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Sellafield fined £700,000 for nuclear waste dumping

Posted on 17 June 2013 by Vicky Ellis

Nuclear waste disposal firm Sellafield has been slapped with a £700,000 fine for sending several bags of radioactive waste to a landfill site in Cumbria. The firm was also ordered to pay £72,635 in costs at Carlisle Crown Court on Friday... Read More

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Tags: Barack Obama, Czech Republic, Daniel Poneman, electricity, Energy security, IAEA, Low Carbon, Prague, R&D, US

US and Czech Republic’s joint nuclear centre in Prague

Posted on 14 June 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha

The US has joined forces with the Czech Republic and signed an agreement for a joint civil nuclear co-operation centre in Prague. It will facilitate joint programmes and support regional initiatives in the fields of nuclear energy and security and is... Read More

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Tags: Bouygues Laing O'Rorke, contractor, EDF Energy, GMB, Hinkley Point C, Kevin Coyne, Nigel Cann, Prospect., trade unions, UCATT, Unite

EDF Energy signs key Hinkley Point C deals with unions

Posted on 06 June 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha

Power supplier EDF Energy has signed two labour relations agreements with trade unions and a major contractor for the proposed new nuclear project at Hinkley Point C. They include a 'Common Framework Agreement' covering industrial relations, recruitment, training, apprenticeships, health and... Read More

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Tags: carbon, Dr Tim Fox, electricity, government, Imeche, new build, new nuclear, nuclear waste, poll, subsidy, support

43% of UK public back new nuclear subsidy

Posted on 28 May 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha

More than a third (43%) of the British public said they would support Government subsidy for the construction of new nuclear power plants in the UK. That is in comparison to only 28% who said they would not, according to a... Read More

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Tags: control cables, electricity, fake documents, Kori, nuclear reactor, shutdown, South Korea, Wolsong

South Korea suspends nuclear reactors over ‘fake documents’

Posted on 28 May 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha

South Korea has suspended operations at two of its nuclear reactors over the use of “fake documents”, reports claim. The nation’s Nuclear Safety and Security Commission is said to have halted operations to replace “unauthorised equipment” that was supplied using safety... Read More

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Tags: Babock International, hitachi, Horizon, investment, jobs, Michael Fallon, Oldbury, Rolls Royce, UK Government, Wylfa

Fallon: Horizon nuclear project will boost investment and jobs

Posted on 23 May 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha

The UK Government has hailed the Horizon nuclear power project claiming it would help boost new investment and create thousands of jobs across the country. Energy Minister Michael Fallon is set to meet executives from Hitachi and Horizon today, who... Read More

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Tags: Andy Spurr, EDF Energy, energy infrastructure, Iain Gray, Low Carbon, public, Scotland, Torness station, visitor centre

Nuclear power station re-opens to public after 12 years

Posted on 16 May 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha

A nuclear power station in East Lothian, Scotland is welcoming back visitors for the first time in 12 years today. The new visitor centre at Torness nuclear station (pictured) is the latest of seven planned centres to be opened by EDF... Read More

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Tags: Department of Atomic Energy, India, Kerala, Manmohan Singh, nuclear reactors, Prime Minister, scientists, Tamil Nadu

Indian scientists call for nuclear reactors’ inspection

Posted on 15 May 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha

Scientists in India have joined forces to express their concern over the nuclear plant soon to be commissioned in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. They wrote a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as well as the Chief Ministers of... Read More

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Tags: Allerdale Borough Council, Baroness Verma, Copeland Council, Cumbria County council, DECC, geological disposal facility, radioactive waste, UK Government

DECC seeks views on radioactive disposal facility

Posted on 14 May 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha

The UK Government is inviting views on the site selection process to find a host community for an underground disposal facility for radioactive waste. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) issued a call for evidence yesterday of the on-going... Read More

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Tags: EDF Energy, electricity, Heysham 1, Ian Stewart, Lancashire, nuclear reactor, smoke

EDF Energy shuts nuclear reactor in Lancashire

Posted on 07 May 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha

A nuclear reactor in Lancashire was shut down last week after smoke was seen coming from a plant. EDF Energy, which operates the reactor, said the 1,160MW Heysham 1 nuclear power station (pictured) was "safely and manually shut down”. An on-site team... Read More

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