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UK nuclear power stations’ decommissioning cost soars to £23.5bn

Failures in government’s investment strategy mean taxpayer has contributed £10.7bn in just two years

The Guardian - UK

Hinkley Point C delayed by a year as cost rises by £3 billion

The nuclear power station will not open until June 2027 now and the total spend will be close to £26 billion due to impact of the Covid-19 pandemic

Wales Online

Actor Samuel West joins Sizewell protest over threat to nature

The proposals would see a breeding area the size of eight football pitches lost, as well as some three million fish, according to RSPB estimates.

The Independent UK

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Commentary: Say no to nuclear power

The nuclear power industry has been pushing the fantasy of yet another “renaissance” of nuclear power, based on the absurd idea that atomic reactors — which operate at 571 degrees Fahrenheit, resulting in substantial greenhouse gas emissions and, periodically, explosions — can somehow cool the planet.

Tribune News Service

Fukushima water release plan gets initial OK from Japan regulator

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) granted an initial approval on Wednesday for a Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) plan for releasing water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant the into sea, saying there are no safety issues.

Reuters

Environmental groups oppose longer life for CA nuclear plant

Dozens of environmental and anti-nuclear organizations are opposing any attempt to extend the operating life of California's last running nuclear power plant

The Independent UK

Turkish nuclear plant threatened by Russian sanctions

Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant would be Turkey’s first, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may cause problems.

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Hinkley Point C nuclear plant could help households save £1bn a year on energy bills, says EDF

The French energy firm has issued a statement following comments by the business secretary over the cost to consumers of building more nuclear plants in the UK

Birmingham Post

Hundreds march against Sizewell C nuclear power station

The protest in Suffolk came days after ministers delayed a decision on plans for the new plant.

The Independent UK

UK Government warns developing nuclear project may add to energy bills

During his visit to north Wales on Thursday, Kwasi Kwarteng said that during the early stages of building a reactor it would "add at most a few pounds a year to a typical household", but in the longer term it would provide us with "cheaper power"

Wales Online

Tory nuclear push may drive up your energy bills, admits minister

THE Tory Energy Secretary has admitted the Government’s nuclear plans may increase household energy bills.

The National (Scotland)

Kwasi Kwarteng hails ‘nuclear renaissance’ as £120 million fund launched

The business secretary has hailed the start of “a British nuclear renaissance” as the government launches a new fund to encourage overseas investment into the sector.

Evening Standard

UK nuclear power plants may increase energy bills, says business secretary

A fleet of new nuclear power stations is at the heart of the Government's energy strategy

Birmingham Post

Building nuclear power plants may increase energy bills in short term, says Business Secretary

Kwasi Kwarteng said ‘nuclear is back on the table’ because it would provide cheaper power eventually

Evening Standard

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Birmingham Post

Wylfa site 'has everything' says UK minister as nuclear fund launches and developers show interest

The £120 million Future Nuclear Enabling Fund is designed to unlock and accelerate new nuclear technologies

Insider UK

UK minister says windfall tax on energy giants would kill off investment

Energy Minister Greg Hands also argued that the Scottish Government’s opposition to new nuclear power stations is holding the country back

Daily Record

Drunk nuclear plant worker exploded at bouncers who barred him from Scots pub on work night-out

Nathan Hood was at Christmas bash with colleagues from Torness Nuclear Power Station when incident took place at Edinburgh bar.

Newcastle Herald

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France 24

France’s unprecedented drought shows climate change is ‘spiralling out of control’

As global warming accelerates, the spectre of drought haunts France’s once verdant farmland. Even now, before the start of summer, 15 administrative départements have had to restrict water use while farmers warn that the current situation will have an adverse impact on crop yields.

The National (Scotland)

Windfall tax may 'kill investment but crisis is killing people', top Tory told

THE cost-of-living crisis is “killing off people”, a Tory minister visiting Holyrood was told after he claimed a windfall tax would “kill…

The Independent UK

Three Mile Island: The real-life meltdown behind the Netflix show

Pennsylvania facility was was the site of the worst nuclear accident in US history

Al Jazeera

Russia downed satellite internet in Ukraine: Western officials

Officials say Moscow was behind cyberattack that caused a communication blackout in central Europe.

Reuters

FACTBOX-The cyber war between Ukraine and Russia

Ahead of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Western intelligence agencies warned of potential cyberattacks which could spread elsewhere and cause "spillover" damage on global computer networks.

Radio France Internationale

Iodine pills and bunkers: Is France ready for nuclear war?

Like many European countries, France has seen an uptick in people seeking out iodine tablets and looking into bomb shelters in the face of fears of a nuclear war following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. France says it’s prepared.

Al Jazeera

‘Dangers of miscalculation’: North Korea fires another missile

Latest launch the 15th missile firing this year, including Pyongyang’s first test of an ICBM since 2017.

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