The ageing of the global reactor fleet isn’t yet a crisis for the industry, but it is heading that way. In many countries with nuclear power the prospects for new reactors are dim and rear—guard battles are being fought to extend the life spans of ageing reactors that are approaching or past their design date.…

EDF Energy has announced that reactor 3 of its Hunterston B nuclear power plant in Scotland will remain offline while new cracks are investigated in the reactor’s graphite core. It is an Advanced Gas—cooled Reactor [AGR), operating since 1976. The latest cracks have appeared quicker than anticipated according to World Nuclear News. The integrity of…

The Government has just published its 897page consultation document on its proposed GDF with 3 months to respond. In essence, the Government is in favour of a deep excavated repositoryfies) to house the UK’s radioactive wastes with a permanent backfill and seal. The Government is seeking offers of a suitable site. We have examined the…

Plans by EDF to build new nuclear reactors in Britain came under fresh scrutiny after it admitted finding serious quality control failings that could affect the safety of a prototype project in France. The French state-controlled energy group, which is leading construction of the Hinkley Point C plant in Somerset, said that defects in the…

This document can be downloaded here. SHUT DOWN SIZEWELL CAMPAIGN Tudor House, St James Street, Dunwich, Suffolk, IP17 3DU 01728 648300 www.shutdown-sizewell.or.uk email: info@shutdown-sizewell.org.uk This submission is from the Shut Down Sizewell Campaign, a properly constituted organisation founded in 1984 to combat the pernicious threat of nuclear power stations on the beautiful and eroding coast…