nuclear power

Greenpeace Challenge BNFL to debate on Wylfa nuclear power station.

Last edited 29 March 2001 at 9:00am
29 March, 2001

In response to a letter from BNFL accusing them of inaccuracies in a report on safety problems at Wylfa nuclear power station, Greenpeace today challenged BNFL to a full public debate.

New report alerts Assembly Members to dangers of re-opening Wylfa nuclear power station

Last edited 15 March 2001 at 9:00am
15 March, 2001
Wylfa nuclear powerWelsh Assembly Members today heard the results of a Greenpeace funded report into the dangers of allowing the ageing Wylfa nuclear power station on Anglesey to reopen [1].


Speakers at the launch, held at the National Assembly, included report author, independent nuclear engineer John Large, Assembly Members Mick Bates (Liberal Democrats) and John Griffiths (Labour) and Dylan Morgan from PAWB (People Against Wylfa B/Pobol Atal Wylfa B).

Y broses heneiddio a'i dylanwad ar ddiogelwch a pherfformiad Wylfa

Last edited 14 March 2001 at 9:00am
Publication date: 
14 March, 2001

Crynodeb (welsh summary)

Download the report:

Greenpeace response to Sellafield safety announcement

Last edited 22 February 2001 at 9:00am
22 February, 2001
Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plantGreenpeace described today's announcement by the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (NII) as "A shocking indictment of Sellafield's continuing safety crisis."


In particular the NII reported today that BNFL has so far failed to fully implement 25 of the 28 Sellafield site safety recommendations the NII made last year, and that it expects full completion to take until the end of 2002.

Who cares? The Welsh Assembly Statement of Opinion

Posted by bex — 12 February 2001 at 9:00am - Comments
Wylfa nuclear powerTwo Assembly Members -- Mick Bates and John Griffiths -- have tabled the following Statement of Opinion asking for the release of information on the safety problems at Wylfa, and the safety implications of reopening the station.


The National Assembly notes the recent Concordat between the Health and Safety Executive and the National Assembly for Wales recognising that the Assembly has an interest in issues of nuclear safety because of the impact a nuclear accident could have on the environment.

Greenpeace France protestors arrested during night of armed plutonium transports

Last edited 17 January 2001 at 9:00am
17 January, 2001

January 17th 2001, Cherbourg/Valognes, France:

Five Greenpeace France activists were arrested by French Interior Ministry police, CRS, this morning, while protesting at the gates and railway line of the Cogema nuclear transport depot at Valognes. The action, which began on Saturday, was in protest against the imminent transport of plutonium/MOX fuel from Europe to Japan. At around 1.00 am, the activists were bundled into a waiting police van after having their chains and neck locks cut from the gates of Cogema's depot.

Deadly plutonium shipment set to leave Europe this week - Greenpeace warns en route countries

Last edited 16 January 2001 at 9:00am
16 January, 2001

Greenpeace today warned coastal nations around the world to be on high alert for a deadly weapons-usable plutonium/MOX fuel shipment from Europe to Japan. The armed nuclear transport freighters the Pacific Pintail and Pacific Teal began to leave the British port of Barrow-in-Furness this morning bound for the French port of Cherbourg where they will load the plutonium cargo before an eight week 30,000km journey to Japan.

Nuclear fallout

Last edited 13 January 2001 at 9:00am

Wylfa nuclear power