Tag Archives: Hinkley Point

New French solar farm, Europe’s biggest, cheaper than new nuclear　via Reuters

Posted on 2015/12/01 by norma field

French energy group Neoen on Tuesday inaugurated a 300 megawatt (MW) solar farm, Europe’s biggest, which will produce power at a price below that of new nuclear plants. Built on a 250-hectare site south of Bordeaux, the plant will provide … Continue reading →

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The Guardian (blog) Government finally admits it is subsidising nuclear – while cutting help for renewables via The Guardian

Posted on 2015/10/22 by norma field

The government confirms that it is not continuing the ‘no public subsidy policy’ [for nuclear power] of the previous administration. That little footnote, tucked away at the end of the announcement of Wednesday’s French-Chinese deal to build a new nuclear … Continue reading →

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UK should think again about Hinkley Point nuclear power station via FT

Posted on 2015/09/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The economics of EDF’s project looks less and less desirable EDF, the French state-owned power company, can point to one big advantage of the nuclear power station it intends to build at Hinkley Point in south-west England. Once fired up, … Continue reading →

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David Cameron gives go ahead to build Chinese nuclear reactor in ESSEX via The Express

Posted on 2015/09/06 by norma field

DAVID Cameron is poised to sign a landmark deal next month to allow China to build a prototype nuclear reactor in Bradwell, Essex – which would become the first Chinese-operated facility in the West. The deal, part of a wide-ranging … Continue reading →

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Flaw found in French nuclear reactor　via BBC

Posted on 2015/07/09 by norma field

A weakness has been discovered in a French nuclear reactor of the type set to be built at Hinkley in the UK. France’s nuclear safety regulator told the BBC the flaw in the steel housing the reactor core at the … Continue reading →

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Luxembourg confirms opposition to Hinkley Point nuclear power plant deal via Power Engineering International

Posted on 2015/03/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Luxembourg has confirmed that it will back Austria in filing a lawsuit against the European Commission for the decision to allow billions of pounds of subsidies for Hinkley Point C, casting fresh doubt over the UK’s first planned nuclear reactors … Continue reading →

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UK threatens to hit back at Austria over Hinkley Point legal challenge via The Guardian

Posted on 2015/02/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Austrian chancellor seeks meeting with David Cameron after UK warns it will take every opportunity to damage country in spat over nuclear reactor lawsuit. UK ministers are warning their Austrian counterparts that an arsenal of retaliatory measures will be launched … Continue reading →

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Labour seeks probe of Hinkley Point C nuclear project via The Financial Times

Posted on 2014/11/21 by norma field

Labour has called for the proposed nuclear power station at Hinkley Point to be referred to the Whitehall auditor to examine whether the £24.5bn project will offer the best possible deal for taxpayers. Tom Greatrex, shadow energy minister, said the … Continue reading →

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Europe backs Hinkley nuclear plant via BBC

Posted on 2014/10/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A new £16bn nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset is to go ahead after it received final approval from European Union regulators. The European Commission said Britain had agreed to “modify significantly” the financing for the project, reducing … Continue reading →

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Hinkley Point nuclear power contract ‘may be invalid’ via BBC

Posted on 2014/05/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The contract for building the UK’s first nuclear power station in a generation might not be “valid”, a leading legal academic has warned. Former Liberal Democrat MP David Howarth, who lectures at Cambridge, said the deal with EDF over a … Continue reading →

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