The Stop Hinkley Campaign has reacted to the news that the cost of Hinkley Point C has ballooned to £46bn and that the first reactor may not now be open until 2031. Stop Hinkley Spokesperson Roy Pumfrey said: “The Government will have known for days if not weeks that this …
Nuclear Roadmap is Pure Fantasy
The Stop Hinkley Campaign has described the Government’s so-called Nuclear Roadmap as “pure fantasy”. The Roadmap majors on plans to explore the possibility of building another large-scale power plant as big as Hinkley Point C. Anglesey and Cumbria are suggested as possible sites. But these sites were designated twelve and …
EDF Refuses to Back Down on Acoustic Fish Deterrent Planning Condition for Hinkley Point C.
The Environment Agency has launched another four-week consultation into EDF’s refusal to install an Acoustic Fish Deterrent (AFD) on the two massive cooling water intake heads 3 kilometres offshore from the Hinkley Point C nuclear site. See Briefing below. The Agency is now being asked to vary the operational Water …
EDF’s protestations that changes to Hinkley Point C Contract don’t mean more delays fail to convince
On 29th November, the Daily Telegraph reported that a new contract between the Government and EDF suggests Hinkley Point C (HPC) might not be ready until 2036 – 11 years later than originally planned. Whilst EDF insists that its latest finishing date of 2027 has not changed, concerns remain that …
Graphite cracking continued cause for concern on day Hinkley Point B closes
Today (10am, 1 August) Reactor 3 at the Hinkley Point B nuclear power plant will cease generation for the last time. After the closure of Reactor 4 last month, this will finally bring all electricity production at the Somerset site to a halt. Although there were calls for the plant …
Hinkley Point B Closure – The End of an Error
Hinkley Point B (HPB) may be ending electricity generation on 1st August, but the UK will be left with its legacy of nuclear waste for thousands of years. Even after generating waste for 46 years, we are still not sure what will happen to it other than a vague promise …
NGOs call on next PM to Review Defence Implications of Johnson’s nuclear energy plan
Campaign groups opposing nuclear energy projects from around the UK are calling on whoever becomes the next PM to carry out a Defence Implications Review of Johnson’s major 24 GW new nuclear power station policy. The groups say that the unnecessary new nuclear infrastructure would put the UK at a …
Extending the life of Hinkley Point B a Dead Cat Story
The i newspaper is today reporting that Energy Minister Greg Hands has admitted he failed to contact EDF Energy, who operate Hinkley Point B (HPB) nuclear power station, to explore the possibility of keeping the two HPB reactors open beyond their current closure dates of 8th July and 1st August …