Tag Archives: UK

The Royal Navy Can’t Seem to Figure Out How to Dispose of Old Nuclear Submarines via National Interest

Posted on 2019/04/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Not an easy problem to solve.by Michael Peck When you need to dispose of an old car, you can take it to a junkyard. But what do you do with a nuclear submarine whose reactor can make people glow in a … Continue reading →

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More Than 350 Cracks Found at Reactor at Nuclear Plant in Scotland (VIDEO) via Sputnik

Posted on 2019/03/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Hundreds of small cracks were found in the hull of reactor No. 3 at Hunterston B nuclear power plant in North Ayrshire; some of them exceed two millimetres in width. The French operator company EDF has assured that the formation … Continue reading →

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Paul Flynn was a champion in the fight against nuclear power via The Guardian

Posted on 2019/02/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

David Lowry Paul Flynn (obituary, 21 February) had a huge range of causes, often championing minority issues where others feared to tread, such as legalising cannabis and supporting the troops returning from overseas wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, and the … Continue reading →

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Storage of nuclear waste a ‘global crisis’ as stockpile reaches 250,000 tons, Greenpeace warns via The Japan Times

Posted on 2019/02/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

PARIS – Nuclear waste is piling up around the world even as countries struggle to dispose of spent fuel that will remain highly toxic for many thousands of years, Greenpeace detailed in a report Wednesday. An analysis of waste storage … Continue reading →

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Storage of nuclear waste a ‘global crisis’: report via France24

Posted on 2019/01/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Nuclear waste is piling up around the world even as countries struggle to dispose of spent fuel that will remain highly toxic for many thousands of years, Greenpeace detailed in a report Wednesday. An analysis of waste storage facilities in … Continue reading →

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Toxic legacy: what to do with Britain’s nuclear waste – Science Weekly podcast via The Guardian

Posted on 2019/01/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The UK has a problem and it isn’t going to go away anytime soon. But what to do about it? This week Geoff Marsh explores plans to bury the UK’s nuclear waste deep underground The UK was a pioneer of … Continue reading →

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Review or ‘cover up’? Mystery as Australia nuclear weapons tests files withdrawn via CNN

Posted on 2019/01/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By James Griffiths More than 65 years since the UK began conducting secret nuclear weapons testing in the Australian Outback, scores of files about the program have been withdrawn from the country’s National Archives without explanation. The unannounced move came … Continue reading →

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Toshiba’s UK withdrawal puts Cumbria nuclear plant in doubt via BBC

Posted on 2018/11/08 by nfield

[…] Toshiba’s decision will dent the UK’s plans to develop new nuclear power stations. Unions have criticised the government for failing to intervene and ensure the project went ahead. The Japanese firm said it would start the wind-up process in … Continue reading →

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Activists call for halt to ‘nuclear mud’ dumping off Wales via The Guardian

Posted on 2018/10/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Campaigners say sediment has not been tested properly and may do ‘irreversible harm’ Steven Morris An eclectic group of activists including scientists, surfers and a member of the Welsh band Super Furry Animals is attempting to halt the dumping of … Continue reading →

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Trespasser on former nuclear power station jailed via BBC News

Posted on 2018/08/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

An amateur photographer who caused a decommissioned nuclear power station to be put on lockdown has been jailed for six months. Convicted robber Nicolas Bates, 29, scaled a 6ft-high fence at Trawsfynydd in Snowdonia, which shut down in 1991. Some … Continue reading →

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