Nuclear News Roundup Aug 19, 2018
A community vote on the proposed nuclear waste dump on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula has been delayed after an Aboriginal group won a court injunction. Abc.net.au
Did Jeremy Corbyn visit the Knesset to free nuclear secret seller Vanunu? Corbyn was deeply involved in efforts to secure the early release of Mordechai Vanunu, who was sent to prison in 1987 for selling Israeli nuclear secrets to the Sunday Times of London. Jpost.com
Nuclear power generation increased worldwide in 2017 for the fifth successive year according to a report released by the World Nuclear Association (WNA). Production from nuclear plants reached 2,506 TWh in 2017, more than 10% of global electricity demand. Powermag.com
A Nordic-Russian emergency preparedness exercise for a nuclear incident to be held in Sweden in 2019 will be the first such exercise involving joint activities, Sweden’s regulator has said. Nucnet.org