Letter published in the Western Daily Press, Western Morning News, Bridgwater Mercury and West Somerset Free Press. Dear Editor In response to your Hinkley article around all the jobs created at Hinkley C, yes of course it is good that the nuclear industry is training people to understand the nuclear …
The Guardian Revealed: Sellafield nuclear site has leak that could pose risk to public
Safety concerns at Europe’s most hazardous plant have caused diplomatic tensions with US, Norway and Ireland ‘Dirty 30’ and its toxic siblings: the most dangerous parts of the Sellafield site Sellafield hacked by groups linked to Russia and China Sellafield, Europe’s most hazardous nuclear site, has a worsening leak from …
UK Has £10 Billion Per Nuclear Reactor Decommissioning Bottomless Pit
The decommissioning costs for the UK’s nuclear generation are coming home to roost, and they are laying golden eggs for the firms that won the business. For UK citizens, not so much. Despite the very high costs of both the new nuclear reactors at Hinkley Site C, the rapidly rising …
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 …
16 Reasons why Nuclear Generation is not the Answer!
16 Reasons why Nuclear Generation is not the Answer Leaflet – Can also be printed as a booklet if your printer has that option. 1. Radioactive Waste Legacy Nuclear power stations are radioactive waste factories. Growing amounts of radioactive waste around the world have been produced from 70 years of …
The Cannington Chronicler
As the dust settles on decommissioned Hinkley A and the curtain falls for the last time on soon to close Hinkley B, how are things going for the biggest building site in Europe, Hinkley C? The prospect of Hinkley C riding to the rescue of a harassed electricity supply sector …