UK’s Trident nuclear weapons not as secure as they used to be
Defence cuts threaten Trident nuclear safety, warns MoD Staff shortages and cash squeeze revealed by Ministry of Defence watchdog pose unacceptable risk, says ex-safety chief , Rob Edwards guardian.co.uk, 27 January 2011 The safety of Britain’s nuclear weapons and submarines is being jeopardised by staff shortages and spending cuts, according to secret Ministry of Defence reports. The MoD’s nuclear safety watchdog has warned it can no longer ensure Trident warheads and nuclear submarines “remain safe”. There was a “lack of adequate resource to deliver (and regulate) the defence nuclear programmes safely”……….Defence cuts threaten Trident nuclear safety, warns MoD | World news | The Guardian
British MPs cast doubt on nuclear power plans
The MPs’ report also cast doubt on current plans to make sure there is a deep hole for disposing of radioactive waste within 110 years. It called on the Government to insist that there are sufficient interim ways of storing the material before allowing new plants to be built…….. it argued Britain remains unlikely to get the £200bn of investment in new generation that it needs…
MPs ‘sceptical’ that nuclear power stations will be built on time, Telegraph UK, 26 Jan 2011, Energy companies are unlikely to build all the UK’s planned nuclear power stations on time, according to an influential committee of MPs. By Rowena Mason Continue reading
Rising financial problems face nuclear industry in UK
Full insurance cover for the consequences of nuclear accidents is generally impossible to obtain because of the potential liabilities. The government said it might be prepared to provide reinsurance under these circumstances.
French nuclear company EDF faces risky investment in UK plants
In the UK the coalition wants energy companies to spend some £40bn on constructing nuclear generators at eight sites in England – and to do so without any direct public subsidy. Moreover, no nuclear power plant in Britain has been completed on time and on budget.
More catastrophic than Chernobyl: danger of a Sellafield nuclear accident
Actual meteorological data from 2008 suggests wind direction and heavy precipitation would disperse fallout that was seven times worse than 1986’s Chernobyl accident.
Sellafield potential disaster for Norwegian food industry The Foreigner — Norwegian News in English, by Michael Sandelson and Nicoleta-Madalina Sincan. 25th January 2011 An accident at Britain’s Sellafield nuclear processing plant could have catastrophic consequences for western Norway’s food production, according to a new report. Continue reading
UK wanting to increase nuclear operators’ liability for accidents
no company can obtain insurance against a nuclear accident – or would want to shoulder the risk themselves – because the costs could potentially be limitless.
Nuclear power generators will face £1bn in clean-up costs after an accident At present any operator of a nuclear site only has to pay the first £140m towards clean-up costs with the taxpayer contributing the Guardian UK, Tim Webb , 23 January 2011 Continue reading
More jobs in wind power for UK
Britain had moved to the world’s leading position in installed offshore wind capacity at 1,341 megawatts (MW), followed by Denmark and the Netherlands…
Wind power firms plan UK sites, to create jobs | Reuters, By Karolin Schaps LONDON Jan 20, 2011 – Three global wind farm companies stepped up their commitment to Britain’s growing renewable energy industry on Thursday by announcing plans to build factories and research centers, creating up to 1,400 jobs. Continue reading
Fire in old nuclear power station in Britain
Bradwell nuclear power station hit by fire, BBC News -21 January 2011 Bradwell nuclear power station hit by fireA fire has broken out at a disused nuclear power station in Essex.Twelve fire crews were called to the blaze in a condenser unit, measuring four by six metres, at Bradwell Power Station at about 1230 GMT. Assistant Divisional Officer Neil Fenwick, of the Essex Fire and Rescue Service, said titanium rods were being broken down and caught fire.An Essex fire service spokesman said the blaze was brought under control by 1430 GMT.A spokeswoman from Bradwell Power Station said: “The immediate vicinity was made safe and evacuated and the emergency services called who then promptly extinguished the fire….. BBC News – Bradwell nuclear power station hit by fire
Scotland to lead North Sea region in renewable energy
Scotland will be at the heart of plans to deliver a North Sea offshore grid to interconnect European electricity networks,”
Scotland leading region in renewables – UPI.com, EDINBURGH, Scotland, Jan. 14 – Scotland has what it takes to lead regional plans in the North Sea to develop the offshore electricity grid, the Scottish energy minister said.The European community is looking to expand its offshore energy grid. The government in Edinburgh said it was working with England and nine other European countries to advance those efforts in the North Sea. Continue reading
Britain’s mock “GREEN” Investment Bank to fund nuclear power!
Caroline Lucas, the Green party MP who sits on the committee, said: “Nuclear is not green in my view. But it’s not new in anyone’s mind. Funding nuclear makes a mockery of the whole idea of a Green Investment Bank”
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority says all of UK’s high level radioactive waste is at Sellafield
NDA: ‘No plans to send high-level nuke waste to Sellafield’ , Whitehaven News by Alan Irving, 13 January 2011 THE Nuclear Decommissioning Authority says it has no plans whatsoever to send high-level radioactive materials to Sellafield. Copeland’s MP Jamie Reed has raised Parliamentary questions over claims that high-level waste might come to Sellafield from other UK nuclear sites. Continue reading
No funds to deal with UK’s dead nuclear submarines: public at radiation risk
UK Green Investment Bank money going more to bankers’ bonuses, than to renewables
“I was astonished when a UK Lib Dem minister admitted that money from the fossil fuel levy will set up a bank that could see some of the bankers’ bonuses that are a matter of some debate at the moment…Scotland has a real opportunity to lead the renewables revolution and releasing this money to create green jobs rather than bankers’ bonuses would help advance that cause.”
Green jobs not bankers’ bonuses | SNP – Scottish National Party, 13 jan 2011, An SNP MSP has expressed astonishment that money which could and should be invested in creating jobs in Scotland’s green energy industry could be paid out in bankers bonuses after an admission by the UK LibDem Energy Secretary Chris Huhne and his colleague Philip Wynn Owen that bankers’ bonuses and public bailouts could be a feature of a new Green Investment Bank set up with money from Scotland’s share of the fossil fuel levy. The SNP believes the £200 million should be released now to be invested in Scotland’s green energy industry creating new jobs and boosting the economy. Continue reading
UK government holding back Scotland’s renewable energy drive
Scotland calls on Westminster to release £200m for renewables ClickGreen , 12 Jan 2011 The Scottish government has slated the UK Treasury’s “intransigence” for stalling on the transfer of nearly £200 million it has earmarked to invest in the region’s renewable energy industry. Continue reading
Annan, Scotland pioneers renewable energy technology
Salmond hails China renewable energy deal Scotsman.com, By David Gunn scotsman.com, 09 January 2011 Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond has welcomed a £6.4m renewable energy technology deal signed between Scotland and China.The agreement, which was announced as Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang began a four-day visit to the UK, will see technology pioneered in Scotland used at a new renewable energy conversion plant in China. …. Continue reading
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