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‘No record’ of UN letter on Hinkley Point nuclear station via Irish Examiner

Posted on 2013/10/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Department of the Environment said it has no record of being written to by a UN committee investigating whether Ireland was properly consulted in Britain’s decision to build a new nuclear power plant. The UN wrote the letter a … Continue reading →

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Austria makes formal objection to UK nuclear plans via Newsnet Scotland.com

Posted on 2013/05/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Austrian government has lodged a formal objection to the UK’s plans to develop a new nuclear power plant at the Hinkley Point site in Somerset. According to the Austrian government’s environmental agency Umweltbundesamt, its experts believe that the plans … Continue reading →

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UK nuclear power plans are ‘Soviet’, says EU energy commissioner via The Guardian

Posted on 2013/05/04 by norma field

A prominent clean energy campaigner has been banned from the European Energy Forum after tweeting remarks made by the EU’s energy commissioner describing the UK’s plan to hand out long-term contracts to nuclear companies as “Soviet”. Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger’s … Continue reading →

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Government would walk away from talks on nuclear if costs too high says energy minister via smartest energy

Posted on 2012/11/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Energy Minister John Hayes has warned that the UK Government is prepared to walk away from talks with French energy company EDF over the building of nuclear power stations in the UK if the cost to consumers is too high. … Continue reading →

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Hinkley Point: Protesters into third day of action via Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

Posted on 2012/10/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Hundreds of protesters converged on the proposed site of two new nuclear ‘mega-reactors’ at Hinkley Point in Somerset over the weekend. […] Today a mass trespass on the site was carried out, with more than 50 protesters scaling the fences … Continue reading →

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Britain Gives Nuclear a 2nd Chance via The New York Times

Posted on 2012/08/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

… The nuclear industry also brings benefits for those around it. The operating Hinkley Point B reactor employs several hundred people from the area. Another 200 or so spend their days working on two 1950s-era Magnox reactors that look like … Continue reading →

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