nuclear

Greenpeace Star Wars protestors sentenced

Last edited 21 January 2002 at 9:00am
21 January, 2002

Nine Greenpeace activists today walked free from court after pleading guilty to conspiring to trespass on a military base, during a peaceful protest against the Star Wars missile defence programme last July.

All nine were given one year probation. No fines were imposed, and all are free to return home. Each of the defendants presented powerful statements to the court prior to sentence, outlining their moral and legal objections to the programme in Los Angeles this morning.

Article tagged as: disarmament, nuclear, peace, press releases, star wars, star wars 17, trials

A threat to the environment and international security - plutonium is loaded into controversial nuclear plant

Last edited 20 December 2001 at 9:00am
20 December, 2001

Greenpeace has condemned the Government and British Nuclear Fuels for the introduction of plutonium into the controversial Sellafield MOX Plant (SMP) earlier today. The decision to proceed with loading of the lethal nuclear material will increase environmental pollution from the Sellafield site and increase international security risks, including nuclear terrorism and proliferation of nuclear weapons. Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth have mounted a range of legal challenges in an effort to prevent the plant from opening. The Irish Government currently has two international legal cases on-going against the UK government.

Article tagged as: BNFL, mox fuel, nuclear, nuclear power, nuclear transports, plutonium, press releases, reprocessing, sellafield

Green groups win "partial victory" at Sellafield appeal

Last edited 7 December 2001 at 9:00am
7 December, 2001

Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace have overturned an important part of last month's controversial High Court ruling that the Government had lawfully given the Sellafield Mixed Oxide (MOX) plant the green light. (1) But the MOX plant can still open, despite the fact that it will never recover its costs and that it represents a serious threat to public safety.

Article tagged as: BNFL, mox fuel, nuclear, nuclear power, plutonium, press releases, sellafield

United Nations tribunal judgement should stop UK plutonium MOX plant

Last edited 4 December 2001 at 9:00am
4 December, 2001

The United Nations International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea issued a significant ruling on the case brought by the Irish government against the UK Government over the controversial Sellafield nuclear complex. The Tribunal, made up of 21 judges, issued a unanimous ruling that puts pressure on the UK to stop the operation a new plutonium fuel manufacturing facility, the Sellafield MOX Plant (SMP).

Article tagged as: ireland, mox fuel, nuclear, nuclear power, nuclear transports, plutonium, press releases, sellafield, UN

Greenpeace publish nuclear ship spotter's guide

Last edited 22 November 2001 at 9:00am
22 November, 2001

Terrorism Bill threatens to prevent people throughout the world from knowing about British nuclear shipments along their coasts

Article tagged as: BNFL, mox fuel, nuclear, nuclear power, nuclear transports, press releases, sellafield

Sellafield nuclear reprocessing facility

Last edited 6 February 2014 at 2:47pm
Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant

Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant

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Nuclear reprocessing

Last edited 10 November 2001 at 9:00am
Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant

Every nuclear power station creates plutonium while in operation. The plutonium is contained in the spent fuel elements. A number of countries have shipped their spent fuel to La Hague, (France) or Sellafield (UK) for reprocessing, although Sellafield no longer has any major overseas contracts.

Article tagged as: nuclear, nuclear power, nuclear waste, reactor safety, reprocessing, THORP

Nuclear power background

Last edited 10 November 2001 at 9:00am
Nuclear reactors and reprocessing plants were first designed and created to produce plutonium - for nuclear weapons. Electricity was simply a by-product.
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Star Wars and US nuclear strategy

Last edited 7 October 2001 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
30 July, 2001

Building the shield, sharpening the sword

Greenpeace's origins as a peace and environmental organisation were built from its founding rationale: its opposition to the building of nuclear weapons.

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5 reasons to oppose Star Wars

Last edited 7 October 2001 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
28 February, 2001

Greenpeace opposes the U.S. Star Wars Missile plan because such a system would ignite a new nuclear arms race. Should the plan go ahead Americans will spend hundreds of billions of tax dollars for a technically flawed scheme that offers only the illusion of protection. There will also be increased nuclear dangers in a world where there are far more nuclear weapons as countries such as China bolster their nuclear arsenals to overcome Star Wars. "Star Wars" sole beneficiaries will be U.S.

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