Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists February 6th 2023
Posted: 7th February 2023
Feb. 6, 2023
CLIMATE CHANGE
Clean energy is the future. Permitting reform is how to get therePermitting processes have been weaponized to stall clean energy projects until they die, argues climate scientist Andrew Dessler. Reforming the system could prevent that. Read more.
NUCLEAR RISK
No justice is possible without studying the injustices of nuclear weaponsIf a research framework on nuclear injustice is to be effective, it will need to pay attention to who is included in such studies, says Mari Faines of Global Zero. “Marginalized voices must be included if a framing is to be just and equitable.” Read more.
NUCLEAR RISK
There is no alternative: US-Russian nuclear arms control must restart. Now.While the international community must continue working on nuclear arms control, it is also prudent to prepare for a world in which the last strategic arms reduction treaty no longer exists. Read more.
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Final countdown to site selection for Canada’s nuclear waste geologic repository
Selecting a site to build a deep geologic repository for high-level nuclear waste is a process fraught with social tension and few countries have managed to do so successfully. Canada is poised to be next, with a site selection decision due in 2024.