Nuclear

Offshore wind cheaper than gas by end of decade

Posted by Lawrence Carter — 8 March 2013 at 3:35pm - Comments

Imagine a wind turbine so big that it would take Usain Bolt 19.32 seconds to run across the 200m diameter of its blades (before plunging tragically into the sea). This is what wind manufacturer Dong says will help bring the cost of offshore wind down to below that of new gas-fired power stations (the size of the blades, not Bolt’s premature demise).

Article tagged as: climate change, energy, energy bill, nuclear, renewable energy, wind power

MPs vow to fight for clean electricity as the Energy Bill is published

Posted by Richardg — 29 November 2012 at 4:32pm - Comments

The government has finally published the long-awaited Energy Bill. There's much to like, but it's still missing that vital commitment to clean electricity.

Article tagged as: energy, energy bill, gas, nuclear, wind

Grassroots action shows new nuclear won't be a pushover

Posted by Richardg — 23 November 2012 at 5:13pm - Comments

Protestors block the road leading into Hinkley Point

This morning, as the Energy Bill was making headlines, ten people were setting up a non-violent blockade of Hinkley Point nuclear power station. It's a sure sign that building new reactors will be an uphill struggle.

Article tagged as: EDF, hinkley point, Nuclear energy, nuclear power

Sellafield clean-up means another blank cheque for the nuclear industry

Posted by Richardg — 7 November 2012 at 12:32pm - Comments

The cost of dealing with the UK's nuclear waste has risen by almost a billion pounds in just 12 months. It's yet another reason why we shouldn't build any new nuclear reactors.

Article tagged as: nuclear, sellafield

Sellafield clean-up means another blank cheque for the nuclear industry

Posted by Richardg — 7 November 2012 at 12:32pm - Comments

The cost of dealing with the UK's nuclear waste has risen by almost a billion pounds in just 12 months. It's yet another reason why we shouldn't build any new nuclear reactors.

Article tagged as: nuclear, sellafield

We can keep the lights on without nuclear power

Posted by Richardg — 22 October 2012 at 1:10pm - Comments

The government's nuclear plan isn't going to happen. Government wants to offer ever larger subsidies trying to keep the nuclear industry afloat, but here's a 'plan B' that keeps the lights on without new reactors.

Article tagged as: climate change, energy bill, Nuclear energy, renewable energy

Cumbria gets a stay of execution - but it's still no place for a nuclear waste dump

Posted by Richardg — 11 October 2012 at 6:14pm - Comments

Setting sun shines through nuclear protest flag with radioactive symbol

Three councils in Cumbria were to have announced this morning whether they wanted to host a nuclear waste dump. Instead, they decided... not to decide just yet. It's a welcome stay of execution - but this plan should never have been given a second thought.

Even blank cheques from government can't make nuclear power work

Posted by Richardg — 4 October 2012 at 4:30pm - Comments

Mochovce nuclear power plant in Slovakia lit up at night

The government has bent over backwards to accommodate the nuclear industry. Yet despite promising billions of pounds of public subsidy, it seems unable to find anyone willing to build a nuclear reactor.

Japan has turned its back on nuclear power. Will the UK follow suit?

Posted by Richardg — 14 September 2012 at 5:11pm - Comments

Greenpeace activists don radiation suits and parade through some of Jakarta's mo

Greenpeace activists don radiation suits in Jakarta to highlight the dangers of nuclear power

Japan has added its name to the growing list of countries turning away from nuclear power. It's an historic blow to an industry already in decline and makes a British nuclear renaissance even less likely.

Article tagged as: energy, fukushima, japan, nuclear, nuclear power

The Lake District is no place to bury nuclear waste

Posted by Richardg — 19 July 2012 at 11:35am - Comments

The radioactive waste produced by nuclear power remains harmful for tens or hundreds of thousands of years. The government is desperate for a solution – but burying it under the Lake District isn’t the answer.

Article tagged as: cumbria, new nuclear, nuclear waste
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Offshore wind cheaper than gas by end of decade

MPs vow to fight for clean electricity as the Energy Bill is published

Grassroots action shows new nuclear won't be a pushover

Sellafield clean-up means another blank cheque for the nuclear industry

Sellafield clean-up means another blank cheque for the nuclear industry

We can keep the lights on without nuclear power

Cumbria gets a stay of execution - but it's still no place for a nuclear waste dump

Even blank cheques from government can't make nuclear power work

Japan has turned its back on nuclear power. Will the UK follow suit?

The Lake District is no place to bury nuclear waste

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