“Sizewell C? – No!” Banner Drop
A banner was displayed prominently on both sides of the Wickham Market bridge over the A12 a few days ago. This post was taken from Together Against Sizewell C (TASC) website
Nuclear Power Helps To Make The Bomb? Er — Yes!
For decades US nuclear power exporters have had difficulty countering the criticism that their wares give an importing country a big leg up on getting a bomb, contending that this was not so. Now comes Michael Shellenberger, a prominent nuclear power advocate, who casts all this aside. Yes, he writes, there is a strong link…
The lPCC Warning ls inescapable
The message behind the lntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report is unequivocal. Fossil fuels must be left in the ground. Yellowcake, the concentrated radioactive material from the ores extracted by fossil fuels from vast opencast mines before being shipped around the world to be processed into nuclear fuel, is itself just one of these…
Opposition to wind farm substations
Licenses for wind farms off the Suffolk coast have been granted without any consideration of how the electricity produced would be connected to the grid. Most particularly it seems to have slipped the memories of those concerned that the land where the cables need to come ashore is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural…
Sizewell C —a figment of the imagination
EDF Energy’s UK chief executive, Simone Rossi, seeks rapid progress on the development of Hinkley Point C because promised cost savings would not materialise if there was a significant delay between work at Hinkley and the proposed Sizewell C. Mr Rossi wants to be confident that it will be possible to reach an agreement. “This…
Gargantuan Woes of an Energy Minister
In response to the news that EDF are facing new delays at their nuclear plants in Finland and France Kate Blagojevic, Greenpeace head of energy and climate said: “Greg Clark must have his head in his hands as he reads about the latest costly delays in EDF’s nuclear power stations in France and Finland. These…
“Defence” Minister on the Back Foot Too
The Nuclear Free Local Authorities {NFLA) has raised its ongoing and real concerns with safety at the UK’s military nuclear sites, including Devonport Dockyard, where Trident submarines undergo refit, and the Atomic Weapons Establishment, where the UK’s nuclear weapons are made. The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and the National Audit Office have recently highlighted…
Fukushima Still Making Waves
Experts estimate that it will take at least 40 years to finalize the clean—up of the Fukushima disaster. In the meantime, 300 tons of radioactive water continue to be pumped into the Pacific Ocean each day. The BBC reported in 2013 that the levels of radiation around Fukushima were about 18 times higher than originally…
Charles Barnett
Charles Barnett, Chairman of the Shut Down Sizewell Campaign has died after a short illness at the age of ninety-three years of age. Charles founded the Campaign over thirty years ago, and was its Chairman taking his last meeting in July 2018. He died peacefully at Ipswich Hospital on 10th August.. The Campaign has hundreds…
Good News ‘The Era Of Nuclear Decommission Is Approaching’
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.…