UK coalition govt betraying promises on nuclear power
Firstly …transfers the huge risks associated with nuclear power to taxpayer….Secondly…planning to rig the carbon trading market in a move that will encourage the creation of nuclear power plants.”
(UK) Ministers are breaking their promise on subsidies for nuclear power, Left Foot Forward, 15 Feb 2011“……. the Coalition Agreement on nuclear power. It’s pretty clear – no taxpayers’ money for new nuclear power. Energy secretary Chris Huhne – who in opposition called nuclear power a “failed technology” – elaborated on this shortly after taking the job, telling The Times (£): Continue reading
Split in UK’s governing coalition over nuclear missile program
(UK) Coalition split on post-Trident nuclear deterrentLib Dem armed forces minister criticises defence secretary Liam Fox’s assumption of like-for-like replacement Richard Norton-Taylor guardian.co.uk, 14 February 2011 Continue reading
Two-faced Huhne throws UK’s energy policy into a turmoil
(UK) Government’s dithering over feed-in tariffs jeopardises renewables sector Early review threatens scheme’s hard-won successes in creating thousands of jobs and rolling out new technologies guardian.co.uk, Huw Irranca-Davies Thursday 10 February 2011 Chris Huhne’s shock announcement on Monday of an early review of feed-in tariffs (Fits) after just 10 months jeopardises green jobs and economic growth in the key sector of small-scale renewable energy. Continue reading
UK govt postpones decision on new nuclear weapons system
It also comes at a time more and more leading establishment figures, such as the former US secretary of state and national security adviser, Henry Kissinger, say they are becoming increasingly anxious about nuclear proliferation
(UK) Nuclear weapons case to be examined by commissionThe government has decided to put off a decision on a new nuclear weapons system until 2015 Richard Norton-Taylor * The Guardian, 9 February 2011 The government’s decision to go ahead with a new, but as yet undefined, nuclear missile system will be subjected to unprecedented independent scrutiny by a group of senior defence, diplomatic, scientific, and political figures. Continue reading
UK’s plutonium stockpile could be used in new subsidy to nuclear industry
This could easily end up as yet another black hole for taxpayers’ money. The use of the UK plutonium stockpile in reactors could be yet another subsidy for new nuclear.”
Mox proposal would pay nuclear firms to use recycled plutonium• French group Areva wants to build a Mox plant at Sellafield• Greenpeace fears ‘yet another subsidy for new nuclear’ Tim Webb guardian.co.uk, 7 February 2011 Areva submitted a proposal to the government to build a Mox plant at Sellafield.
Nuclear companies could be paid by the government to buy recycled nuclear fuel from a new taxpayer-funded plant, to reduce the country’s stockpile of plutonium. Continue reading
UK govt puts uncertainty into solar energy projects
the Renewable Energy Association (REA) said that the large-scale solar projects for housing associations, schools and hospitals that are going through the planning system would generate almost twice as much electricity as the planned solar farms. These projects are likely to be suspended or even scrapped while there is uncertainty about the level of pay-out they would receive, the REA said.
Solar energy firms threaten legal action over feed-in tariffs Companies seek legal advice after ministers announce fast-track review to prevent ‘solar farms’ from claiming subsidies Tim Webb guardian.co.uk, 7 February 2011 Continue reading
UK govt may cut prices for renewable energy feed in tariffs
The county of Cornwall in southwest England said it anticipated a “gold rush” that could lead to 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) of investment in England’s poorest region.
U.K. Signals It May Cut Prices Paid for Renewable Energy Sources February 07, 2011, By Alex MoralesFeb. 7 (Bloomberg) –– The U.K. government signaled it may cut the prices paid for electricity from renewable energy sources, saying it began a “comprehensive review” of feed-in tariffs introduced last year. Continue reading
UK Energy Minister Huhne two faced on renewable energy
Huhne accused of green energy confusion, FT.com / UK, By David Blair, February 7 2011 Chris Huhne, the energy and climate change secretary, has announced a “comprehensive review” of the tariff system designed to encourage solar power, sparking accusations that he is creating more “uncertainty” for the renewable energy sector…… Continue reading
UK energy chief hides the truth, under his pro nuclear hype
“It’s ironic that Huhne should be singing the praises of the nuclear industry at Hinkley Point just days after an independent report revealed that soil around the Somerset power station is heavily contaminated with cancer-causing enriched uranium.
(UK) Campaigners slam energy secretary’s attempts to hide truth about nuclear energy, Stop Nuclear Power Network, 24 Jan 2011, Following Chris Huhne’s visit to Hinkley Point nuclear power station in West Somerset today, campaign group Kick Nuclear has slammed the Energy Secretary’s glowing appraisal of the government’s consultation on the revised draft National Policy Statements on energy infrastructure and its plans for a new generation of nuclear power stations. Continue reading
“Pre-emptve” arrests of environmental campaigners
(UK) Undercover police scandal: why we urgently need a judge-led inquiry, The Ecologist, Dan Glass 21st January, 2011 With daily revelations about police spying on activists, we need an independent judicial investigation into the scale and nature of infiltration and use of agents provocateurs, says Ratcliffe defendant Dan Glass
It started with the 26 individuals who had been charged with planning to shut down Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station for one week. The individuals were part of the 114 arrested at the Iona School in Nottingham on Easter Monday, 2009. The incident was the largest pre-emptive arrest of environmental campaigners in recent history and prompted widespread concerns for civil liberties. Now these concerns have deepened to unimagined depths………
They had a trial late last November, and were found guilty after being accused by the prosecution of merely seeking publicity. Undercover police scandal: why we urgently need a judge-led inquiry – Comment – The Ecologist
Lightning strike damages Dounreay nuclear site
Lightning bolt hit Dounreay nuclear site systems, BBC News, 3 February 2011 A lightning strike caused temporary damage to the Dounreay nuclear site in Caithness, it has emerged.No-one was hurt, but a number of electronic systems for carrying out measurements and monitoring were affected and had to be repaired. Lightning hit scaffolding in the fuel cycle area, a high security zone with facilities once used to handle and store nuclear material and waste. The incident came during an electrical storm on 15 January………BBC News – Lightning bolt hit Dounreay nuclear site systems
9,200 green collar jobs in wind energy, UK
Highlighting the growth of renewable energy in the UK – both at onshore and offshore wind energy sites and domestic installations – the number of jobs increased to around 9,200 last year.
Wind power industry employment grows 91%, Energy Saving Trust, by Emily Thomas, 03 February 2011, Employment in the wind power industry has surged 91 per cent in the past three years, according to figures from a study by RenewableUK and the EU Sector Skills Council for the Power Sector.
Highlighting the growth of renewable energy in the UK – both at onshore and offshore wind energy sites and domestic installations – the number of jobs increased to around 9,200 last year. In 2007 there were just 4,800 jobs in the industry.Including tidal power and small-scale wind turbines, there are around 10,800 people employed in the UK’s energy industry.
Maria McCaffery, chief executive of the lobby group, told Bloomberg: “The growth in these technologies as well as small wind systems and marine is set not just to continue but accelerate, further driving employment.”
Reports suggest that as more homeowners sign up to the government’s Green Deal and install wind turbines in their property, this will boost the number of installation and manufacturing jobs to cope with demand.
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Protestors highlight storm dangers to nuclear plant
“One storm and the beach in front of Sizewell can be gone and the waves will be lapping at the foundations of the nuclear plant.”
Protest blocks Sizewell nuclear power station entrance, BBC News, 2 February 2011, Protesters dressed as fish locked themselves together and blocked the entrance to Sizewell nuclear station in Suffolk for three hours on Wednesday. Continue reading
UK public’s radiation levels raised, due to medical radiation
Medical examinations raise radiation levels, Personnel Today, (UK) 01 February 2011 Greater use of X-rays over the last 10 years, including a 140% increase in CT examinations, has raised the annual radiation dose that the UK public receives, health watchdog the Health Protection Agency has concluded. Continue reading
UK’s plan for new nuclear plants add to danger of Sellafield radioactive waste problem
Experts in the field say the ongoing problems at Sellafield are worrying, especially in light of the possibility of waste that will be created from new-build nuclear…The consultation process on how to deal with nuclear waste and new nuclear plants across the country has been clearly lacking,
Sellafield is where we house the toxic legacy of our failed nuclear industry’ Industry experts say the government must deal with legacy waste before committing to new nuclear in the UK Nidhi Prakash, 27 January 2011, guardian.co.uk There are many uncertainties about the renaissance of nuclear power in the UK, particularly surrounding the level of public subsidy, but one thing remains constant: the industry’s waste problem hasn’t gone away. Continue reading
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