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One officer killed on nuclear submarine – it could have been much worse

Officer killed in shooting on British nuclear submarine, Asia ONe News, 9 April 11, LONDON, ENGLAND – A Royal Navy officer was killed and another seriously injured in a shooting on a British nuclear-powered submarine, police said, which was only halted when a visiting politician tackled the gunman.
Another member of the navy was arrested on suspicion of murder following the incident on Friday in the southern English port of Southampton, officials said, stressing that the shooting was not “terrorist-related”. Continue reading →

April 9, 2011 Posted by | safety, UK | Leave a comment

Japanese radiation in Scotland, strengthens antinuclear feeling

Japanese radiation found at three more Scottish locations – Scotsman.com News 31 March 2011By CLAIRE SMITH RADIOACTIVE iodine believed to be from the Fukishima nuclear plant has been found at three more locations in Scotland, according to the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency.Sepa said yesterday that samples believed to be from Fukushima had been detected at Dounreay in Caithness and at Lerwick in Shetland. Radioactive iodine has also been detected in East Kilbride.The news follows reports on Monday that radioactive iodine from the stricken Japanese power station had been detected in Glasgow……..Rob Gibson, SNP candidate Caithness, Sutherland and Ross said the latest detections were a reminder of the hazards of nuclear power.

He said: “It is important to stress that there is no threat to public safety. However, even at such a distance it does remind us of the hazards of nuclear power, and the terrible events in Japan.”

Mr Gibson said the Japanese nuclear crisis had strengthened the SNP’s resolve to realise Scotland’s potential for renewable energy: “No country with Scotland’s energy mix would contemplate a new nuclear power programme.”
Japanese radiation found at three more Scottish locations – Scotsman.com News

March 31, 2011 Posted by | environment, UK | Leave a comment

Poll shows British rejection of nuclear power future

Fewer than 10 per cent of people now believe nuclear should be the priority for energy investment in coming years, while more than 75 per cent think that the Government’s top energy investment priority should be either renewable energy, or energy saving…

Britain goes cold on new plants in Fukushima’s wake, The Indpendent  By Michael McCarthy,   22 March Japan’s nuclear crisis has stalled the growing support for a UK “nuclear renaissance”, a new poll reveals. Continue reading →

March 22, 2011 Posted by | opposition to nuclear, UK | Leave a comment

Britain likely to stall plans for new nuclear reactors

“Globally, this undoubtedly casts a shadow over the renaissance of the nuclear industry. That is blindingly obvious.”

Chris Huhne: Britain may scale back nuclear plans after Japan disaster. telegraph, 21 march 11 Britain may scale back its plans to build a new generation of nuclear plants in the wake of the Japanese disaster, the Energy Secretary indicated on Sunday. Continue reading →

March 22, 2011 Posted by | politics, UK | Leave a comment

French nuclear company chief “in no doubt” that Britain needs nuclear

Mr de Rivaz said his “determination to press ahead was undimmed” and added that he was in no doubt that “what Britain needs is nuclear”.

UK industry must press on, says EDF chief, FT.com , By David Blair and Sylvia Pfeifer in London March 17 2011 The British nuclear industry will have to work harder to keep the public’s trust in the aftermath of Japan’s disaster, Continue reading →

March 18, 2011 Posted by | marketing, UK | Leave a comment

UK’s rising use of CT scans causing radiation worries

Certain CT scans can be up to 400 times more powerful than a chest x-ray…….

(UK) Radiation: are we putting our health at risk with increased CT scans?, The Ecologist, Eifion Rees10th March, 2011 Tesco provoked an outcry by offering Clubcard members the opportunity to redeem points for a CT scan. Now, increasing numbers of scans in NHS and private hospitals are causing concerns that we are over-exposing ourselves to radiation. Continue reading →

March 11, 2011 Posted by | health, UK | Leave a comment

Australians ignorant about the existence of successful carbon pricing in Europe

there was an incorrect perception that Australia would be going it alone if it put a price on carbon.

Aussie carbon tax revolt ‘bizarre’: expert Sydney Morning Herald, March 8, 2011 A European Union climate expert has described Australian opposition to a carbon tax as bizarre, diplomatically pointing out Britain’s Conservatives were more co-operative in opposition. Continue reading →

March 10, 2011 Posted by | climate change, UK | 1 Comment

Secret dumping of nuclear wastes at Teesside, UK

the Ministry of Defence (MoD) cleared tonnes of hazardous and radioactive material left over after bomb blasts and transported it back to the UK, where it was dumped at Port Clarence landfill, Stockton, in 2008.

Shock at nuclear waste dumping on Teesside – Gazette Live, UK 7 mar 11, VETERANS of nuclear bomb tests carried out during the Cold War have spoken of their shock at discovering radioactive waste from the mission was dumped on Teesside 50 years later. The ex-servicemen witnessed the blasts at Christmas Island in the South Pacific first hand, and believe many veterans’ lives have been ruined by the after effects of exposure to the fallout. Continue reading →

March 8, 2011 Posted by | secrets,lies and civil liberties, UK, wastes | Leave a comment

UK Nuclear veterans dying as they await legal procedings

“Claimants are dying at a rate of three each month, so the sooner the government stops wasting time and money on procedural issues and allows a judge to finally decide the matter, the happier the claimants will be.”

Veterans want court fight after exposure to nuclear radiation Bournemouth Echo,  27th February 2011 By Fiona Pendlebury » VETERANS fighting to be allowed to sue the government after being exposed to nuclear radiation in the 1950s and 1960s are awaiting a key ruling from the Supreme Court. Continue reading →

March 1, 2011 Posted by | Legal, UK | 1 Comment

Julian Assange will appeal against extradition to Sweden

JULIAN ASSANGE: Why is it that I am subject – a non-profit, free speech activist – to a $360,000 bail? Why is it that I am kept under electronic house arrest when I have not even been charged in any country?

Wikileaks founder to appeal extradition decision, ABC  25/02/2011 TONY EASTLEY: A London court has ordered that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be sent from the UK to Sweden to face allegations of sexual assault.His defence lawyers have argued the former computer hacker won’t get a fair trial in a country where they say he’s regarded as “public enemy number one”.Mr Assange has already flagged he’ll appeal against the British ruling. Continue reading →

February 25, 2011 Posted by | civil liberties, UK, Wikileaks | Leave a comment

Nuclear plants not safe from airplane crash risk

this is the first time that it has been officially admitted that plane crashes could cause a nuclear disaster, and raises questions about the safety of nuclear plants around the UK.

Nuclear risk from plane crashes is higher than estimated, inquiry shows A plane crash could trigger a ‘significant radiological release’, according to an inquiry into the expansion of Lydd airport in Kent Rob Edwards guardian.co.uk,  21 February 2011The risk that planes will crash into nuclear plants and release potentially lethal clouds of radioactivity is significantly higher than off icial estimates, according to expert evidence to a public inquiry. Continue reading →

February 22, 2011 Posted by | safety, UK | Leave a comment

Scotland’s farmers to benefit financially from community renewable energy

The money will go into the government’s existing Communities and Renewable Energy Scheme Loan Fund, which, from April, will be opened up to farmers and land managers for the first time.

Funding boost for Scottish renewables -Farmers Weekly, Paul Spackman  18 February 2011 Development of renewable energy schemes in rural Scotland has been boosted by £2.4m of funding from the Scottish Government. Continue reading →

February 19, 2011 Posted by | decentralised, UK | Leave a comment

Britain joining nuclear marketing scramble for India

British civil nuclear power delegation to visit India, IBN Live News Mumbai, Feb 17 (PTI) A civil nuclear power trade delegation of eight leading UK-based companies, coordinated by the UK Nuclear Industry Association (NIA), will be visiting India next week. Continue reading →

February 19, 2011 Posted by | India, marketing, UK | Leave a comment

Britain to break international agreement in releasing plutonium into sea

Sellafield activity ‘will ensure UK breaks nuclear pollution  promise’ Group monitoring nuclear plant says ‘crash programme’ by government’s NDA will put UK in breach of Ospar convention Rob Edwards, guardian.co.uk,  17 February 2011
• ‘Sellafield is where we house the toxic legacy of our failed nuclear industry’

Britain is on course to break an international agreement to reduce radioactive pollution of the seas, because of an increase in activity at the Sellafield nuclear site, Continue reading →

February 18, 2011 Posted by | politics international, reprocessing, UK | 1 Comment

Community wind can be a winner for UK’s local utilities

Why Community Wind Should Be Part of a Utility’s Portfolio, Renewable Energy World, By Cynthia Crooks, February 16, 2011 The clock is ticking. The production tax credit for renewable energy is set to expire at the end of 2012, which means that to take advantage of the incentive a project has to be “commercially operable” by that time. Since it can take two years or longer for a wind farm to be up and running, utilities that don’t already have a project in development should be thinking about initiating one, and fast. But in their rush, utilities should not overlook the additional benefits in speed and local good will that can be had through Community Wind. Continue reading →

February 18, 2011 Posted by | decentralised, UK | Leave a comment

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