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British Energy

Last edited 4 November 2002 at 9:00am
4 November, 2002

British Energy's £50 million loan of taxpayer's money has been confirmed as illegal state aid by the European Commission. The UK Government's rescue package to save the failed private nuclear generator from financial meltdown is already the subject of legal action in the High Court by Greenpeace and renewable energy provider Ecotricity who want the money returned to the public purse.

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Mayak

Last edited 28 October 2002 at 9:00am
Publication date: 
21 March, 2007

Greenpeace briefing

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Ireland takes UK to court over Sellafield plant

Last edited 21 October 2002 at 8:00am
21 October, 2002

The Irish Government is taking the British to court today in an effort to stop the controversial production and transportation of dangerous MOX nuclear fuel. The transport of a consignment from Japan last month caused uproar in the Republic.

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Sizewell B: The facts

Last edited 14 October 2002 at 8:00am
Sizewell nuclear power station

Sizewell nuclear power station

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Energy Policy at the crossroads

Last edited 14 October 2002 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
21 March, 2007

Publication date: October 2002

Summary
The Government urgently needs to find alternatives to oil, coal and gas to help stop global warming. The options are building more nuclear power stations or using renewable energy from the wind, waves and sun.

The decision should be easy. Renewable energy is affordable, safe and clean and the UK has some of the best renewable energy resources in Europe. Wind power at sea alone could meet our electricity needs three times over AND bring thousands of jobs to the UK.

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Sellafield to release notorious nuclear chemical into Irish sea

Last edited 10 September 2002 at 8:00am
10 September, 2002

Greenpeace today reacted with anger to revelations in the Norwegian press that the Sellafield nuclear plant plans to discharge large amounts of a notorious radioactive substance into the Irish Sea this week (1).

Discharges of Technetium 99 have been hugely controversial, particularly in Norway and Ireland, with contamination from the radioactive chemical found on the coasts of both countries. Lobsters are regularly found off Sellafield with levels of Technetium 99 which breach the levels set by the European Community for intervention following a nuclear accident [2]. It will take between two to three years for this week's releases to reach the Norwegian coast.

Article tagged as: irish sea, nuclear power, press releases, radioactivity, reprocessing, sellafield

Dangerous design flaw puts future of key nuclear plant in doubt

Last edited 6 September 2002 at 8:00am
6 September, 2002

Is British Energy putting cash before safety?

Investigations by Greenpeace show that the Heysham 2 nuclear plant in Lancashire is facing the same technical problems which have shut both reactors at its sister plant in Torness, Scotland. The problems have been developing over the past decade. The closure of Heysham 2 would cause a further financial shockwave to British Energy which has already suspended trading of its shares and is seeking a massive cash injection from Government.

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The Government and British Energy: Fiddling with failure

Last edited 6 September 2002 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
21 March, 2007

The Greenpeace critique of the bail out options

Publication date: September 2002

Summary
For a company so deeply dependent on nuclear power generation it is not surprising that British Energy is in severe financial difficulties.

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Rainbow Warrior supports Nuclear Free Irish Sea Flotilla

Posted by bex — 2 September 2002 at 8:00am - Comments
Nuclear free seas flotilla 2002

Nuclear free seas flotilla 2002

The Rainbow Warrior took its place among The Nuclear Free Irish Sea Flotilla at an official launch in Dublin on Sunday.

Dublin's Lord Mayor, Councillor Dermot Lacey, along with politicians and celebrities unveiled the flotilla, which will sail out into the Irish Sea to peacefully protest against the two nuclear freighters carrying rejected plutonium fuel back from Japan.

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