nuclear power

Wylfa nuclear power station and the National Assembly for Wales

Last edited 2 November 2001 at 9:00am
Publication date: 
30 January, 2001

Wylfa is an old power station, already operating well past its sell-by date. It is currently closed following the discovery of unexpected safety-related problems in April 2000. Despite a history of safety problems, its owners, BNFL Magnox, not only want to continue operating it, but also to extend its life to 50 years.

BNFL Magnox is proposing to manage the current safety problems, rather than repair them. Their strategy is aimed at restarting the reactors as soon as possible, and it inevitably carries with it safety implications.

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Article tagged as: BNFL, magnox, nuclear accidents, nuclear power, reactor safety, reports, wales, wylfa

BNFL at a glance

Last edited 11 October 2001 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
22 March, 2007

Where science is in a coma

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Green groups in legal bid to stop MOX nuclear plant

Last edited 5 October 2001 at 8:00am
5 October, 2001

The Government is being taken to court to prevent the controversial plutonium plant at Sellafield from opening. Lawyers acting for Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace today filed papers in the High Court.

The judicial review follows Wednesday's decision by the Government to give state-owned British Nuclear Fuels Plc (BNFL) the go-ahead to begin operations at the mixed oxide (MOX) plant. Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace say the decision is unlawful because:

Article tagged as: BNFL, friends of the earth, judicial review, mox fuel, nuclear power, plutonium, press releases, sellafield

Government puts terror groups a step nearer to nuclear bombs- Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth court challenge likely

Last edited 3 October 2001 at 8:00am
3 October, 2001

The UK Government's approval, announced today, for a controversial new plutonium fuel facility at the Sellafield nuclear complex will increase the risk of terrorists seizing weapons usable material, Greenpeace has warned.

The group said the decision to give the go-ahead to British Nuclear Fuels' mixed oxide or 'MOX' fuel plant and its associated exports was "dangerously irresponsible and "an affront to the international community". On Monday, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called upon the world to work together to reduce the risks of terror groups obtaining nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction. Today's move ignores that call and extends the proliferation of plutonium around the world.

Article tagged as: BNFL, friends of the earth, mox fuel, nuclear power, nuclear weapons, plutonium, press releases, reprocessing, sellafield

New nuclear power stations on Government agenda?

Posted by bex — 17 September 2001 at 8:00am - Comments
The UK press has been full of speculation for over a year that the Government is ready to launch a new nuclear power programme. Over the first few months of 2005 many articles speculated that as soon as the General Election was out of the way in May, the Government would support the construction of new nuclear power stations.

Article tagged as: climate change, energy review, energy white paper, nuclear power, renewable energy

Our energy future - renewables vs nukes?

Last edited 11 September 2001 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
1 October, 2001

Greenpeace welcomes the fact that the Government is reviewing energy policy. Current energy trends are unsustainable: greenhouse gas emissions and radioactive waste are leaving enormous burdens for future generations to deal with. The fifty year time-scale identified by the Government makes possible a visionary and bold approach which no previous energy review in the UK has achieved.

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Greenpeace calls on Government to resist nuclear lobbying and back renewables

Last edited 11 September 2001 at 8:00am
11 September, 2001

Greenpeace today called for the Government to phase out nuclear power stations in the UK and massively increase its targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency. In a report to the Government's energy review, Greenpeace calls for:

  • A 50% reduction in final energy use within the next fifty years
  • A national aim to meet half of the UK's electricity needs from renewable energy within twenty years

Article tagged as: climate change, energy review, nuclear power, press releases, renewable energy

Nuclear Transport Routes in 2001

Last edited 1 September 2001 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
9 January, 2001

A printable map of nuclear transport routes across the UK by land and sea.

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BNFL refuses Greenpeace attendance at Wylfa nuclear meeting

Last edited 16 May 2001 at 8:00am
16 May, 2001

Wylfa power station

British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL) has refused to allow Greenpeace to attend this week's Wylfa Local Community Liaison Council to ask questions about the safety of the controversial nuclear plant on Anglesey (1). 

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15th Anniversary of Chernobyl focuses attention on nuclear risks in Wales

Last edited 25 April 2001 at 8:00am
25 April, 2001

15 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine, environmental organisations warned that Wales is living under the threat of another nuclear accident.

Article tagged as: chernobyl, nuclear accidents, nuclear power, press releases, radiation, wales, wylfa