Should we be bothered that Hinkley C nuclear power station has run even further overbudget (the latest estimate is £35 billion, nearly twice that quoted whenthe project was given the go-ahead in 2016) and that its completion datehas been put back yet further, to 2031? After all, the whole point of offering French energy giant…
Now, to add to my confusion - Mastodon sent me a message "My appeal has been approved. My account is back again" . My appeal was just "I don't understand why my account has been suspended. No reason was given" . So, now I am going to give Mastodon another go
Alistair Osborne: Growing mountain of wasted money is a radioactiveprospect. Rishi Sunak’s apparent determination to press ahead withmammoth investment in new nuclear reactors, whatever the cost, might notprove to be the best solution. It’s only a week since he set off again with his uncosted “nuclear road map”: a plan to have 24 gigawatts…
Almost 200 years before Electricite de France (EDF) signed a nuclear contract with Britain, France got decisively beaten by England, in the battle of Waterloo. That defeat ended France's attempts to dominate Europe. Now in 2024, France is suffering a humiliating blow, because of that 2016 contract. In essence, EDF agreed to be solely responsible for…
Two men attended sentencing hearings today in federal court for theirroles in creating false calibration certificates in a matter within thejurisdiction of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Miguel MarcialAmaro and Martin Ramos had each previously pleaded guilty to the felonyoffense of making and using a false document, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §1001. Each defendant…