Cameron’s First 100 Days a Disaster
This article was originally written for the American Nuclear Information and Resource Service Blog Green World. David Cameron’s Conservative Government has now been in power in the UK, without the...
View ArticleHinkley C Mothballed – Is it in its Death Throes?
Two very recent articles in Click Green and Professional Engineer indicate that Hinkley Point C is now officially mothballed. Indeed the project seems to be in its death throes. We already knew that...
View ArticleDo we really need nuclear power to provide baseload power?
The UK Government and pro-nuclear advocates argue that we need nuclear power to provide baseload electricity. In reality the concept of baseload power is quickly becoming obsolete. It is perfectly...
View ArticleStop Hinkley Campaign says a Final Investment Decision for Hinkley Point C...
EDF seems to be hoping that by acting swiftly after Greg Clark’s appointment as Secretary of State, it can minimise the risk that the highly favourable terms struck in 2013 to help to bankroll the...
View ArticleThe District Heating & Green Gas Alternative to Hinkley
Several recent renewable proposals illustrate how we can avoid building a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point. Dong Energy for instance suggests building more offshore wind farms backed up with...
View ArticleDon’t Buy Nuclear Waste
Now that Theresa May has (to steal some of the best sound-bites from the last few days) decided (1) to build a better yesterday with a safari park of white elephants – it’s time to shift the discussion...
View ArticleNuclear companies struggle with finances but solar is fast becoming the...
The three companies seeking to build new nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point, Sizewell, Moorside, Wylfa and Oldbury are under growing financial pressure, raising doubts about whether the UK’s nuclear...
View ArticleWanted – an Energy Policy Fit for Purpose
The Government needs a new energy policy – that has been clear for a while – but now even Whitehall seems to agree. Nick Butler, writing in the Financial Times, (1) says the predominant view in...
View ArticleIf Theresa May really cared about energy prices she would cancel Hinkley Point C
Commenting on today’s (9th May 2017) news that Theresa May is to press ahead with her promised cap on energy prices, Stop Hinkley Campaign spokesperson Roy Pumfrey said: “If Theresa May wants to cut...
View ArticleHow will ministers explain to consumers why we are paying renewables to...
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) now expects renewable power deployment to be significantly higher than previously thought after 2020, primarily due to the plummeting...
View ArticleAbandoning Hinkley Point C now could save consumers almost £1.5bn per year...
Stop Hinkley Campaign submits response to the Helm ‘cost of energy’ review. The Stop Hinkley Campaign has submitted a joint response, with the Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA), to the UK...
View ArticleIs the nuclear tide turning?
Is the tide turning against the new nuclear programme? The UK’s first National Infrastructure Assessment, published by the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) says the shift to greener energy is a...
View ArticleCommittee on Climate Change sinks Nuclear
Dave Toke, reader in energy politics at Aberdeen University, says the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC’s) recent technical report has effectively sunk nuclear power in the UK. A careful reading of...
View ArticleEverybody is talking about nuclear accidents
I was quoted in the Herald this morning (5th June) warning that a nuclear accident on the scale of Chernobyl is not impossible in the UK. The Herald pointed out that I had recently warned Hunterston...
View ArticleEDF should stop building Hinkley Point C now before its financial quagmire...
The poor state of EDF’s finances is threatening to leave UK and French taxpayers and electricity consumers with a huge bill if construction of Hinkley Point C (HPC) is not stopped as soon as...
View ArticleSmall Reactor Delusion
The Financial Times seems to think that delays at Hinkley Point C will boost the argument for building small modular reactors (SMRs) in Britain. In reality the nuclear industry is trying to find a...
View ArticleHinkley Point C Problems Continue to Mount Up
Problems continue to pile up for the Hinkley Point C project, and there is now a growing chorus of critics calling for project to be scrapped altogether, (1) and deep concern in parts of the UK...
View ArticleBetter Active Today than Radioactive Tomorrow
As the Tories slash renewable energy subsidies, plans to provide 35% of UK electricity by 2028 plough on regardless starting with a £76bn subsidy for Hinkley. If the current proposals ever come to...
View ArticleCameron’s First 100 Days a Disaster
This article was originally written for the American Nuclear Information and Resource Service Blog Green World. David Cameron’s Conservative Government has now been in power in the UK, without the...
View ArticleHinkley C Mothballed – Is it in its Death Throes?
Two very recent articles in Click Green and Professional Engineer indicate that Hinkley Point C is now officially mothballed. Indeed the project seems to be in its death throes. We already knew that...
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