BANNG’s coordinator, Peter Banks, identifies the radioactive residuesthat lurk beneath the shiny cladding of the former Bradwell nuclear powerstation in the December 2023 column for Regional Life. The discoveries of extensive radioactive contamination around the site has triggered theimperative to keep potential intruders at bay, out of all the shinybuildings, including the radioactive waste store, and…
Cecilia Keating, 12 January 2024 The government's plan to relax planning rules in a bid to fast trackdevelopment of smaller nuclear reactors at more potential sites across theUK has been met with a mixed reaction from the green economy this week. While some have argued that eliminating siting restrictions fornext-generation nuclear technologies would help to fast-track…
Construction to start on Sizewell C nuclear power station amid opposition.Construction on the multi-million pound Sizewell C nuclear power stationwill start despite local opposition to the plans. The government has signeda development consent order, meaning that preparation work on the £700million site such as building fencing and accommodation can start. AndrewBowie MP, Minister for Nuclear…
“The defense of nuclear power as a low-carbon energy weakens theEuropean Union's action against climate change”. The Renewable Energies for All association denounces, in a column in “Le Monde”, thedeleterious effects of the inclusion of nuclear power in the French andEuropean objectives for the deployment of renewable solutions. Seeking to relaunch nuclear power whatever the…
The Government has announced that the timetable for investing in the newSizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk will be revealed before ageneral election. However, the campaign group Stop Sizewell C, which isopposed to the project, said there was still much that was unknown aboutwhether the project could go ahead, including how the £20bn would…