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 …
Stop Hinkley Comment on Hinkley Point C Cost Increases and Delays
Commenting on EDF’s announcement that it now estimates the cost of Hinkley Point C to be in the range £25bn to £26bn and the start of the first reactor will be delayed to June 2027, Stop Hinkley spokesperson Roy Pumfrey said: “The Covid pandemic might be the excuse this time, but …
Further Hinkley Point C Cost Increases and Delays should be a Red Flag for Further Nuclear Expansion.
News reports that EDF is set to announce new delays and cost overruns for Hinkley Point C have been described by the Stop Hinkley Campaign as “unsurprising”. However, they should act as a red flag to further nuclear expansion in the UK and slam the breaks on for Sizewell C …
Citizen Science finds spread of man-made radioactivity in Bristol Channel is far more extensive than previously reported.
An independent Citizen Science Radioactivity Survey of the Somerset and South Wales shoreline sediments shows that the spread of man-made radioactivity from reactor discharges to the Bristol Channel is far more extensive and widespread throughout the region’s coasts than previously reported. The survey was undertaken by members of Citizens’ Groups …
Chinese reactor problems likely to cause further delays and cost overruns at Hinkley Point C
The Times has reported that key safety components at Hinkley Point C (HPC) may need to be redesigned and the project delayed after defects were detected at a similar reactor in China. The newspaper says the scheduled start date for HPC electricity generation, June 2026, may have to be postponed. An …
Stop Hinkley Campaign calls on Environment Minister to Champion Biodiversity in the Severn Estuary and refuse EDF’s Appeal which could wipe out 11 billion fish.
Marine and conservation groups based around the Bristol Channel, along with the Environment Agency are still awaiting a decision from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, George Eustice, on the public inquiry which considered EDF’s application to renege on its commitment to install Acoustic Fish Deterrents …
George Eustice MP must reject EDF’s plans for a Severn Estuary Fish Killing Machine.
The Stop Hinkley campaign is calling on the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, George Eustice MP, to reject EDF’s Appeal against the Environment Agency’s Deemed Refusal to allow a permit variation relating to the installation of an Acoustic Fish Deterrent at Hinkley Point C. EDF is …