As we begin a new year of campaigning against nuclear in general, and Sizewell in particular, it is worth looking back briefly over the past months, which has chronicled some of the worst possible concerns about the integrity of the nuclear industry. As you are aware, Electricitie de France (EdF) owns all the British operating…
In late November the Campaign wrote to the Rt. Hon. Ben Gummer MP who is the Minister at the Cabinet Office responsible for Civil Contingencies. We have asked specifically about cross border emergency preparedness being based on a ‘severe nuclear accident, however unlikely’. At present it is based on a much less severe accident. No…
At the November meeting it was agreed that as the Campaign is now formally required to have a fixed number of members for the Core (Governing) Group, the meetings no longer will be open to all. However, any member can apply to observe at a meeting or to submit a written item to the Chairman…
Lamprell, with over 40 years’ experience in the renewable energy industry, has been awarded a £180m contract by Scottish Power Renewables to provide 60 foundations for the £25 billion East Anglia offshore Wind Farm. It will eventually generate 714 megawatts, enough energy to power 500,000 homes.
Information from Greenpeace reveals that the government is about to attack solar power by hitting schools and businesses that invest in solar power with a huge tax hike. This comes one year after the Paris climate deal was agreed by world leaders and Greenpeace have launched a petition urging ministers to rethink government plans for…
Some 90 municipalities from border regions in Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg are taking legal action to have the Belgian nuclear plant Tihange 2 closed. This plant made the headlines as the reactor vessel contains many small cracks and was offline for months to allow research into the problem, but was deemed safe enough to…