The Chairman gave a review of the year 2016/2017. The first half was good for the nuclear industry: Government signing up for Sizewell C, China proposing investment in nuclear power stations, 3 AP1000 NPSs to be built at Moorcroft, Sellafield by Toshiba. The second half, however – disaster for the nuclear industry: Toshiba’s American subsidiary,…
Neither the Tokyo Electric Power Company, the owners of the plant, nor the Japanese Government, have any idea how to stop the disaster, either to stop the flow of radioactive water into the sea, or to dispose of millions of tons of radioactive materials, water, soil and other items stored in the area, or even…
NFLA media release — for immediate release, 1431 March 2017 NFLA welcomes the ‘Aberystwyth Declaration’ and echoes its call for a ‘Green Nuclear-Free Wales’ The Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) Welsh Forum warmly welcomes and fully supports the ‘Aberystwyth Declaration’ made at a packed conference of like-minded groups calling for a step-change in Welsh energy…
A UN committee has asked the UK to suspend work on the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset because of the government’s failure to consult with European countries over the project. The UN Economic Commission for Europe said last year that the UK had failed to meet its obligations to discuss the possible…
The Office for Nuclear Regulation together with the Environment Agency have separately published glossy information sheets outlining their proposals for dealing with nuclear wastes now that the Government has adopted dealing with existing and proposed nuclear wastes by geological disposal underground with no intention to retrieve it For the most hazardous wastes this will mean…
Readers of previous Newsletters will know of the fruitless attempts by the Japanese authorities to control and decommission the knocked out nuclear reactors at Fukushima, now some six years ago. ‘About 160,000 people evacuated a large area around the plant, some ordered by the Government to leave restricted areas and others voluntarily from other high…
Professor Derek Abbott, a physicist and electrical engineer at the University of Adelaide, Australia, shows why the pipedreams of the pro-nuclear propagandists are precisely that. Using a wealth of empirical data illustrating global trends, he ably debunks the pro—nuclear arguments. Beyond Nuclear summarizes some of Prof. Abbotts’ key points: On China: “Nuclear apologists point to…
‘A €45 billion bailout of France’s nuclear industry has been approved by European regulators, paving the way for a state backed rescue of Areva, developer of the reactor technology earmarked for use at Hinkley Point in Somerset (Robin Pagnamenta writes]. It collapsed last year after losses linked to a botched project in Finland. Areva, 87%…
British nuclear experts are to undertake a detailed study of a Chinese reactor design after ministers decided to go ahead with plans to construct a nuclear power station on the Essex coast. General Nuclear Services, a partnership between the state owned China General Nuclear Power Corporation and EDF, of France, wants to construct the new…
Plans for a new nuclear power plant in Cumbria are at risk after the Japanese developer, Toshiba, following huge losses on some of its projects elsewhere, announced it was putting its overseas nuclear business under review [and likely sale). from The Times 28th January 2017