Tag Archives: UK

Cracks in Scottish nuclear reactor core prompt safety checks via Reuters

Posted on 2018/05/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

LONDON (Reuters) – A reactor at EDF Energy’s Hunterston B nuclear power plant in Scotland will remain offline for additional safety checks after cracks were found in its core, Britain’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) said. Ageing reactors generate just … Continue reading →

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For veterans of British nuclear tests, a 60 year fight for recognition goes on via Radio New Zealand

Posted on 2018/04/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Jamie Tahana, RNZ Pacific Journalist @JamieTahana jamie.tahana@radionz.co.nz On the beach of a remote Kiribati atoll 60 years ago, Paul Ah Poy and hundreds of others were ordered to turn around, crouch and cover their eyes. Huddled together on the beach … Continue reading →

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Hinkley nuclear plant mud dump to be debated in Senedd via BBC

Posted on 2018/04/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Controversial plans to dredge mud from near the Hinkley Point nuclear site in Somerset and dump it off Cardiff Bay are to be debated in the Senedd. The Assembly’s Petitions Committee has been taking evidence on the issue and has … Continue reading →

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UK ‘yet to properly assess’ nuclear plan’s impact on Ireland via The Irish Times

Posted on 2018/04/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Activists criticise Government’s failure to engage with public over Hinkley Point C There are “alarming deficiencies” in the UK’s approach to assessing impacts of plans to expand its nuclear power programme on Ireland, according to the Irish Environmental Pillar (EP). … Continue reading →

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Revealed: new cracks at Hunterston nuclear reactor raise radiation accident fears via The Herald

Posted on 2018/04/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

NEW cracks have been discovered in one of Scotland’s ageing nuclear reactors, raising radiation safety fears and resulting in a prolonged shutdown, the Sunday Herald can reveal. Checks have detected fresh cracks in the graphite core of a reactor at … Continue reading →

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Britain offers millions in cash to bury its radioactive waste via DW

Posted on 2018/04/04 by nfield

Britain is again hunting for a suitable site to store its highly radioactive nuclear waste after a previous attempt was blocked by residents. Rural areas could be given cash if they house the underground facility. In 2012, musician Geoff Betsworth … Continue reading →

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Why are unions so keen on nuclear jobs? via The Guardian

Posted on 2018/04/04 by nfield

Andy Stirling and Phil Johnstone reply to criticism of their analysis of the government’s infatuation with nuclear power. Thanks to Mike Clancy (Letters, 2 April) for responding to our analysis that intense UK government attachments to civil nuclear power are (to a significant – but dangerously … Continue reading →

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Chapelcross nuclear site ‘nothing like The Simpsons’ via BBC News

Posted on 2018/02/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A virtual reality tour is being offered behind the scenes at Scotland’s first nuclear power station. Visitors to the Devil’s Porridge Museum in Eastriggs can don a headset to look around the old Chapelcross site. It will allow them to … Continue reading →

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Communities offered £1m a year to host nuclear waste dump via The Guardian

Posted on 2018/01/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

New search for communities willing to host underground site for thousands of years Local communities around England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be offered £1m a year to volunteer to host an underground nuclear waste disposal facility for thousands of … Continue reading →

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Anger at Royal Navy museum’s ‘pro-nuclear’ exhibition via The Guardian

Posted on 2018/01/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Exhibition to mark 50th anniversary of Polaris submarine is ‘propaganda’, say activists Anti-nuclear campaigners have described plans by the National Museum of the Royal Navy for a major new exhibition marking the 50th anniversary of Britain’s first nuclear submarine patrols … Continue reading →

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