Tag Archives: Cumbria

To dump nuclear waste, first they must dump democracy! via Ecologist

Posted on 2015/04/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

In the last act of the dying Parliament, MPs quietly voted to dump democratic planning processes to expedite a ‘facility’ for the high level nuclear waste in geologically fractured Cumbria, writes Marianne Birkby – so over-ruling strong and highly effective … Continue reading →

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Cumbrian nuclear dump ‘virtually certain’ to be eroded by rising sea levels via The Guardian

Posted on 2014/04/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

One million cubic metres of waste near Sellafield are housed at a site that was a mistake, admits Environment Agency Britain’s nuclear dump is virtually certain to be eroded by rising sea levels and to contaminate the Cumbrian coast with … Continue reading →

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Contaminated Sellafield chimney to be dismantled via Financial Times

Posted on 2013/09/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The site of Britain’s worst nuclear accident is being cleaned up after more than 50 years, a symbolic step forward in the country’s struggle to deal with its nuclear legacy while planning a new generation of power stations. The chimney … Continue reading →

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Cutting-edge nuclear research facility to open in Cumbria via Nuclear Industry Association

Posted on 2013/09/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The University of Manchester’s Dalton Nuclear Institute will officially open its Cumbrian research facility on Friday, September 6. The Dalton Cumbrian Facility (DCF) is a new research base established with an initial £20 million joint investment by the University and … Continue reading →

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Sellafield workers call for ‘sustained investment’ via BBC

Posted on 2013/08/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Sellafield nuclear plant workers have launched a campaign to attract fresh investment to the site. They are calling for a new nuclear power station in the area and the possible reuse of plutonium stocks. The Sellafield Workers Campaign said the … Continue reading →

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Cumbrian nuclear waste vote marred by allegations of scare tactics via Business green

Posted on 2013/02/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Baroness Verma promises to ‘look very carefully’ at allegations councillors may have faced intimidation ahead of vote on radioactive waste disposal facility The decision by Cumbria Council to block proposals for a new underground storage facility for the radioactive waste … Continue reading →

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We don’t need nuclear power to meet climate goals and keep the lights on via the guardian

Posted on 2013/02/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

It would be a folly to think that there is no hope of tackling climate change without nuclear power Making the case for new nuclear this week, George Monbiot admitted that, what with the proposed nuclear waste dump in Cumbria … Continue reading →

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Sellafield to be prosecuted for sending radioactive waste to wrong disposal site via the guardian

Posted on 2013/02/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Environment Agency takes nuclear firm to court after waste went to landfill instead of Drigg site Sellafield has pleaded guilty to sending several bags of radioactive waste to the wrong facility, according to the Office for Nuclear Regulation. The nuclear … Continue reading →

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Nuclear storage clean-up bill could cost £70bn via The Independent

Posted on 2013/02/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Britain is storing an “extraordinary accumulation of hazardous nuclear waste” in “outdated facilities” which will cost nearly £70bn to clean up, MPs have warned the Government. Almost all of the major nuclear-decommissioning projects at the Sellafield complex in Cumbria are … Continue reading →

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Law could force nuclear waste on Cumbria via The Independent

Posted on 2013/02/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Despite the county council voting against a storage site, the Government may have the power to impose a facility on the region A nuclear waste dump may still be sited in Cumbria despite a decision by county councillors last week … Continue reading →

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