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RADIOACTIVE DUST ACCIDENTALLY RELEASED AT NUCLEAR SITE CONTRAVENED MULTIPLE REGULATIONS, INVESTIGATION FINDS via Newsweek

BY ARISTOS GEORGIOU  Environmental authorities in Scotland have said that an accidental release of radioactive dust from a nuclear site “contravened multiple” regulatory conditions, according to reports. The contaminated dust vented out of a uranium recovery plant at Dounreay—a nuclear research … Continue reading

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Cracks found at reactor at Hunterston B nuclear power station via BBC

New cracks have been found in one of the reactors at Hunterston B nuclear power station in North Ayrshire. Two of about 3,000 graphite bricks in the core of reactor four are affected. Plant operator, EDF Energy, said the cracking … Continue reading

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Vote in Scotland could threaten nuclear deterrent via Albuquerque Journal

[…] The locally governing separatist Scottish National Party has been wooing voters with its promise to use North Sea oil royalties to expand social services, pursue a more Europe-focused foreign policy than that of David Cameron’s Conservative-led coalition government in … Continue reading

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Scottish voters contemplate the nuclear option for Faslane’s Trident fleet via The Guardian

Peace camp outside base since 1982 sees yes vote as ending UK’s entire nuclear deterrent but electorate is more ambivalent One of the biggest targets for Scotland‘s independence campaign sits behind a high, intimidating wall of reinforced security fencing and … Continue reading

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Scottish independence could leave UK nuclear weapons homeless via Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

On September 18, the residents of Scotland will determine whether to remain in the United Kingdom or become independent for the first time since 1707. On the surface, this referendum seems to only affect those living in the United Kingdom, … Continue reading

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Scotland’s Next Wave: Marine Power via Bloomberg Business

Energy July 28, 2011, 4:30 PM EDT By Rodney Jefferson The government looks to the sea to meet a target of 100 percent renewable energy From his office in a converted Victorian schoolhouse, Neil Kermode can see little more than centuries-old … Continue reading

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