotte world (like Disney in Korea). He poured ramen on the floor in a 711 and then started throwing noodles at people. And worst of all he use Ai to deep fake himself with Korean women in a sexual nature and he used it again to make a man he didn't like appear nude with another man. So far he has pleaded guilty to 2 minor crimes acts 6 counts of obstruction of business and he has two counts against him for deep fakes each of which carries a year and change in prison. Today JS was late to court by about 8 minutes, they even sent Hanky-pu out to find him He pleaded guilty to playing North Korean propaganda music on bus 7011 on Sep 27th He pleaded guilty to playing sexual messages in front of kids at Lotte world. So he now has four obstruction of business charges and two minor crimes acts. Guaranteed jail time. Now the to big ones the deepfake charges. This idiot admitted to distributing the deepfakes but said he didn't make them. Distributing sexual deepfakes is the crime and what you're charged with you f*****g ape. So he has now pleaded not guilty while confessing to the crime unwittingly. Next trial in October 29 He could also face civil suits This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.ryandawson.org/subscribe

Faster, Please! — The Podcast
⚛️ Our fission-powered future: My chat (+transcript) with nuclear scientist and author Tim Gregory

Faster, Please! — The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 27:20


My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers,Nuclear fission is a safe, powerful, and reliable means of generating nearly limitless clean energy to power the modern world. A few public safety scares and a lot of bad press over the half-century has greatly delayed our nuclear future. But with climate change and energy-hungry AI making daily headlines, the time — finally — for a nuclear renaissance seems to have arrived.Today on Faster, Please! — The Podcast, I talk with Dr. Tim Gregory about the safety and efficacy of modern nuclear power, as well as the ambitious energy goals we should set for our society.Gregory is a nuclear scientist at the UK National Nuclear Laboratory. He is also a popular science broadcaster on radio and TV, and an author. His most recent book, Going Nuclear: How Atomic Energy Will Save the World is out now.In This Episode* A false start for a nuclear future (1:29)* Motivators for a revival (7:20)* About nuclear waste . . . (12:41)* Not your mother's reactors (17:25)* Commercial fusion, coming soon . . . ? (23:06)Below is a lightly edited transcript of our conversation. A false start for a nuclear future (1:29)The truth is that radiation, we're living in it all the time, it's completely inescapable because we're all living in a sea of background radiation.Pethokoukis: Why do America, Europe, Japan not today get most of their power from nuclear fission, since that would've been a very reasonable prediction to make in 1965 or 1975, but it has not worked out that way? What's your best take on why it hasn't?Going back to the '50s and '60s, it looked like that was the world that we currently live in. It was all to play for, and there were a few reasons why that didn't happen, but the main two were Three Mile Island and Chernobyl. It's a startling statistic that the US built more nuclear reactors in the five years leading up to Three Mile Island than it has built since. And similarly on this side of the Atlantic, Europe built more nuclear reactors in the five years leading up to Chernobyl than it has built since, which is just astounding, especially given that nobody died in Three Mile Island and nobody was even exposed to anything beyond the background radiation as a result of that nuclear accident.Chernobyl, of course, was far more consequential and far more serious than Three Mile Island. 30-odd people died in the immediate aftermath, mostly people who were working at the power station and the first responders, famously the firefighters who were exposed to massive amounts of radiation, and probably a couple of hundred people died in the affected population from thyroid cancer. It was people who were children and adolescents at the time of the accident.So although every death from Chernobyl was a tragedy because it was avoidable, they're not in proportion to the mythic reputation of the night in question. It certainly wasn't reason to effectively end nuclear power expansion in Europe because of course we had to get that power from somewhere, and it mainly came from fossil fuels, which are not just a little bit more deadly than nuclear power, they're orders of magnitude more deadly than nuclear power. When you add up all of the deaths from nuclear power and compare those deaths to the amount of electricity that we harvest from nuclear power, it's actually as safe as wind and solar, whereas fossil fuels kill hundreds or thousands of times more people per unit of power. To answer your question, it's complicated and there are many answers, but the main two were Three Mile Island and Chernobyl.I wonder how things might have unfolded if those events hadn't happened or if society had responded proportionally to the actual damage. Three Mile Island and Chernobyl are portrayed in documentaries and on TV as far deadlier than they really were, and they still loom large in the public imagination in a really unhelpful way.You see it online, actually, quite a lot about the predicted death toll from Chernobyl, because, of course, there's no way of saying exactly which cases of cancer were caused by Chernobyl and which ones would've happened anyway. Sometimes you see estimates that are up in the tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of deaths from Chernobyl. They are always based on a flawed scientific hypothesis called the linear no-threshold model that I go into in quite some detail in chapter eight of my book, which is all about the human health effects of exposure to radiation. This model is very contested in the literature. It's one of the most controversial areas of medical science, actually, the effects of radiation on the human body, and all of these massive numbers you see of the death toll from Chernobyl, they're all based on this really kind of clunky, flawed, contentious hypothesis. My reading of the literature is that there's very, very little physical evidence to support this particular hypothesis, but people take it and run. I don't know if it would be too far to accuse people of pushing a certain idea of Chernobyl, but it almost certainly vastly, vastly overestimates the effects.I think a large part of the reason of why this had such a massive impact on the public and politicians is this lingering sense of radiophobia that completely blight society. We've all seen it in the movies, in TV shows, even in music and computer games — radiation is constantly used as a tool to invoke fear and mistrust. It's this invisible, centerless, silent specter that's kind of there in the background: It means birth defects, it means cancers, it means ill health. We've all kind of grown up in this culture where the motif of radiation is bad news, it's dangerous, and that inevitably gets tied to people's sense of nuclear power. So when you get something like Three Mile Island, society's imagination and its preconceptions of radiation, it's just like a dry haystack waiting for a flint spark to land on it, and up it goes in flames and people's imaginations run away with them.The truth is that radiation, we're living in it all the time, it's completely inescapable because we're all living in a sea of background radiation. There's this amazing statistic that if you live within a couple of miles of a nuclear power station, the extra amount of radiation you're exposed to annually is about the same as eating a banana. Bananas are slightly radioactive because of the slight amount of potassium-40 that they naturally contain. Even in the wake of these nuclear accidents like Chernobyl, and more recently Fukushima, the amount of radiation that the public was exposed to barely registers and, in fact, is less than the background radiation in lots of places on the earth.Motivators for a revival (7:20)We have no idea what emerging technologies are on the horizon that will also require massive amounts of power, and that's exactly where nuclear can shine.You just suddenly reminded me of a story of when I was in college in the late 1980s, taking a class on the nuclear fuel cycle. You know it was an easy class because there was an ampersand in it. “Nuclear fuel cycle” would've been difficult. “Nuclear fuel cycle & the environment,” you knew it was not a difficult class.The man who taught it was a nuclear scientist and, at one point, he said that he would have no problem having a nuclear reactor in his backyard. This was post-Three Mile Island, post-Chernobyl, and the reaction among the students — they were just astounded that he would be willing to have this unbelievably dangerous facility in his backyard.We have this fear of nuclear power, and there's sort of an economic component, but now we're seeing what appears to be a nuclear renaissance. I don't think it's driven by fear of climate change, I think it's driven A) by fear that if you are afraid of climate change, just solar and wind aren't going to get you to where you want to be; and then B) we seem like we're going to need a lot of clean energy for all these AI data centers. So it really does seem to be a perfect storm after a half-century.And who knows what next. When I started writing Going Nuclear, the AI story hadn't broken yet, and so all of the electricity projections for our future demand, which, they range from doubling to tripling, we're going to need a lot of carbon-free electricity if we've got any hope of electrifying society whilst getting rid of fossil fuels. All of those estimates were underestimates because nobody saw AI coming.It's been very, very interesting just in the last six, 12 months seeing Big Tech in North America moving first on this. Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta have all either invested or actually placed orders for small modular reactors specifically to power their AI data centers. In some ways, they've kind of led the charge on this. They've moved faster than most nation states, although it is encouraging, actually, here in the UK, just a couple of weeks ago, the government announced that our new nuclear power station is definitely going ahead down in Sizewell in Suffolk in the south of England. That's a 3.2 gigawatt nuclear reactor, it's absolutely massive. But it's been really, really encouraging to see Big Tech in the private sector in North America take the situation into their own hands. If anyone's real about electricity demands and how reliable you need it, it's Big Tech with these data centers.I always think, go back five, 10 years, talk of AI was only on the niche subreddits and techie podcasts where people were talking about it. It broke into the mainstream all of a sudden. Who knows what is going to happen in the next five or 10 years. We have no idea what emerging technologies are on the horizon that will also require massive amounts of power, and that's exactly where nuclear can shine.In the US, at least, I don't think decarbonization alone is enough to win broad support for nuclear, since a big chunk of the country doesn't think we actually need to do that. But I think that pairing it with the promise of rapid AI-driven economic growth creates a stronger case.I tried to appeal to a really broad church in Going Nuclear because I really, really do believe that whether you are completely preoccupied by climate change and environmental issues or you're completely preoccupied by economic growth, and raising living, standards and all of that kind of thing, all the monetary side of things, nuclear is for you because if you solve the energy problem, you solve both problems at once. You solve the economic problem and the environmental problem.There's this really interesting relationship between GDP per head — which is obviously incredibly important in economic terms — and energy consumption per head, and it's basically a straight line relationship between the two. There are no rich countries that aren't also massive consumers of energy, so if you really, really care about the economy, you should really also be caring about energy consumption and providing energy abundance so people can go out and use that energy to create wealth and prosperity. Again, that's where nuclear comes in. You can use nuclear power to sate that massive energy demand that growing economies require.This podcast is very pro-wealth and prosperity, but I'll also say, if the nuclear dreams of the '60s where you had, in this country, what was the former Atomic Energy Commission expecting there to be 1000 nuclear reactors in this country by the year 2000, we're not having this conversation about climate change. It is amazing that what some people view as an existential crisis could have been prevented — by the United States and other western countries, at least — just making a different political decision.We would be spending all of our time talking about something else, and how nice would that be?For sure. I'm sure there'd be other existential crises to worry about.But for sure, we wouldn't be talking about climate change was anywhere near the volume or the sense of urgency as we are now if we would've carried on with the nuclear expansion that really took off in the '70s and the '80s. It would be something that would be coming our way in a couple of centuries.About nuclear waste . . . (12:41). . . a 100 percent nuclear-powered life for about 80 years, their nuclear waste would barely fill a wine glass or a coffee cup. I don't know if you've ever seen the television show For All Mankind?I haven't. So many people have recommended it to me.It's great. It's an alt-history that looks at what if the Space Race had never stopped. As a result, we had a much more tech-enthusiastic society, which included being much more pro-nuclear.Anyway, imagine if you are on a plane talking to the person next to you, and the topic of your book comes up, and the person says hey, I like energy, wealth, prosperity, but what are you going to do about the nuclear waste?That almost exact situation has happened, but on a train rather than an airplane. One of the cool things about uranium is just how much energy you can get from a very small amount of it. If typical person in a highly developed economy, say North America, Europe, something like that, if they produced all of their power over their entire lifetime from nuclear alone, so forget fossil fuels, forget wind and solar, a 100 percent nuclear-powered life for about 80 years, their nuclear waste would barely fill a wine glass or a coffee cup. You need a very small amount of uranium to power somebody's life, and the natural conclusion of that is you get a very small amount of waste for a lifetime of power. So in terms of the numbers, and the amount of nuclear waste, it's just not that much of a problem.However, I don't want to just try and trivialize it out of existence with some cool pithy statistics and some cool back-of-the-envelopes physics calculations because we still have to do something with the nuclear waste. This stuff is going to be radioactive for the best part of a million years. Thankfully, it's quite an easy argument to make because good old Finland, which is one of the most nuclear nations on the planet as a share of nuclear in its grid, has solved this problem. It has implemented — and it's actually working now — the world's first and currently only geological repository for nuclear waste. Their idea is essentially to bury it in impermeable bedrock and leave it there because, as with all radioactive objects, nuclear waste becomes less radioactive over time. The idea is that, in a million years, Finland's nuclear waste won't be nuclear waste anymore, it will just be waste. A million years sounds like a really long time to our ears, but it's actually —It does.It sounds like a long time, but it is the blink of an eye, geologically. So to a geologist, a million years just comes and goes straight away. So it's really not that difficult to keep nuclear waste safe underground on those sorts of timescales. However — and this is the really cool thing, and this is one of the arguments that I make in my book — there are actually technologies that we can use to recycle nuclear waste. It turns out that when you pull uranium out of a reactor, once it's been burned for a couple of years in a reactor, 95 percent of the atoms are still usable. You can still use them to generate nuclear power. So by throwing away nuclear waste when it's been through a nuclear reactor once, we're actually squandering like 95 percent of material that we're throwing away.The theory is this sort of the technology behind breeder reactors?That's exactly right, yes.What about the plutonium? People are worried about the plutonium!People are worried about the plutonium, but in a breeder reactor, you get rid of the plutonium because you split it into fission products, and fission products are still radioactive, but they have much shorter half-lives than plutonium. So rather than being radioactive for, say, a million years, they're only radioactive, really, for a couple of centuries, maybe 1000 years, which is a very, very different situation when you think about long-term storage.I read so many papers and memos from the '50s when these reactors were first being built and demonstrated, and they worked, by the way, they're actually quite easy to build, it just happened in a couple of years. Breeder reactors were really seen as the future of humanity's power demands. Forget traditional nuclear power stations that we all use at the moment, which are just kind of once through and then you throw away 95 percent of the energy at the end of it. These breeder reactors were really, really seen as the future.They never came to fruition because we discovered lots of uranium around the globe, and so the supply of uranium went up around the time that the nuclear power expansion around the world kind of seized up, so the uranium demand dropped as the supply increased, so the demand for these breeder reactors kind of petered out and fizzled out. But if we're really, really serious about the medium-term future of humanity when it comes to energy, abundance, and prosperity, we need to be taking a second look at these breeder reactors because there's enough uranium and thorium in the ground around the world now to power the world for almost 1000 years. After that, we'll have something else. Maybe we'll have nuclear fusion.Well, I hope it doesn't take a thousand years for nuclear fusion.Yes, me too.Not your mother's reactors (17:25)In 2005, France got 80 percent of its electricity from nuclear. They almost decarbonized their grid by accident before anybody cared about climate change, and that was during a time when their economy was absolutely booming.I don't think most people are aware of how much innovation has taken place around nuclear in the past few years, or even few decades. It's not just a climate change issue or that we need to power these data centers — the technology has vastly improved. There are newer, safer technologies, so we're not talking about 1975-style reactors.Even if it were the 1975-style reactors, that would be fine because they're pretty good and they have an absolutely impeccable safety record punctuated by a very small number of high-profile events such as Chernobyl and Fukushima. I'm not to count Three Mile Island on that list because nobody died, but you know what I mean.But the modern nuclear reactors are amazing. The ones that are coming out of France, the EPRs, the European Power Reactors, there are going to be two of those in the UK's new nuclear power station, and they've been designed to withstand an airplane flying into the side of them, so they're basically bomb-proof.As for these small modular reactors, that's getting people very excited, too. As their name suggests, they're small. How small is a reasonable question — the answer is as small as you want to go. These things are scalable, and I've seen designs for just one-megawatt reactors that could easily fit inside a shipping container. They could fit in the parking lots around the side of a data center, or in the basement even, all the way up to multi-hundred-megawatt reactors that could fit on a couple of tennis courts worth of land. But it's really the modular part that's the most interesting thing. That's the ‘M' and that's never been done before.Which really gets to the economics of the SMRs.It really does. The idea is you could build upwards of 90 percent of these reactors on a factory line. We know from the history of industrialization that as soon as you start mass producing things, the unit cost just plummets and the timescales shrink. No one has achieved that yet, though. There's a lot of hype around small modular reactors, and so it's kind of important not to get complacent and really keep our eye on the ultimate goal, which is mass-production and mass rapid deployment of nuclear power stations, crucially in the places where you need them the most, as well.We often think about just decarbonizing our electricity supply or decoupling our electricity supply from volatilities in the fossil fuel market, but it's about more than electricity, as well. We need heat for things like making steel, making the ammonia that feeds most people on the planet, food and drinks factories, car manufacturers, plants that rely on steam. You need heat, and thankfully, the primary energy from a nuclear reactor is heat. The electricity is secondary. We have to put effort into making that. The heat just kind of happens. So there's this idea that we could use the surplus heat from nuclear reactors to power industrial processes that are very, very difficult to decarbonize. Small modular reactors would be perfect for that because you could nestle them into the industrial centers that need the heat close by. So honestly, it is really our imaginations that are the limits with these small modular reactors.They've opened a couple of nuclear reactors down in Georgia here. The second one was a lot cheaper and faster to build because they had already learned a bunch of lessons building that first one, and it really gets at sort of that repeatability where every single reactor doesn't have to be this one-off bespoke project. That is not how it works in the world of business. How you get cheaper things is by building things over and over, you get very good at building them, and then you're able to turn these things out at scale. That has not been the economic situation with nuclear reactors, but hopefully with small modular reactors, or even if we just start building a lot of big advanced reactors, we'll get those economies of scale and hopefully the economic issue will then take care of itself.For sure, and it is exactly the same here in the UK. The last reactor that we connected to the grid was in 1995. I was 18 months old. I don't even know if I was fluent in speaking at 18 months old. I was really, really young. Our newest nuclear power station, Hinkley Point C, which is going to come online in the next couple of years, was hideously expensive. The uncharitable view of that is that it's just a complete farce and is just a complete embarrassment, but honestly, you've got to think about it: 1995, the last nuclear reactor in the UK, it was going to take a long time, it was going to be expensive, basically doing it from scratch. We had no supply chain. We didn't really have a workforce that had ever built a nuclear reactor before, and with this new reactor that just got announced a couple of weeks ago, the projected price is 20 percent cheaper, and it is still too expensive, it's still more expensive than it should be, but you're exactly right.By tapping into those economies of scale, the cost per nuclear reactor will fall, and France did this in the '70s and '80s. Their nuclear program is so amazing. France is still the most nuclear nation on the planet as a share of its total electricity. In 2005, France got 80 percent of its electricity from nuclear. They almost decarbonized their grid by accident before anybody cared about climate change, and that was during a time when their economy was absolutely booming. By the way, still today, all of those reactors are still working and they pay less than the European Union average for that electricity, so this idea that nuclear makes your electricity expensive is simply not true. They built 55 nuclear reactors in 25 years, and they did them in parallel. It was just absolutely amazing. I would love to see a French-style nuclear rollout in all developed countries across the world. I think that would just be absolutely amazing.Commercial fusion, coming soon . . . ? (23:06)I think we're pretty good at doing things when we put our minds to it, but certainly not in the next couple of decades. But luckily, we already have a proven way of producing lots of energy, and that's with nuclear fission, in the meantime.What is your enthusiasm level or expectation about nuclear fusion? I can tell you that the Silicon Valley people I talk to are very positive. I know they're inherently very positive people, but they're very enthusiastic about the prospects over the next decade, if not sooner, of commercial fusion. How about you?It would be incredible. The last question that I was asked in my PhD interview 10 years ago was, “If you could solve one scientific or engineering problem, what would it be?” and my answer was nuclear fusion. And that would be the answer that I would give today. It just seems to me to be obviously the solution to the long-term energy needs of humanity. However, I'm less optimistic, perhaps, than the Silicon Valley crowd. The running joke, of course, is that it's always 40 years away and it recedes into the future at one year per year. So I would love to be proved wrong, but realistically — no one's even got it working in a prototype power station. That's before we even think about commercializing it and deploying it at scale. I really, really think that we're decades away, maybe even something like a century. I'd be surprised if it took longer than a century, actually. I think we're pretty good at doing things when we put our minds to it, but certainly not in the next couple of decades. But luckily, we already have a proven way of producing lots of energy, and that's with nuclear fission, in the meantime.Don't go to California with that attitude. I can tell you that even when I go there and I talk about AI, if I say that AI will do anything less than improve economic growth by a factor of 100, they just about throw me out over there. Let me just finish up by asking you this: Earlier, we mentioned Three Mile Island and Chernobyl. How resilient do you think this nuclear renaissance is to an accident?Even if we take the rate of accident over the last 70 years of nuclear power production and we maintain that same level of rate of accident, if you like, it's still one of the safest things that our species does, and everyone talks about the death toll from nuclear power, but nobody talks about the lives that it's already saved because of the fossil fuels, that it's displaced fossil fuels. They're so amazing in some ways, they're so convenient, they're so energy-dense, they've created the modern world as we all enjoy it in the developed world and as the developing world is heading towards it. But there are some really, really nasty consequences of fossil fuels, and whether or not you care about climate change, even the air pollution alone and the toll that that takes on human health is enough to want to phase them out. Nuclear power already is orders of magnitude safer than fossil fuels and I read this really amazing paper that globally, it was something like between the '70s and the '90s, nuclear power saved about two million lives because of the fossil fuels that it displaced. That's, again, orders of magnitude more lives that have been lost as a consequence of nuclear power, mostly because of Chernobyl and Fukushima. Even if the safety record of nuclear in the past stays the same and we forward-project that into the future, it's still a winning horse to bet on.If in the UK they've started up one new nuclear reactor in the past 30 years, right? How many would you guess will be started over the next 15 years?Four or five. Something like that, I think; although I don't know.Is that a significant number to you?It's not enough for my liking. I would like to see many, many more. Look at France. I know I keep going back to it, but it's such a brilliant example. 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Gamekings
EvdWL over Mafia: The Old Country, Battlefield 6 & GTA 6

Gamekings

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 68:57


Deze talkshow wordt mede mogelijk gemaakt door MSI. Alle meningen in deze video zijn onze eigen. MSI heeft inhoudelijk geen inspraak op de content en zien de video net als jullie hier voor het eerst op de site.Ga maar even goed zitten voor het traditionele startschot van het weekend. Anderhalf uur aan knus gekwebbel over videogames zal straks je trommelvliezen gaan kietelen. Huey, Jelle en JJ zitten in de studio klaar. Ready om een nieuwe editie op te nemen van Einde van de Week Live. De talkshow waarin we elke week het belangrijkste game gerelateerde nieuws met jullie, de kijkers, doornemen. En we hebben een fijn lijstje aan topics voor je klaarstaan. Zo discussiëren de drie over de eerste uren met Mafia: The Old Country, de drukke servers van Battlefield 6, de lengte van de main storyline in GTA 6 en het team achter Clair Obscure: Expedition 33. Dit alles en meer ga je beleven in de Einde van de Week Live van vrijdag 8 augustus 2025.Hoe verliepen de eerste uren van Mafia: The Old CountryIn deze aflevering hebben we het ook over de verdiensten van Japanse developers. Welke publisher betaalt het beste? Verder ook ruimte is er ook voor luchtige onderwerpen. Bijvoorbeeld een esporter die zijn hond meeneemt, een LEGO F1 bolide op Hoog Catharijne en achter gelaten retro shop in Fukushima.Pak 100 euro korting op de Vector 16 HX AI gaming laptopMSI zet deze week de Vector 16 HX AI in het zonnetje, met dank aan de Back 2 School actie. Een gaming laptop met onder de motorkap een Intel Core Ultra 7 processor, een GeForce RTX 5070 Ti videokaart, een 1tB SS, een 24-zone RGB-toetsenbord en een 240HZ QHD scherm. Bij MeGekko kun je nu 100 korting krijgen op deze krachtige laptop. Interesse in deze laptop, ga hier naar toe en check de aanbieding.Timestamps:00:00:00 Einde van de Week Live van 8 augustus00:02:35 Vanaf maandag is Gamekings op Chateau Dolmen!00:04:35 Koos speelde Battlefield bèta00:07:08 Call of Duty vs. Battlefield 600:14:26 Nu al cheaters in de game?00:15:52 JJ heeft een paar uur Mafia: The Old Country gespeeld00:20:52 Huishoudelijke mededeling: MSI00:22:29 GTA 6 main story 75 uur 00:25:52 Xbox stopt ontwikkeling Contraband 00:28:17 Elden Ring Nightreign data mine00:30:45 Larian Studios twee jaar na uitkomen Baldur's Gate 3 00:33:26 Wat verdien je waar? 00:37:31 BULLETTÎME: Winactie The Elder Scrolls Online t.w.v. €2000,-00:40:09 Straf, van de makers van Mastermovies00:45:00 Dit was het team achter Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 00:46:57 LEGO F1 bolide komt naar Utrecht.00:48:10 Fukushima retro-gaming winkel00:51:08 Zo kun je ook winnen...00:52:52 E-sports tournooi spelen met je hond 00:54:00 Cool of Serious Uncool?

HC Audio Stories
From Fun to Polished (And Still Fun)

HC Audio Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 4:12


Savage Wonder hosts Saturday night absurdities The ploy each Saturday evening at Savage Wonder in Beacon is simple: Wind the eight actors up by handing them a script, let them rehearse for about five hours and turn them loose. The resulting staged-reading performances take place every Saturday night for a month at the Main Street venue, a former bank. "The last performance is the most polished, but the first one is the most fun," says Chris Meyer, its artistic director. On Saturday (Aug. 9) and each week through Aug. 30, the company will present The Actor's Nightmare, by Christopher Durang and directed by Meyer, along with six 10-minute comedies. Absurdist scenes include a corpse in conversation and a wedding catering menu that offers hand-clubbed baby seal, carpaccio of spotted owl and sashimi from the waters around Fukushima. As Savage Wonder builds out 139-141 Main St., the basement is the only area open to the public. Music and theater performances are held at The Parlor, accessible through the 4,000-square-foot art gallery Savage Wonderground. Formerly known as Vet/Rep (short for veterans repertory theater), Savage Wonder moved from Cornwall last year and plans to open two performance spaces and another bar/cafe upstairs. "We've never produced a show in August before," says Meyer. "We always went dark. This year we figured, let's see what Beacon brings." Next to the performance space is Grape Rebellion, a wine bar and eatery. Patrons can dine and drink while watching the performances. In The Actor's Nightmare, Cian Genaro portrays a befuddled accountant mistaken for an actor (who may also be a thespian having a bad day). He is thrust into a production that shifts from Beckett to Hamlet and A Man for All Seasons. Beheaded at the end, like Sir Thomas More, the actor/accountant lies motionless on the floor during the curtain call. A short, "The Big Dark," referencing hell, relates the fast-moving adventures of a mishmash of nymphs, satyrs and Greek gods as narrated by a hardboiled gumshoe (Dylan Crow). Kia Nicole Boyer laughed after gargling water to imitate a fountain. During a game of craps, a character rolled "Medusa eyes." In "Monkey Do," the protagonist's younger brother died from being strangled by a sock puppet - or an actual monkey; it's ambiguous. Ana Anderson and Leeanne Hutchison heightened the hilarity, reflecting Meyer's mantra to have fun, mix things up and "eat the dessert first," he says. The key to keeping a theater-like flow in the cozy Parlor space is the doorway to a utility room that fills in for backstage. Actors also enter and exit by walking through the house, which is filled with four couches, padded barstools and height-adjustable antique tables. Three rows of lighting gear affixed to the ceiling add ambience to the performances. During "Hamlet in Hiding," they simulate the police raid on a trio of bank robbers with Irish accents holed up in a theater. The room's mottled red, blue and yellow decor is adorned with portraits of Bob Ross, Shel Silverstein and Edgar Allan Poe. For readings this month, the action takes place along the far wall, but configurations are flexible, including in-the-round experiences where the stage stands mid-room, says Topher Kage, associate artistic director. When hosting improv or standup comedy shows, the small stage is placed against one of the side walls. There are 25 chairs, and "pretty much everyone has a first- or second-row seat," he says. Tickets are $25 at savagewonder.org. The play performed on Saturdays in September will be "The Elephant Delivery," by Bill Smith, along with six 10-minute comedies written by veterans. The Grape Rebellion is open from 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and noon to 10 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The Real Truth About Health Free 17 Day Live Online Conference Podcast
Discussion on the Contamination of Sea Vegetables Due to Radiation from Fukushima and Chernobyl, and the Challenges of Finding Safe Sources with Dr. Gabriel Cousens

The Real Truth About Health Free 17 Day Live Online Conference Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 12:15


Convidado
80 anos de Hiroshima: O apelo por estabilidade global

Convidado

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 9:04


O mundo assinala nesta quarta-feira, 6 de Agosto, os 80 anos do bombardeamento nuclear norte-americano sobre a cidade de Hiroshima que precipitou a rendição do Japão e o fim da guerra no Pacífico. Um acontecimento trágico - com mais de 100 mil mortos e impactos duradouros na saúde e no ambiente - que mudou para sempre a História. Num contexto de apelos ao abandono das armas nucleares e das guerras na Ucrânia e no Médio Oriente, António Sá Fonseca, especialista em Física Nuclear, denuncia o "abuso perpetrado pelos países que possuem armamento nuclear" e alerta para a necessidade de se estabelecer uma “ordem mundial mais estável”.   Em 6 de Agosto de 1945, os Estados Unidos lançaram uma bomba atómica sobre a cidade de Hiroshima, matando cerca de 140 mil pessoas. Três dias depois, uma bomba idêntica atingiu Nagasaki e matou mais 74 mil. Oitenta anos depois, que memória resta desta tragédia nuclear? É uma memória trágica. Quem visita o museu de Hiroshima percebe que foi uma tragédia imensa. Corpos derretidos, queimados, uma área enorme dizimada pela explosão da bomba nuclear. Essa realidade está bem patente no museu. Acho que é uma visita que todos os líderes mundiais deviam fazer, para terem noção do sofrimento e da desgraça que esse acontecimento representou. É uma bomba que atinge todos. Atinge os socorristas, os médicos, a população, os militares... É algo indiscriminado que paralisa completamente uma cidade, num raio que depende agora da potência da bomba. Pode ir dos cinco quilómetros aos 20, ou mesmo 50, conforme a potência. Hoje em dia, é algo perfeitamente devastador. Um acontecimento trágico que mudou para sempre a face do mundo. Este episódio acabou por determinar as futuras relações internacionais? Sim, para o bem e para o mal. As bombas nucleares são dissuasoras. De certa maneira, quem as possui consegue dissuadir os seus opositores de atacar, porque sabe que pode responder com armamento nuclear. Por outro lado, cria uma certa dose de impunidade para quem as tem. Isso está bem patente na guerra entre a Ucrânia e a Rússia, ou mesmo nas tensões entre Israel e Teerão. Na realidade, o Irão sabe que só será respeitado se tiver armas nucleares, e Israel não quer que o Irão as tenha - quando, na verdade, Israel já possui várias. Isto torna o mundo aparentemente instável e, de certa forma, perigoso. Oitenta anos depois do bombardeamento nuclear de Hiroshima e Nagasaki, o mundo parece fazer tábua rasa deste acontecimento, com vários países a modernizarem o seu armamento nuclear. A guerra da Rússia contra a Ucrânia contribuiu também para esta escalada? Acho que sim. Quem tem armas nucleares acha que tem poucas. A China, por exemplo, resolveu aumentar o seu arsenal. A Coreia do Norte fez o mesmo, porque sente necessidade de proteger o seu regime. E os países que não têm perguntam-se se também não deviam ter. Durante a governação de Biden, notou-se algum receio em escalar o apoio à Ucrânia, justamente por medo de que a Rússia pudesse usar armas nucleares e desencadear uma catástrofe global. Ainda recentemente se voltou a falar dessa escalada com o Presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, e o antigo chefe de Estado russo, Dmitri Medvedev... Entre Donald Trump e Dmitri Medvedev, trata-se de golpes de teatro - e nem sempre se percebe bem onde começa o teatro e onde acaba. Mas sim, o mundo está cada vez mais complicado. Há ainda as tensões no Indo-Pacífico - Taiwan, Mar do Sul da China - que colocam os Estados Unidos e a China em rota de colisão. O risco de um conflito nuclear é hoje uma realidade? Eu não gostaria de pensar nisso, porque essa possibilidade representa o fim da humanidade. Se, por acaso, os Estados Unidos, a China ou a Rússia começarem a lançar bombas nucleares, a civilização poderá ficar altamente comprometida. Depois de se lançarem várias bombas nucleares, gera-se um inverno nuclear -durante meses, ou até anos, a Terra deixa de receber luz solar, porque uma nuvem de poeira bloqueia o Sol. Isso impossibilita a produção de alimentos e o cultivo da terra. Há ainda a questão radioactiva, que afecta as populações que forem alvo dos ataques. É urgente estabelecer-se um novo acordo para eliminar totalmente as armas nucleares ou, pelo menos, criar uma ordem mundial mais estável. Porém, vejo uma certa instabilidade, com países a abusarem do facto de possuírem armamento nuclear, acreditando que não podem ser atacados. Há aqui uma guerra de medo e de contenção. Estas ambições desafiam também o regime da não-proliferação de armas nucleares? Sim, o regime de não-proliferação pode ficar cada vez mais comprometido. O Paquistão, por exemplo, foi em tempos acusado de ajudar a Coreia do Norte a desenvolver armas nucleares. Esta regra da não-proliferação pode ser contestada por alguns países. O Irão, desde sempre, defende o seu direito a possuir a bomba nuclear. Apesar de as autoridades iranianas negarem, sabe-se que tinham um programa que poderia conduzir à construção de uma arma. Há também o equilíbrio nuclear entre a Índia e o Paquistão, que continua frágil, especialmente com os episódios de violência na Caxemira. Como se define o direito a possuir armamento nuclear? Porque é que uns países podem tê-lo e outros não? É uma situação instável. Quem tem a bomba nuclear não quer que outros tenham. Mas como impedir o uso do nuclear para fins pacíficos - por exemplo, na medicina ou na produção de energia? Quem tem centrais nucleares precisa de combustível. Esse combustível é enriquecido a 3 ou 4%. Já para armamento nuclear, é necessário enriquecê-lo acima dos 90%. O processo exige uma estrutura tecnológica complexa, com centrifugadoras para atingir concentrações elevadas de urânio-235 e, eventualmente, alcançar a "críticalidade" necessária para produzir uma bomba. Mas essa é uma decisão que deveria ser tomada ao nível das Nações Unidas - embora, depois, possa ser quebrada por acordos bilaterais, secretos ou oficiosos. No mundo em que vivemos, não sei como se atinge um novo equilíbrio. Seria preciso muito bom senso, uma nova ordem na Rússia, eventualmente no Irão e também nos Estados Unidos. Com a emergência de eliminar os combustíveis fósseis, alguns países estão a retomar os planos para investir em energia nuclear - como a França, a Dinamarca e até o Japão. Os acidentes de Chernobyl (1986) e Fukushima (2011) mostraram os riscos. Os países estão conscientes desses perigos ou a energia nuclear é, de facto, uma opção viável? É uma opção viável para países grandes, com elevadas necessidades energéticas e que querem descarbonizar. No Japão, seria complicado apostar apenas em energia eólica ou solar, por causa da geografia e das convicções ambientalistas - o país tem uma grande ligação à natureza. Assim, as centrais nucleares surgem como uma hipótese. O Japão está, de facto, a reabrir algumas que foram encerradas após Fukushima. As autoridades estão a rever todos os sistemas e protocolos de segurança, tal como se fez na Europa e na América, com os chamados testes de stress a eventos externos súbitos. O objectivo é aumentar a segurança e a robustez das centrais. Mas ainda recentemente vimos um sismo, com alerta de tsunami, a ameaçar novamente o Japão. Sim, mas hoje em dia as centrais nucleares têm suficiente robustez para resistirem a certos fenómenos. Construíram-se muros mais altos, para que os sistemas de arrefecimento não fiquem vulneráveis a inundações -que foi, precisamente, o que causou o desastre de Fukushima. Na altura, a barreira construída era demasiado baixa, por razões financeiras, e mesmo assim a central recebeu autorização para funcionar. O problema não foi provocado pelas ondas em si, mas a falha no sistema de arrefecimento. Foi, claramente, uma falha do órgão regulador japonês. Hoje, as centrais são mais robustas, e as futuras ainda mais - com sistemas que impedem o sobreaquecimento, ou que desligam automaticamente, garantindo segurança mesmo em caso de falhas.

Exodus: il podcast dell'esplorazione spaziale
La VERITÀ sulle SCORIE NUCLEARI - con Luca Romano

Exodus: il podcast dell'esplorazione spaziale

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 7:29


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Krewe of Japan
Season 6 Midseason Update

Krewe of Japan

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2025 4:59


A quick update from the Krewe on a short release break & things to come! Big things poppin' with the Krewe!!------ About the Krewe ------The Krewe of Japan Podcast is a weekly episodic podcast sponsored by the Japan Society of New Orleans. Check them out every Friday afternoon around noon CST on Apple, Google, Spotify, Amazon, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.  Want to share your experiences with the Krewe? Or perhaps you have ideas for episodes, feedback, comments, or questions? Let the Krewe know by e-mail at kreweofjapanpodcast@gmail.com or on social media (Twitter: @kreweofjapan, Instagram: @kreweofjapanpodcast, Facebook: Krewe of Japan Podcast Page, TikTok: @kreweofjapanpodcast, LinkedIn: Krewe of Japan LinkedIn Page, Blue Sky Social: @kreweofjapan.bsky.social, & the Krewe of Japan Youtube Channel). Until next time, enjoy!------ Support the Krewe! Offer Links for Affiliates ------Use the referral links below & our promo code from the episode!Support your favorite NFL Team AND podcast! Shop NFLShop to gear up for football season!Zencastr Offer Link - Use my special link to save 30% off your 1st month of any Zencastr paid plan! ------ JSNO Info & Upcoming Events ------Support the Krewe - Donate to JSNO!JSNO Event CalendarJoin JSNO Today!

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In Focus by The Hindu
Kamchatka quake: How come 8.8 in magnitude but zero casualties?'

In Focus by The Hindu

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 19:54


The Richter scale is used to measure the strength of an earthquake. Theoretically, the maximum reading that's possible is 10. The most powerful quake ever recorded was 9.5, which happened in Chile in 1960. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami for instance, was caused by a quake that measured 9.2 on the Richter scale, and it led to the death of 228,000 people. The 2011 Tohoku quake in Japan measured 9 on the Richter scale – it caused the Fukushima nuclear accident, and led to more than 19,500 deaths.  On July 30, the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia was hit by an earthquake of magnitude 8.8 – not far behind the deadly quakes of 2004 and 2011. It is the sixth most powerful quake ever recorded. It led to tsunami alerts in a dozen countries. But amazingly, and fortunately, for such a powerful quake, there were zero casualties.  Kamchatka is on the Circum-Pacific seismic belt or the so-called ‘Ring of Fire,' and is prone to seismic activity. So how did the region escape such a major earthquake with no casualties?  Guest: Christina Malyk, special correspondent with Sputnik, based in Moscow.  Host: G. Sampath, Social Affairs Editor, The Hindu  Edited by Sharmada Venkatasubramanian  Note: The term ‘Richter scale' used in the podcast and in the note above is meant to denote the strength of the quake on the moment magnitude scale, and not the Richter scale, which is no longer in use. The Kamchatka quake measured 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale. The term Richter scale remains a familiar one for the public and is frequently used but is technically incorrect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

C dans l'air
Hélène Hébert - Tsunami: alerte dans tout le Pacifique

C dans l'air

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 12:24


C dans l'air l'invitée du 30 juillet avec Hélène Hébert, géophysicienne, spécialiste des tsunamis au CEA. Elle est aussi coordinatrice nationale au CENALT, le Centre d'Alerte aux Tsunamis.Un séisme d'une ampleur exceptionnelle a été enregistré ce matin au large de la péninsule du Kamtchatka, dans l'Extrême-Orient russe. D'une magnitude de 8,8, cette secousse figure parmi les six plus puissants jamais mesurés sur la planète. Elle rappelle les grands séismes et tsunamis récents : celui de 2004 en Indonésie, qui a fait 230 000 morts, et celui de 2011 au Japon, qui avait submergé la centrale nucléaire de Fukushima. Par précaution, les employés de cette centrale ont été évacués ce matin.Le séisme a généré une série de vagues impressionnantes dans l'océan Pacifique, avec un mur d'eau de 5 mètres observé sur les côtes russes. Des vagues sont attendues dans les prochaines heures à Hawaï, en Alaska, sur la côte ouest des États-Unis, au Pérou, en Chine, ainsi qu'en Polynésie française, notamment dans les îles Marquises. L'alerte tsunami a été déclenchée sur l'ensemble de la zone Pacifique. Ces vagues peuvent se propager à plus de 700 km/h. Le phénomène de retrait brutal de la mer, souvent spectaculaire, est considéré comme un signe précurseur d'un déferlement à venir. Des échouages de baleines ont été signalés sur les côtes japonaises, parfois interprétés comme des signaux avant-coureurs. Une attention particulière est portée aux répliques, dont la fréquence et l'intensité restent incertaines.Ce contexte ravive aussi les inquiétudes concernant le risque de tsunami en Méditerranée. En 2022, l'UNESCO estimait à 100 % la probabilité qu'un tsunami, avec une vague de plus d'un mètre, frappe dans les 30 prochaines années les côtes méditerranéennes, notamment des villes françaises comme Marseille, Nice, Cannes ou Antibes. L'activité sismique est en hausse dans la région Pacifique, avec des phénomènes de plus en plus puissants. Aux États-Unis, la Californie se prépare depuis des décennies à un événement majeur, le redouté "Big One", un séisme de magnitude supérieure à 8,5 sur l'échelle de Richter. Hélène Hébert, géophysicienne au CEA, décryptera le séisme majeur au large de la Russie, les risques de tsunami dans le Pacifique et les dispositifs d'alerte en place.

The Shortwave Report
The Shortwave Report August 1, 2025

The Shortwave Report

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 29:00


This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24, NHK Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr250801.mp3 (29:00) From GERMANY- As of today, Trump has made a deal with the EU for a 15% tariff on goods to the US, with some important exceptions. A DW correspondent Christine Mhundwa explains some of the criticism from European countries, and the questions of the legality of these tariffs under WTO trading rules. From FRANCE- First some European press reviews about the US-EU tariff deal. Then press on the UN conference on Gaza which the US and Israel boycotted- Arab nations urged Hamas to disarm and end its rule in Gaza, while Canada and France said that they will recognize Palestinian statehood. Meanwhile the King of Jordan said the Gaza crisis is the worst in modern history. The Trump administration said it will be rescinding the fact that greenhouse emissions endanger human health, and eliminate all US regulations controlling them. An interview with Dan Becker, Director of the Safe Climate Transport Campaign about the effect this could have on the US economy and global environment. From JAPAN- Clean up of 880 tonnes of molten nuclear fuel and structures at the Fukushima nuclear power plant will not begin until the late 2030s at the earliest. North Korean senior figure has dashed hopes of reunification as proposed by the new South Korean president. The upcoming Australian ban on social media for those under 16 will now include Youtube. From CUBA- Activists have been gathering in the English city of Bristol to create a global Sumud flotilla, with dozens of boats leaving from different ports to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza. The airdrops of aid to Gaza have been ineffective and dangerous to the starving residents. Available in 3 forms- (new) HIGHEST QUALITY (160kb)(33MB), broadcast quality (13MB), and quickdownload or streaming form (6MB) (28:59) Links at outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml PODCAST!!!- https://feed.podbean.com/outFarpress/feed.xml (160kb Highest Quality) Website Page- < http://www.outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml ¡FurthuR! Dan Roberts "What we call the personality is often a jumble of genuine traits and adopted coping styles that do not reflect our true self at all but the loss of it." -- Gabor Mate Dan Roberts Shortwave Report- www.outfarpress.com YouthSpeaksOut!- www.youthspeaksout.net

EL MUNDO al día
Terremoto y alerta de tsunami: ¿qué esconde el Anillo de Fuego del Pacífico?

EL MUNDO al día

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 16:00


Un terremoto muy potente frente a la península rusa de Kamchatka, ha desatado el pánico en una de las zonas de mayor actividad sísmica del planeta. Sobre todo por la alerta de tsunami, que ha llegado a países como China, Japón, Estados Unidos, Chile o Nueva Zelanda. Ha habido evacuaciones, desalojos, erupciones, olas de cinco metros, pero no grandes daños. Analizamos lo que hay detrás de este terremoto con Teresa Guerrero, periodista de Ciencia de EL MUNDO, y Lucas de la Cal, corresponsal en Asia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Wright Report
30 JULY 2025: Tsunami Alert // Possible Surprise Interest Rate Cut // Major News on Cars and Climate // The Dem Plan To Block the Sun To Save the Earth

The Wright Report

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 26:20


Donate (no account necessary) | Subscribe (account required) Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today's top stories shaping America and the world. In today's episode, we cover Fed Interest Rate Decision and AI's Impact on Jobs The Federal Reserve will announce today whether it will cut interest rates. Meanwhile, new data shows that artificial intelligence is displacing young college graduates across industries, pushing many into unemployment and reshaping the labor market. Trump EPA Targets Climate Rules for Vehicles The EPA moves to eliminate the Obama-era policy that declared vehicle emissions a threat to public health. If approved, automakers would no longer be bound by federal climate regulations. Supporters call it a win for consumer choice and industrial growth. Critics claim it ignores climate risks. Sun-Dimming Geoengineering Experiment Revealed A University of Washington team quietly launched a project in California to create a giant cloud that would reflect sunlight and cool the Earth. Local officials shut it down, but documents reveal plans for a 4,000-square-mile version visible from space. Bryan details the long, surprising history of geoengineering experiments in the United States and abroad. Tsunami Alerts Following Russian Earthquake A massive 8.8 earthquake strikes off the Russian coast, triggering tsunami warnings across the Pacific. Concerns mount over possible impacts to Japan's Fukushima nuclear site, as well as U.S. coastlines and island territories. "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32

Herrera en COPE
10:00H | 30 JUL 2025 | Herrera en COPE

Herrera en COPE

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 60:00


Pacífico, en las costas de la península rusa de Kamchatka se han detectado olas de hasta 4 metros. En Japón, se han evacuado a los trabajadores de la central nuclear de Fukushima y la alerta por tsunami se ha activado también en Hawaii y gran parte de los Estados Unidos. La embajada de España en Japón ha pedido también a los españoles que están ahora mismo allí que sigan las instrucciones locales. En Hawaii, las carreteras de la costa están colapsadas por la cantidad de ciudadanos que tratan de eh huir a un lugar más seguro. Mientras tanto, aquí en España, la Unidad Militar de emergencias ...

HeuteMorgen
Schweres Erdbeben vor der Küste Russlands

HeuteMorgen

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 9:59


In der Nacht hat es vor der Küste Russlands gebebt. Es ist das schwerste Beben seit der Katastrophe von Fukushima im Jahr 2011. Fast im ganzen Pazifik-Raum gibt es jetzt Tsunami-Warnungen. Weitere Themen: Die UBS verdoppelt ihren Quartalsgewinn auf 2.4 Milliarden US-Dollar. Auch bei der Integration der Credit Suisse sei man auf Kurs, sagt die Grossbank. Die Schweiz wartet weiterhin auf ihren Zoll-Entscheid aus den USA. Auch wenn der noch nicht da ist, sind die Auswirkungen des Handelskonflikts schon jetzt spürbar.

Les journaux de France Culture
Des alertes tsunamis dans la zone Pacifique après un séisme de magnitude 8,8 près des côtes russes

Les journaux de France Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 9:59


durée : 00:09:59 - Journal de 7 h - Des vagues jusqu'à 3 mètres menacent la côte Pacifique du Japon notamment. La centrale nucléaire de Fukushima a été évacuée ce matin. Et le spectre de la catastrophe de 2011 plane sur la région.

RTL Matin
TSUNAMI DANS LE PACIFIQUE - Le témoignage de Yacine, en vacances au Japon

RTL Matin

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 1:57


L'alerte est maximale ce mercredi dans tout le Pacifique après un séisme record proche des côtes Russes. Le Japon craint le pire. Le pays a évacué tôt ce matin la centrale de Fukushima, pour risques de tsunami. Les sirènes d'alerte ont retenti. Les services météo nippons s'attendent à des tsunamis à répétition avec des vagues jusqu'à 3 mètres. Yacine est en première ligne. Il est actuellement en vacances au Japon, sur l'île d'Eno-shima. Un témoignage recueilli par Hermine Le Clech. Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

RTL Matin
TSUNAMI DANS LE PACIFIQUE - Le témoignage de Sébastien, évacué à Hawaï

RTL Matin

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 2:12


Plusieurs pays sont en alerte tsunami ce mercredi 30 juillet après un seime de magnitude 8.8 survenu dans la nuit au large del a Russie. Le plus puissant que le pays ait connu en 73 ans. L'état d'urgence a été déclaré dans les iles Kouriles au nord du pays, les premières touchées par le tsunami. Au japon, les habitants sont appelés a se réfugier en hauteur. Les salariés de Fukushima ont été évacués. L'alerte est aussi donnée aux Etats Unis, où toute la cote ouest est sous surveillance. Idem au Mexique, en Chine, en Polynésie française ou encore à Hawaï, qui s'attend aux première vagues dans la matinée. RTL a recueilli le témoignage de Sébastien, en vacances sur place avec sa famille. Ils étaient sur la plage quand ils ont reçu l'ordre d'évacuer. Ils sont désormais réfugiés sur les hauteurs de l'île. Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

RTL Matin
TSUNAMI DANS LE PACIFIQUE - Le témoignage de Caroline, enfermée à Hawaï

RTL Matin

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 1:26


Des alertes au tsunami ont été émises dans tout le Pacifique après un séisme record survenu en Russie dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi 30 juillet. Ce séisme de magnitude 8.7, le plus important depuis 1952, a crée une onde de choc dans toute la zone. Le japon a évacué la centrale de Fukushima, redoutant des tsunamis à répétition, avec des vagues à 3 mètres. Des alertes ont aussi été lancées aux Etats-Unis, au Mexique, en Chine, en Polynésie française mais aussi à Hawaï, où les habitants se confinent. RTL a pu recueillir le témoignage de Caroline, 41 ans, qui s'est enfermée chez elle ce mercredi matin. Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Nuclear Hotseat hosted by Libbe HaLevy
NH #735: Lies of Fukushima Radioactive Tritium Water Release Report w/Tim Deere-Jones + Palisades Restart Dangers – Arnie Gundersen

Nuclear Hotseat hosted by Libbe HaLevy

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 59:15


This Week’s Featured Interviews: Japan’s False Narrative of Fukushima Tritium-Contaminated Water Release: Planned Restart of Palisades Zombie Reactor in Michigan: ACTIVIST SHOUT-OUT

Le journal de 7h00
Des alertes tsunamis dans la zone Pacifique après un séisme de magnitude 8,8 près des côtes russes

Le journal de 7h00

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 9:59


durée : 00:09:59 - Journal de 7 h - Des vagues jusqu'à 3 mètres menacent la côte Pacifique du Japon notamment. La centrale nucléaire de Fukushima a été évacuée ce matin. Et le spectre de la catastrophe de 2011 plane sur la région.

La Tarde
16:00H | 30 JUL 2025 | La Tarde

La Tarde

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 60:00


Bueno, enseguida te vamos a contar la última hora de ese mega terremoto que ha sacudido el extremo este de Rusia en su zona asiática, 8,8 grados en la escala Richter. Se ha convertido en el quinto terremoto de mayor magnitud registrado en la tierra, aunque el peligro ahora mismo está en el mar, en algunos puntos de la costa rusa se registran olas de 5 m y aunque la alerta de tsunami se ha desactivado precisamente en Rusia, en China, en Filipinas, se ha rebajado también en Japón, donde había un susto tremendo porque les venían a la cabeza las imágenes de la central de Fukushima en el año 2011. ...

Das Beste vom Morgen von MDR AKTUELL
Tsunami-Alarm nach Erdbeben vor Russlands Ostküste

Das Beste vom Morgen von MDR AKTUELL

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 3:11


Vor Kamtschatka ist das weltweit stärkste Erdbeben seit der Katastrophe von Fukushima 2011 registriert worden. Das Beben löste Tsunami-Warnungen an Küsten Russlands und Japans sowie in westlichen US-Bundesstaaten aus.

JIJI English News-時事通信英語ニュース-
Debris Removal at Fukushima N-Plant Not to Start before FY 2037

JIJI English News-時事通信英語ニュース-

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 0:15


Full-scale removal of nuclear fuel debris from the No. 3 reactor of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan will not start before fiscal 2037, it was learned Tuesday.

Voices of Wrestling Podcast Network
Those Days: A Michinoku Pro Retrospective Ep. 7 - Thunderstruck

Voices of Wrestling Podcast Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 92:17 Transcription Available


It's the heralding of a new era of Those Days with the introduction of Kaientai! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) discuss the end of the summer of 1994 for Michinoku Pro with focus on the televised shows from Fukushima (9/15/94) and Aomori (9/29), and Sasuke doing Japanese David Letterman, Sasuke vs Liger in MichiPro?, and how the company responded to their then “biggest match of the company's history” falling apart, and most importantly how SATO, Shiryu and Terry Boy would start the group that would make Michinoku Pro famous worldwide.A full match listing of footage covered during this episode can be found at the show post on www.voicesofwrestling.com or in the Open The Voice Gate channel on the VOW Discord.Our podcast provider, Red Circle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open The Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on social media with @openvoicegate!.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Hangar Z Podcast
Episode 275 - The Courage of Hajime ‘Jimmy' Sagane and Japan's Rescue Pilots During the Fukushima Disaster Part 2

The Hangar Z Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 55:37


Welcome to the Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor Magazine.Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter!In this two-part series, hosts Jon Gray and guest co-host Terry Miyauchi speak with prior Japanese Coast Guard Pilot Hajime "Jimmy" Sagane.Jimmy speaks excellent English, but for the best experience, we recommend watching this episode on our HeliCASTS YouTube page to enjoy the benefits of closed captioning. During our conversation, Jimmy recounts the historic and tragic events that unfolded after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan on March 11, 2011. This devastating quake triggered a massive tsunami that claimed over 20,000 lives and critically damaged the Fukushima nuclear power plant's cooling system.Jimmy shares gripping firsthand accounts of the heroic efforts during Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami, including the challenges of search-and-rescue missions, the use of helicopters in cooling efforts, and the emotional weight of recovery work. Join us as we dive into a compelling conversation about resilience, preparedness, and the dedication of those who serve in public safety aviation. Thank you to our sponsors Robinson Helicopter, Spectrolab and Wysong Enterprises.

C.O.B. Tuesday
"It Can Be A Fascinating And Amazing Future If We Get It Right" Featuring Isabelle Boemeke, Author of "Rad Future"

C.O.B. Tuesday

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 48:09


Today we had the pleasure of hosting Isabelle Boemeke, author of the forthcoming book, “Rad Future: The Untold Story of Nuclear Electricity and How It Will Save the World.” The book will be published on August 12 and is available for preorder here. Isabelle is a passionate advocate for nuclear energy and is also the creator of Isodope, a social media persona she uses to engage and educate the public about the benefits of nuclear power. Isabelle was involved in pushing to save the Diablo Canyon nuclear facility and has visited nuclear sites around the world. We were thrilled to hear her fresh and insightful perspectives. In our conversation, we explore nuclear energy's rapid shift in public perception and the surge in investment and media attention from just three years ago to today. We discuss the role of advocacy in changing narratives, generational differences in attitudes toward nuclear, and the decline of the organized anti-nuclear movement. Isabelle shares her perspective on international attitudes toward nuclear, the origin of Isodope and her use of social media as an educational tool, the gender gap in nuclear support, and her personal background and journey to becoming curious about nuclear energy. We touch on the nuclear industry's reception to Isabelle, including the strong support she's received from women in the field. She shares her strategy for communicating complex nuclear topics to a broader audience, the key risks facing the nuclear renaissance, and the next major hurdles the industry must overcome, particularly challenges around financing and project management. We cover public awareness of SMRs compared to large-scale nuclear, community attitudes toward nuclear, and the strong local support Isabelle has seen near existing plants. Isabelle discusses her continued focus on nuclear for the next few years, where her interests may take her in the future, her 10-year outlook for energy and climate, and more. Mike Bradley kicked off the show by noting that broader U.S. equity markets continue to hit new all-time highs. A major driver of broader markets so far this year has been euphoria surrounding AI/Tech equities and the significant capital spending to support data centers. “Meme stock mania” seems to be rearing its head again and could be an early signal of a frothy equity market. On the energy equity front, he highlighted that both HAL and SLB have reported Q2 results and, for the most part, are guiding towards a weaker 2H25 market (especially NAM oil service pricing). Most oil service investors were hopeful Q2 would be the last quarter for downward 2025 revisions, which could be a reason why oil service stocks aren't reacting to negative downward 2025 EPS revisions. Electric Utilities are up ~13% this year and continue to be viewed as “growth” stocks. The PJM Capacity Auction posted results after the close, with pricing coming in at ~$330/mw versus last year's print of ~$270/mw. A handful of PJM exposed IPPs were up modestly after the close on the news. Mike wrapped by noting that SMR equities are up on average ~175% YTD and continue to be electricity darlings. He also flagged today's news out of Japan that Kansai Electric is reportedly exploring a plan to build the country's first nuclear plant since the Fukushima disaster in 2011. Brett Rampal peppered in his nuclear perspective and questions to the discussion. We are excited to continue following Isabelle's activities as a positive “influencer” for nuclear and hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did. Our best to you all!

The Hangar Z Podcast
Episode 274 - The Courage of Hajime ‘Jimmy' Sagane and Japan's Rescue Pilots During the Fukushima Disaster Part 1

The Hangar Z Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 52:52


Welcome to the Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Valor Magazine.Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Hangar Z Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter!In this two-part series, hosts Jon Gray and guest co-host Terry Miyauchi speak with prior Japanese Coast Guard Pilot Hajime "Jimmy" Sagane.Jimmy speaks excellent English, but for the best experience, we recommend watching this episode on our HeliCASTS YouTube page to enjoy the benefits of closed captioning. During our conversation, Jimmy recounts the historic and tragic events that unfolded after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan on March 11, 2011. This devastating quake triggered a massive tsunami that claimed over 20,000 lives and critically damaged the Fukushima nuclear power plant's cooling system.Jimmy shares gripping firsthand accounts of the heroic efforts during Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami, including the challenges of search-and-rescue missions, the use of helicopters in cooling efforts, and the emotional weight of recovery work. Join us as we dive into a compelling conversation about resilience, preparedness, and the dedication of those who serve in public safety aviation. Thank you to our sponsors Dallas Avionics, Onboard Systems Hoist & Winch and Spectrolab.

EZ News
EZ News 07/21/25

EZ News

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 6:27


Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened down 68-points this morning from Friday's close, at 23,314 on turnover of 5.3-billion N-T. The market gained solid ground on relativily strong turnover on Friday, after Wall Street rose to more records overnight following better than-expected updates on America's economy and a mixed set of profit reports from several leading U-S companies. Police investigating egg throwing in front of DPP's Taipei headquarters Police in Taipei say they're investigating incidents of eggs being thrown at the D-P-P headquarters building. Eggs were reportedly thrown at the building on Beiping East Road during an anti-recall rally organized by the Taiwan People's Party. Speaking at the event, T-P-P Chairman, Huang Kuo-chang called on voters to turn out (出席) in support of five of the K-M-T candidates facing recalls this coming Saturday. The event was attended by all eight members of the T-P-P legislative caucus and the five Taipei K-M-T lawmakers being targeted by the recall. Taiwan's new representative arrives in Thailand Taiwan's new representative to Thailand, Peter Lan has arrived in Bangkok to take up his post. Lan and his wife were greeted by his deputy and staff at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand, as well as Taiwanese businesspeople and expats on their arrival at Bangkok's main international airport. Speaking briefly there, Lan said he plans to promote (推動) cooperation and build connections between Taiwan and Thailand in trade, technology, education, labor and culture. Lan arrived in Thailand after serving as the head of the foreign ministry's Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs since July of 2023. Indonesia Ferry Fire Leaves 3 Dead Indonesian rescuers evacuating people from a passenger ferry that caught fire at sea say more than 560 were rescued and three died. The ferry was making a regular half-day journey to Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province, from a port in the same province Sunday when the fire started about midday. Rescue crews pulled many people from the sea, and local fishermen also saved some survivors (倖存者) as they were drifting in the choppy waters. Authorities previously said five people died, but revised it to three Monday after two passengers initially reported as dead were saved in a hospital. Request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts likely to disappoint, ex-prosecutors say A former prosecutor says a request to unseal the Epstein grand jury transcripts (文字記錄) are likely to disappoint. AP correspondent Julie Walker reports Japan Decontaminated Soil at PM Office Decontaminated but slightly radioactive soil from Fukushima has been delivered to the Japanese prime minister's office to be reused in an effort to showcase its safety. Officials say the soil meets safety standards set by the Environment Ministry and the International Atomic Energy Agency. It will be covered with topsoil in a lawn garden to keep radiation levels negligible and monitored regularly. Saturday's delivery marks the first reuse of such soil outside Fukushima experiments (實驗). The government hopes this move will reassure the public of its safety as it seeks to reduce the massive volume of contaminated soil stored near the nuclear plant. That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _____. ----以下訊息由 SoundOn 動態廣告贊助商提供---- 挺你所想!與你一起生活的銀行 中國信託行動銀行APP 全新推出「交易中安全提示」防詐騙功能 開啟後,轉帳的同時也在通話,會自動跳出貼心提醒,力挺你的金融安全 防護再進化,交易好安心! 馬上下載「中國信託行動銀行APP」 https://sofm.pse.is/7wzdj7 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Facts Matter
Japan Dumps 12th Batch of Nuclear Wastewater Into Pacific Ocean; Here's Why

Facts Matter

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 9:08


Unbeknownst to most people, Japan recently released its 12th batch of radioactive nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean.This latest batch of discharge weighed approximately 7,800 tons, or around 15.6 million pounds.Including this latest batch, it means that Japan has dumped an estimated 86,000 tons of nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean thus far. This sounds like a lot, but it's actually only the beginning. Its plan is to continue doing this for the next 30 years, and in the process, dump roughly 1.3 million tons of nuclear wastewater.The reason for this stems from what happened 14 years ago, during the Fukushima nuclear disaster. That was when an earthquake and subsequent tsunami caused a near meltdown of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant.The disaster led to the contamination of a million tons of water.For the past 14 years, Japan has kept this water inside the plant, where it has been slowly treating it. But it ran out of space. Therefore, the Japanese government began to slowly release this treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean.Let's go through the full story, as well as what the latest research has found, in terms of the effects that this wastewater is having on the local marine life.

Hudson Mohawk Magazine
Risks of nuclear power

Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 10:10


Writer Thomas Bass is trying to wake us up. in his latest book Return to Fukushima, his is a compelling voice of opposition to the idea that atomic power will solve our energy needs. He talks with Rosemary on Armao on the Brink.

Hudson Mohawk Magazine
HMM_07-16-2025

Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 59:11


Today on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine: We start off with two segments about the dangers of nuclear power plants. First, we hear about why climate groups oppose Governor Hochul's plan to expand nuclear power. Then, Rosemary Armao discusses the Fukushima nuclear accident with Thomas Bass, author of “Return to Fukushima.” Later on, for our peace segment, we hear local efforts to make a film about the 2018 nuclear missile scare in Hawaii. After that, we have an interview with Youth FX and their Arts2Work Program, a year-long paid fellowship for young artists. Finally, Kevin Pryor talks about successful youth support. Co-Hosts: Mark Dunlea and Benno Greene Engineers: Benno Greene

Krewe of Japan
Social Media & Perceptions of Japan

Krewe of Japan

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2025 48:54


Jenn and Doug dive into how social media shapes global perceptions of Japan—both the good and the misleading. From viral content to common myths, they explore what's real, what's exaggerated, and why it matters.------ About the Krewe ------The Krewe of Japan Podcast is a weekly episodic podcast sponsored by the Japan Society of New Orleans. Check them out every Friday afternoon around noon CST on Apple, Google, Spotify, Amazon, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.  Want to share your experiences with the Krewe? Or perhaps you have ideas for episodes, feedback, comments, or questions? Let the Krewe know by e-mail at kreweofjapanpodcast@gmail.com or on social media (Twitter: @kreweofjapan, Instagram: @kreweofjapanpodcast, Facebook: Krewe of Japan Podcast Page, TikTok: @kreweofjapanpodcast, LinkedIn: Krewe of Japan LinkedIn Page, Blue Sky Social: @kreweofjapan.bsky.social, Threads: @kreweofjapanpodcast & the Krewe of Japan Youtube Channel). Until next time, enjoy!------ Support the Krewe! Offer Links for Affiliates ------Use the referral links below & our promo code from the episode!Support your favorite NFL Team AND podcast! Shop NFLShop to gear up for football season!Zencastr Offer Link - Use my special link to save 30% off your 1st month of any Zencastr paid plan! ------ JSNO Upcoming Events ------Tickets to Kanpai on the Bayou JSNO Event CalendarJoin JSNO Today!

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Lugares misteriosos
Parques de diversiones malditos

Lugares misteriosos

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2025 18:24


En todo el mundo, hay parques de diversiones que alguna vez estuvieron llenos de risas, música y luces… pero que hoy solo albergan ruinas, sombras y leyendas oscuras.En este episodio, recorremos algunos de los parques más escalofriantes y cargados de misterio: desde el Italpark de Buenos Aires, marcado por tragedias y rumores de una maldición, hasta el parque temático japonés que estaba cerca a Fukushima, abandonado y consumido por la naturaleza y el silencio. ¿Por qué estos lugares se convirtieron en escenarios de desgracias? ¿Qué energía permanece atrapada entre sus ruinas?Prepárate para un viaje donde la diversión terminó hace mucho… y el verdadero terror apenas comienza.

Beurswatch | BNR
Shell: speelbal van bipolair beleid

Beurswatch | BNR

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 21:58


Wael Sawan is de ceo van Shell, maar het is vooral een buitenstaander die nóg meer invloed heeft op het bedrijf. Door het onrustige beleid van een regeringsleider moet Shell beleggers waarschuwen. De inkomsten gaan in het tweede kwartaal tegenvallen. Deze aflevering hoor je waar Shell last van heeft en of dat gevolgen gaat hebben voor het dividend en de rest van de cadeautjes waar Shell beleggers mee paait. Spoiler: de plaaggeest van Shell ziet er oranje uit en woont in een wit huis.Verder bespreken we de nieuwe problemen van Philips. China stelt namelijk importbeperkingen in tegen medische apparatuur uit de EU. En dat is nu net wat Philips in China wil verkopen.Ook komen de tarieven van Trump voorbij. De deadline (waarop landen een akkoord moeten bereiken met de VS) ligt op aanstaande woensdag. Die wordt nu verlengd naar 1 augustus. Een nieuwe deadline, die we van team-Trump dan weer géén nieuwe deadline mogen noemen.Trump wil de naam van Elon Musk ook niet meer noemen, maar hij komt er niet onderuit. Musk richt een nieuwe partij op. Trump noemt hem een 'train wreck' en dat vinden Tesla-beleggers ook. De beurskoers krijgt opnieuw klappen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EN LA CAMA con Uri Sabat
Experto en Energía Nuclear: La realidad de Chernóbil y Fukushima (Alfredo García) #LFDE

EN LA CAMA con Uri Sabat

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2025 93:50


Afrique Économie
Mauritanie: le projet de mine d'uranium Tiris va-t-il bénéficier du retour en grâce du nucléaire?

Afrique Économie

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2025 2:27


En Mauritanie, la petite société australienne Aura Energy entend commencer d'ici à la fin de l'année le développement de la première mine d'uranium du pays à Tiris, dans le nord-est du pays, pour une entrée en production en 2027. Le contexte est favorable, avec beaucoup de mines d'uranium en fin de vie. La Banque mondiale est également de nouveau prête à financer l'énergie nucléaire, considérée comme décarbonée. Le projet mauritanien est-il en mesure d'en profiter ? Le potentiel en uranium du bouclier de Reguibat, dans le Sahara mauritanien, est connu depuis les années 60. La société australienne Aura Energy s'y intéresse depuis 2008. « L'entreprise était en Mauritanie à ce moment-là, à la recherche d'or, raconte son PDG Andrew Grove. Elle a identifié une anomalie radiométrique à partir de l'étude, elle a trouvé de l'uranium et débuté des travaux. Mais il y a eu la crise financière mondiale et ensuite Fukushima, le prix de l'uranium est longtemps resté très bas, il y avait des difficultés à obtenir les fonds nécessaires. Mais aujourd'hui, le prix de l'uranium est en train de rebondir, on assiste à une nouvelle renaissance de l'énergie nucléaire. Je pense donc que c'est le bon moment pour concevoir une mine là-bas. » Absence de contrat avec des exploitants de réacteurs Un an après avoir obtenu son permis du gouvernement mauritanien, Aura Energy affirme être en passe d'obtenir un crédit de 150 millions de dollars d'une banque de développement, sur les 300 millions nécessaires au démarrage des opérations. Le contexte est propice au nucléaire. Le gisement mauritanien, certes modeste, un millier de tonnes d'oxyde d'uranium par an sur 10 ans, est peu profond, donc moins coûteux à exploiter que, par exemple, l'uranium nigérien. Mais selon Teva Meyer, il manque une étape importante pour qu'il soit financé. « La chose qu'on voit avec Aura Energy, qui me fait être un peu prudent, c'est que par rapport à d'autres projets de mines d'uranium, Aura Energy n'a pas encore signé de contrat avec des exploitants de réacteurs nucléaires. Pour le moment tout du moins. C'est absolument nécessaire pour que derrière, les financeurs de type banques privées aient une certitude que vous aurez des débouchés pour votre projet. » Une logistique de l'uranium à mettre en place Autre doute, l'absence de logistique en Mauritanie pour les matières radioactives. « Ce qui est clair, c'est que cet uranium ne va pas traverser le désert par le Nord, il va forcément aller jusqu'à Nouakchott, anticipe Teva Meyer. Pour le moment, il n'y a pas d'uranium qui passe par Nouakchott, Il n'y a pas non plus de matières radioactives qui passent par Nouakchott. Donc ça veut dire quand même toute une procédure administrative. Ça veut aussi dire trouver un armateur qui passe par cet endroit. On ne parle pas de volumes qui sont si importants, donc pas forcément un commerce très rentable pour les armateurs. » Beaucoup de défis à relever donc pour la petite société australienne. Mais Aura Energy pourrait aussi avoir en tête de céder la mine de Tiris à un opérateur plus grand. Son PDG Andrew Grove est d'ailleurs un ancien cadre de la filiale australienne du géant français Orano.   À lire aussiUranium: le géant russe Rosatom se retire de sites d'extraction au Kazakhstan et vend ses parts à la Chine

Krewe of Japan
Shochu 101 ft. Christopher Pellegrini

Krewe of Japan

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2025 57:21


Think you know Japanese alcohol? Think again. In this episode, the Krewe dives into shochu — Japan's most beloved distilled spirit that somehow still flies under the radar outside the country. We sit down with Christopher Pellegrini, founder of Honkaku Spirits and one of the world's leading voices on shochu, to break it all down. Whether you're new to shochu or looking to deepen your understanding, this episode is a great place to start. Kanpai!Tickets to Kanpai on the Bayou ------ About the Krewe ------The Krewe of Japan Podcast is a weekly episodic podcast sponsored by the Japan Society of New Orleans. Check them out every Friday afternoon around noon CST on Apple, Google, Spotify, Amazon, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.  Want to share your experiences with the Krewe? Or perhaps you have ideas for episodes, feedback, comments, or questions? Let the Krewe know by e-mail at kreweofjapanpodcast@gmail.com or on social media (Twitter: @kreweofjapan, Instagram: @kreweofjapanpodcast, Facebook: Krewe of Japan Podcast Page, TikTok: @kreweofjapanpodcast, LinkedIn: Krewe of Japan LinkedIn Page, Blue Sky Social: @kreweofjapan.bsky.social, Threads: @kreweofjapanpodcast & the Krewe of Japan Youtube Channel). Until next time, enjoy!------ Support the Krewe! Offer Links for Affiliates ------Use the referral links below & our promo code from the episode!Support your favorite NFL Team AND podcast! Shop NFLShop to gear up for football season!Zencastr Offer Link - Use my special link to save 30% off your 1st month of any Zencastr paid plan! ------ Past Food & Beverage Episodes ------Craving Ramen ft. Shinichi Mine of TabiEats (S4E11)Hungry For Travel ft. Shinichi of TabiEats (S3E15)Sippin' Sake ft. Brian Ashcraft (S1E19)Talking Konbini: Irasshaimase! (S1E3)------ About Christopher & Honkaku Spirits ------Christopher on IGHonkaku SpiritsJapan Distilled Podcast------ JSNO Upcoming Events ------JSNO Event CalendarJoin JSNO Today!

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La Montaña Rusa Radio Jazz
Libertad Jazzera 05.2025. Edición de Junio. Shinsuke Fujieda Group; James Brandon Lewis Quartet; Mythic Sunship.

La Montaña Rusa Radio Jazz

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2025 63:25


En esta edición de Junio de Libertad Jazzera hemos escuchado y comentado los siguientes álbumes:Sinsuke Fujieda Group. Fukushima (2025).James Brandon Lewis Quartet. Abstraction Is Deliverance (2025).Mythic Sunship. Another Shape of Psychedelic Music (2018).Mythic Sunship. Changing Shapes (2021).

Krewe of Japan
Being Vegan in Japan ft. Leonore of itadakihealthy

Krewe of Japan

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2025 59:43


Thinking of going vegan in Japan? This week, the Krewe chats with Leonore of itadakihealthy about navigating the unique challenges of being vegan in Japan. From hidden ingredients and dining tips to nutrition and travel advice, Leonore shares practical insights for plant-based living in & traveling to the Land of the Rising Sun.------ About the Krewe ------The Krewe of Japan Podcast is a weekly episodic podcast sponsored by the Japan Society of New Orleans. Check them out every Friday afternoon around noon CST on Apple, Google, Spotify, Amazon, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.  Want to share your experiences with the Krewe? Or perhaps you have ideas for episodes, feedback, comments, or questions? Let the Krewe know by e-mail at kreweofjapanpodcast@gmail.com or on social media (Twitter: @kreweofjapan, Instagram: @kreweofjapanpodcast, Facebook: Krewe of Japan Podcast Page, TikTok: @kreweofjapanpodcast, LinkedIn: Krewe of Japan LinkedIn Page, Blue Sky Social: @kreweofjapan.bsky.social, Threads: @kreweofjapanpodcast & the Krewe of Japan Youtube Channel). Until next time, enjoy!------ Support the Krewe! Offer Links for Affiliates ------Use the referral links below & our promo code from the episode!Support your favorite NFL Team AND podcast! Shop NFLShop to gear up for football season!Zencastr Offer Link - Use my special link to save 30% off your 1st month of any Zencastr paid plan! ------ Past Food & Travel Episodes ------Expo 2025: Japan on the World Stage ft. Sachiko Yoshimura (S6E2)Hanging Out in Hyogo ft. Rob Dyer (S5E14)Checking Out Miyagi ft. Ryotaro Sakurai (Guest Host, William Woods) (S5E5)Explore Matsue ft. Nicholas McCullough (S4E19)Craving Ramen ft. Shinichi Mine of TabiEats (S4E11)Travel Hiroshima ft. Joy Jarman-Walsh (S4E4)Travel Aomori ft. Kay Allen & Megan DeVille (S3E17)Hungry For Travel ft. Shinichi of TabiEats (S3E15)Henro SZN: Shikoku & the 88 Temple Pilgrimage ft. Todd Wassel (S3E12)Border Closures Couldn't Stop These Visas! ft. Rob Dyer & Allan Richarz (S3E11)Natsu Matsuri Mania: Summer Festivals in Japan (S3E3)Off the Beaten Path: Kansai ft. Rob Dyer [Part 2] (S2E12)Off the Beaten Path: Kansai ft. Rob Dyer [Part 1] (S2E11)Japan Travel Destination: Hokkaido ft. Kay Allen (S2E7)Japanese Theme Parks ft. Chris Nilghe of TDR Explorer (S2E4)Talking Konbini: Irasshaimase! (S1E3)Navigating Nippon: Where to Go in Japan? ft. Kay Allen of JNTO (S1E11)Matsue & New Orleans: Sister Cities ft. Dr. Samantha Perez (S1E2)------ About Leonore & itadakihealthy ------Ultimate Vegan Guide for Japan 2025itadakihealthy on IG (ENG)itadakihealthy on IG (JP)itadakihealthy Websiteitadakihealthy Linktree & Resources------ JSNO Upcoming Events ------JSNO Event CalendarJoin JSNO Today!

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Scheer Intelligence
Return to Fukushima: Unmasking the Hidden Dangers of Nuclear Power and Its Global Implications

Scheer Intelligence

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2025 42:16


Welcome to Scheer Intelligence, where insight meets honesty. I'm Robert Scheer, and in this episode, we're taking a deep dive into the shadowy world of nuclear technology with acclaimed author Thomas Bass. We'll explore the ongoing disaster at Fukushima, the dangerous illusions of peaceful nuclear energy, and the profound geopolitical and environmental risks that threaten our future. Join us as we uncover the truths behind the nuclear industry and question the promises of “safe and clean” energy in a world on the brink.

Krewe of Japan
Japanese Soccer on the World Stage ft. Dan Orlowitz

Krewe of Japan

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 42:35


In Part 2 of our Japanese soccer series, journalist Dan Orlowitz returns to help us explore how Japan's soccer scene is making waves across the globe! We dive into Samurai Blue's international success, Japanese players shining abroad, and the flow of global talent into the J.League. Plus — how can fans outside Japan actually watch the matches? We've got that covered, too.If you've ever cheered for Japan in the World Cup or wanted to follow J.League stars in Europe, this episode is for you!------ About the Krewe ------The Krewe of Japan Podcast is a weekly episodic podcast sponsored by the Japan Society of New Orleans. Check them out every Friday afternoon around noon CST on Apple, Google, Spotify, Amazon, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.  Want to share your experiences with the Krewe? Or perhaps you have ideas for episodes, feedback, comments, or questions? Let the Krewe know by e-mail at kreweofjapanpodcast@gmail.com or on social media (Twitter: @kreweofjapan, Instagram: @kreweofjapanpodcast, Facebook: Krewe of Japan Podcast Page, TikTok: @kreweofjapanpodcast, LinkedIn: Krewe of Japan LinkedIn Page, Blue Sky Social: @kreweofjapan.bsky.social, & the Krewe of Japan Youtube Channel). Until next time, enjoy!------ Support the Krewe! Offer Links for Affiliates ------Use the referral links below & our promo code from the episode!Support your favorite NFL Team AND podcast! Shop NFLShop to gear up for football season!Zencastr Offer Link - Use my special link to save 30% off your 1st month of any Zencastr paid plan! ------ Past KOJ Sports-Related Episodes ------Meet the J.League ft. Dan Orlowitz (S6E4)Kendo: The Way of the Sword ft. Alexander Bennett, 7th Dan in Kendo (S4E16)The Life of a Sumotori ft. 3-Time Grand Champion Konishiki Yasokichi (S4E10)Talking Sumo ft. Andrew Freud (S1E8)------ About Dan Orlowitz ------Dan's Socials & WritingsJ-Talk Podcast------ JSNO Upcoming Events ------JSNO Event CalendarJoin JSNO Today!

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Keen On Democracy
The Haves and The Have-Yachts: Evan Osnos Explores the Minds of the Ultrarich

Keen On Democracy

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2025 46:11


“Let me tell you about the very rich”, Scott Fitzgerald once said. “They are different from you and me”. One way they are different, the New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos reports, is that they own yachts - very very big, expensive yachts. In The Haves and The Have-Yachts, Osnos' dispatches about today's ultrarich, he takes us on board these boats to reveal the obscenity of our new gilded age. From Mark Zuckerberg's obsession with Augustus Caesar to the thin-skinned grievances of figures like Marc Andreessen and Elon Musk, Osnos explores how the personal quirks and anxieties of just 19 American plutocrats - the 0.00001% - are now reshaping our entire society. He argues we're living in an era of "flamboyant oligarchy," where billionaires openly flaunt their wealth. Citing the extraordinary tableau of tech moguls lining up in homage to Trump at his inauguration, Osnos describes our age as "the complete and total fusion of politics and plutocracy in the United States." five key takeaways1. We're Living in an Era of "Flamboyant Oligarchy" Unlike past wealthy elites who stayed hidden ("a whale that never surfaces doesn't get harpooned"), today's billionaires openly compete for attention and flaunt their wealth, fundamentally changing the relationship between extreme wealth and public life.2. Just 19 People Could Control 18% of America's Wealth The 0.00001% - currently 19 Americans - control 1.8% of national wealth today. If current trends continue, this could reach 18% within 40 years, representing an unprecedented concentration of economic power in human history.3. Personal Quirks Have Massive Social Consequences Billionaires' individual obsessions and blind spots shape society at scale - from Facebook being blue because Zuckerberg is colorblind, to his Augustus Caesar fixation influencing how he thinks about power and empire-building.4. The Complete Fusion of Politics and Plutocracy Trump's inauguration, featuring tech moguls "lined up in homage," represents the total merger of political and economic power in America - what Osnos calls a "sultanistic oligarchy" where billionaires have elevated Trump to rule on their behalf.5. Billionaires Are Surprisingly Thin-Skinned and Aggrieved Despite their wealth, figures like Musk and Andreessen are easily offended and resentful about public criticism, leading them not to retreat but to actively seek control over politics and media to reshape the narrative in their favor. BiographyEvan Lionel Richard Osnos (born December 24, 1976) is an American journalist and author who has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2008, specializing in politics and foreign affairs coverage in the United States and China. Osnos continues to be one of America's most prominent foreign correspondents and political journalists, known for his deep reporting and narrative storytelling that bridges international and domestic affairs.Current PositionsOsnos is currently a staff writer at The New Yorker, a CNN contributor, and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, based in Washington D.C.Early Life and EducationOsnos was born in London when his parents, Susan (née Sherer) Osnos and Peter L.W. Osnos, were visiting from Moscow, where his father was assigned as a correspondent for The Washington Post. He graduated with high honors from Harvard University with a Bachelor's Degree. Career HighlightsEarly Career: In 2002, he was assigned to the Middle East, where he covered the Iraq War and reported from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iran, and elsewhere. In 2005, he became the China correspondent. Chicago Tribune: Prior to The New Yorker, he worked as the Beijing bureau chief of the Chicago Tribune, where he contributed to a series that won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. The New Yorker: Osnos joined The New Yorker in September 2008 and served as the magazine's China correspondent until 2013, maintaining a regular blog called "Letter from China" and writing articles about China's young neoconservatives, the Fukushima nuclear meltdown, and the Wenzhou train crash. Major Publications* "Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China" (2014): Won the 2014 National Book Award for nonfiction and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. * "Joe Biden: The Life, the Run, and What Matters Now" (2020): Published in October 2020, based on lengthy interviews with Biden and revealing conversations with more than a hundred others, including President Barack Obama. * "Wildland: The Making of America's Fury" (2021): Published in September 2021, about profound cultural and political changes occurring between September 11, 2001, and January 6, 2021. The book was a New York Times bestseller. * "The Haves and Have-Yachts: Dispatches on the Ultrarich" (2025): His latest book, published in June 2025, exploring American oligarchy and the culture of excess. Awards and RecognitionOsnos has received the Asia Society's Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Journalism on Asia, the Livingston Award for Young Journalists, and a Mirror Award for profile-writing. He received two awards from the Overseas Press Club and the Osborn Elliott Prize for excellence in journalism from the Asia Society. Personal LifeHe has been married to Sarabeth Berman since July 9, 2011. He lives with his wife and children near Washington, This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

Krewe of Japan
Meet the J.League ft. Dan Orlowitz

Krewe of Japan

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 59:37


The Krewe is kicking off a 2-part series on Japanese soccer! In Part 1, journalist Dan Orlowitz joins the Krewe to break down Japan's domestic soccer scene — the J.League. From league structure and top teams to standout players making waves right now, this episode is your perfect deep dive into the beautiful game, Japan-style. Whether you're new to Japanese soccer or a longtime fan, you'll come away with fresh insights and maybe even a new favorite club! Don't miss Part 2, where we go global with Japan's national teams and international impact!------ About the Krewe ------The Krewe of Japan Podcast is a weekly episodic podcast sponsored by the Japan Society of New Orleans. Check them out every Friday afternoon around noon CST on Apple, Google, Spotify, Amazon, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.  Want to share your experiences with the Krewe? Or perhaps you have ideas for episodes, feedback, comments, or questions? Let the Krewe know by e-mail at kreweofjapanpodcast@gmail.com or on social media (Twitter: @kreweofjapan, Instagram: @kreweofjapanpodcast, Facebook: Krewe of Japan Podcast Page, TikTok: @kreweofjapanpodcast, LinkedIn: Krewe of Japan LinkedIn Page, Blue Sky Social: @kreweofjapan.bsky.social, & the Krewe of Japan Youtube Channel). Until next time, enjoy!------ Support the Krewe! Offer Links for Affiliates ------Use the referral links below & our promo code from the episode!Support your favorite NFL Team AND podcast! Shop NFLShop to gear up for football season!Zencastr Offer Link - Use my special link to save 30% off your 1st month of any Zencastr paid plan! ------ Past KOJ Sports-Related Episodes ------Kendo: The Way of the Sword ft. Alexander Bennett, 7th Dan in Kendo (S4E16)The Life of a Sumotori ft. 3-Time Grand Champion Konishiki Yasokichi (S4E10)Talking Sumo ft. Andrew Freud (S1E8)------ About Langston Hill ------Dan's Socials & Writings------ JSNO Upcoming Events ------JSNO Event CalendarJoin JSNO Today!

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INFINITE PLANE RADIO on Odysee
MUSK'S BLACK EYE INITIATION_ IPS DEPROGRAM 5_30_25

INFINITE PLANE RADIO on Odysee

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 118:50


This episode of the IPS DEPROGRAM, recorded on May 30th, 2025, begins by noting that the date is "just 11 days out from what could be a very interesting day". While acknowledging there's "always a curveball", the speaker refers to the "consistent representation of the destruction of the Space Needle" in conjunction with themes like EMP, blackout, and earthquakes as strongly suggesting potential future events.A central theme discussed is the potential for a **nuke scenario involving water and a coast, specifically Seattle**. This idea ties into symbolism from various media, including the **Kraken** from *Hunt for Red October* and the **Poseidon weapon** from conversations about the Odyssey and the nymph Calypso. The Space Needle is linked to this through a sculpture at its base in *Final Destination* depicting a "massive crab coming out of the water". The speaker notes this "ties it together kind of neatly". **Godzilla is also presented as a metaphor for the nuke**, with the release of the film coinciding with *Oppenheimer*. An EMP event is considered part of this story, potentially originating "from the water". The conversation also touches on a Japanese comic book that allegedly predicted the Fukushima disaster and now points to July for a "major disaster," leading to tourists canceling plans. A participant, Diana Southard, suggests a "tsunami created by a nuked submarine".

Marketplace All-in-One
The waters are clearing for Japan's seafood exports

Marketplace All-in-One

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 7:32


From the BBC World Service: China has agreed to start lifting its ban on Japanese fish, almost two years after it blocked imports over the release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant. Russia made more than $25 billion last year exporting fossil fuels to the European Union; that's $4.5 billion more than the E.U. gave Kyiv in aid. The Super Bowl halftime show is iconic, but in soccer, it's a different picture. European leagues and FIFA are spending big on pre-match entertainment, with halftime shows planned for the next World Cup. But do fans even want it?

Marketplace Morning Report
The waters are clearing for Japan's seafood exports

Marketplace Morning Report

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 7:32


From the BBC World Service: China has agreed to start lifting its ban on Japanese fish, almost two years after it blocked imports over the release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant. Russia made more than $25 billion last year exporting fossil fuels to the European Union; that's $4.5 billion more than the E.U. gave Kyiv in aid. The Super Bowl halftime show is iconic, but in soccer, it's a different picture. European leagues and FIFA are spending big on pre-match entertainment, with halftime shows planned for the next World Cup. But do fans even want it?

Krewe of Japan
Inside Japanese Language Schools ft. Langston Hill

Krewe of Japan

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 54:42


Ever wondered what it's like to study Japanese in Japan? This week, the Krewe sits down with Langston Hill — administrator at a Tokyo-based language school and Japanese language content creator — to dive into opportunities to learn in Japan via dedicated Japanese language schools. We explore the benefits of language schools, how they compare to traditional academic settings, and Langston's journey as a creator (plus his own textbook series!). Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned learner, this episode is packed with insight, inspiration, and a few laughs along the way.------ About the Krewe ------The Krewe of Japan Podcast is a weekly episodic podcast sponsored by the Japan Society of New Orleans. Check them out every Friday afternoon around noon CST on Apple, Google, Spotify, Amazon, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.  Want to share your experiences with the Krewe? Or perhaps you have ideas for episodes, feedback, comments, or questions? Let the Krewe know by e-mail at kreweofjapanpodcast@gmail.com or on social media (Twitter: @kreweofjapan, Instagram: @kreweofjapanpodcast, Facebook: Krewe of Japan Podcast Page, TikTok: @kreweofjapanpodcast, LinkedIn: Krewe of Japan LinkedIn Page, Blue Sky Social: @kreweofjapan.bsky.social, & the Krewe of Japan Youtube Channel). Until next time, enjoy!------ Support the Krewe! Offer Links for Affiliates ------Use the referral links below & our promo code from the episode!Support your favorite NFL Team AND podcast! Shop NFLShop to gear up for football season!Zencastr Offer Link - Use my special link to save 30% off your 1st month of any Zencastr paid plan! ------ Past KOJ Language Learning Episodes ------Japanese Self-Study Strategies ft. Walden Perry (S5E4)Learn the Kansai Dialect ft. Tyson of Nihongo Hongo (S4E14)Heisig Method ft. Dr. James Heisig (S4E5)Prepping for the JLPT ft. Loretta of KemushiCan (S3E16)Language Through Video Games ft. Matt of Game Gengo (S3E4)Pitch Accent (Part 2) ft. Dogen (S2E15)Pitch Accent (Part 1) ft. Dogen (S2E14)Language through Literature ft. Daniel Morales (S2E8)Immersion Learning ft. MattvsJapan (S1E10)Japanese Language Journeys ft. Saeko-Sensei (S1E4)------ About Langston Hill ------Langston aka @TheJapaneseGuy101 on IGThe Japanese Language Manual (2 Book Series - Kindle)The Japanese Language Manual Vol 1 (Paperback)------ JSNO Upcoming Events ------JSNO Event CalendarJoin JSNO Today!

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The Overpopulation Podcast
Pro-Nuclear Propaganda and Our Future | M. V. Ramana

The Overpopulation Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 102:46


The nuclear industry and its boosters promise clean, abundant energy, but nuclear power delivers expensive electricity while posing catastrophic radiation risks and a constant threat of nuclear war. M. V. Ramana, physicist and author of Nuclear is Not the Solution, explains why respecting the limits of the biosphere means reducing our energy use and rejecting elites' push for endless growth. Highlights include:  Why nuclear energy is inherently risky due to its complex, tightly coupled systems that are prone to catastrophic failures that can't be predicted or prevented; Why nuclear waste poses long-term threats to all life by remaining dangerously radioactive for thousands of years, with no safe, permanent disposal solution and frequent storage failures; Why nuclear energy is expensive, with projects routinely running over budget and behind schedule; Why the expansion of nuclear energy increases the likelihood of devastating nuclear war; How climate change and war-time accidents or direct targeting increase the risks of nuclear catastrophe; Why nuclear Uranium mining and its wastes often require ‘sacrifice zones' that are disproportionately found in indigenous land and less powerful communities; How the nuclear industry shapes nuclear policy and debate by capturing regulators and creating an energy ‘panic' based on one-sided narratives that block democratic discussion and scrutiny; Why, despite the hype from the nuclear industry, new nuclear plant designs like small modular reactors are subject to the same cost and safety concerns as the old designs;  Why the best answer to dealing with renewable energy's variability is not nuclear or fossil fuels but reducing demand; Why renewable energy is no panacea for planetary overshoot and why we need to have a broadly democratic conversation about living within the limits of the planet. See episode website for show notes, links, and transcript:  https://www.populationbalance.org/podcast/mv-ramana   OVERSHOOT | Shrink Toward Abundance OVERSHOOT tackles today's interlocked social and ecological crises driven by humanity's excessive population and consumption. The podcast explores needed narrative, behavioral, and system shifts for recreating human life in balance with all life on Earth. With expert guests from wide-ranging disciplines, we examine the forces underlying overshoot: from patriarchal pronatalism that is fueling overpopulation, to growth-biased economic systems that lead to consumerism and social injustice, to the dominant worldview of human supremacy that subjugates animals and nature. Our vision of shrinking toward abundance inspires us to seek pathways of transformation that go beyond technological fixes toward a new humanity that honors our interconnectedness with all beings.  Hosted by Nandita Bajaj and Alan Ware. Brought to you by Population Balance. Subscribe to our newsletter here: https://www.populationbalance.org/subscribe Learn more at https://www.populationbalance.org Copyright 2025 Population Balance

Business Daily
Nuclear power's global revival

Business Daily

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 17:28


Dozens of new nuclear power projects are planned across the world, amid efforts to reduce the use of fossil fuels. But why build more reactors when renewable sources of generating electricity, like wind and solar might be cheaper?We explore why countries are turning - or returning - to nuclear fission, notably Japan, which dealt with a meltdown at its Fukushima plant in 2011. And we look at how Germany's decision to close all of its reactors has caused problems for the country's economy. We also learn how Amazon, Google and Microsoft are investing in nuclear power, with plans to use smaller modular reactors to run data storage centres in the United States, as demand for electricity is expected to surge when artificial intelligence is running at full capacity.If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: businessdaily@bbc.co.ukPresented and produced by Russell Padmore(Pictures: A photo taken on November 6, 2024, shows the construction site of Units 7 and 8 of Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant in Lianyungang, China. Credit: Getty Images)