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Hinkley Point C: Chinese nuclear plant fault may delay UK power plan via The Times

Posted on 2021/12/01 by nfield

Key safety components in the UK’s first new nuclear power station for 30 years may need to be redesigned and the project could be delayed after defects were detected at a similar reactor in China. The £22 billion Hinkley Point C plant … Continue reading →

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Nuclear power uses market fix to stifle wind energy via Climate News Network

Posted on 2020/06/18 by nfield

June 18, 2020, by Paul Brown UK wind energy is forced to shut down to let more expensive nuclear stations go on operating at full power. LONDON, 18 June, 2020 − The United Kingdom’s nuclear industry is hindering the use of … Continue reading →

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Speeding Sea Level Rise Threatens Nuclear Plants via EcoWatch

Posted on 2020/02/18 by nfield

By Paul Brown The latest science shows how the pace of sea level rise is speeding up, fueling fears that not only millions of homes will be under threat, but that vulnerable installations like docks and power plants will be … Continue reading →

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Hinkley point C: Will the most expensive building project in the world grind to a halt? via True Publica

Posted on 2020/01/07 by nfield

By Paul Brown: The edifice already heading for the status of the largest and most expensive construction project in the world, the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in the UK, is dragging its builder, the French giant EDF, into ever-deeper debt: … Continue reading →

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Why Britain is building, with China’s help, a new nuclear power plant via The Christian Science Monitor

Posted on 2016/09/15 by norma field

Britain’s plan to build its first nuclear plant in two decades finally got a green light following the uncertainty cast by Brexit. But it comes with wariness over foreign control of a critical infrastructure and skepticism about its effectiveness in … Continue reading →

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EDF under pressure to abandon Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project via Independent

Posted on 2016/02/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Project is supposed to provide 7 per cent of Britain’s electricity by 2025 The giant French energy company EDF is under pressure to abandon or delay building the nuclear power station in Somerset which is at the heart of David Cameron’s … Continue reading →

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Germany’s planned nuclear switch-off drives energy innovation　via The Guardian

Posted on 2015/11/02 by norma field

Hinkley Point will be the first nuclear power plant to be built in Europe since the meltdown of Japan’s Fukushima reactor in 2011. But while the British government sees nuclear energy as a safe and reliable source of power, Germany … Continue reading →

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UK guarantees £2bn nuclear plant deal as China investment announced via BBC News

Posted on 2015/09/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Chancellor George Osborne has announced that the UK will guarantee a £2bn deal under which China will invest in the Hinkley Point nuclear power station. Mr Osborne, who is in China, said the deal would pave the way for a … Continue reading →

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Government under pressure to abandon plans to construct UK’s first nuclear reactor for more than 20 years via The Independent

Posted on 2015/08/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Analysts at HSBC bank said in a report that the creation of the Hinkley Point C plant in Somerset was ‘becoming harder to justify’ The Government is under growing pressure to abandon plans to construct the UK’s first nuclear reactor … Continue reading →

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Austria files complaint against UK nuclear plant via The Local

Posted on 2015/07/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Austria has filed a legal challenge at the European Court of Justice against EU-granted state subsidies for a new nuclear power plant in Britain, government officials confirmed on Monday. Austria to formally object over UK nuke subsidy (23 Jun 15) … Continue reading →

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