“Let them Burn Plutonium! ” ???

This Telegraph article , and similar in other media suggests that plutonium is classified as a waste.  It is'nt, It SHOULD be, but it isn't. This is what the NDA say about nuclear waste:  "If it is assumed that the baseline inventory, as set out in the Managing Radioactive Waste White Paper (but excluding plutonium …

The Beautiful Game? EXPORT OF URANIUM PRODUCTS TO RUSSIA FROM PRESTON “IS IMPORTANT” to the UK.

The following has been sent to investigative journalists (too busy) and national press (studiously ignored) .  This Ball is WAY Too Hot to Handle? The Beautiful Nuclear Game? Uranium Hexaflouride arriving at the Springfields Nuclear Fuel Plant May 10th 2018 Most people have heard of the battle to stop fracking in Lancashire, but just what …

GEOLOGICAL DUMP: “NO NEED, JUST A POLICY DESIRE”

Radiation Free Lakeland oppose the policy and push towards "Geological Disposal." There is and can be no SITE X ...not anywhere.  The technology does not exist to contain radioactive waste deep underground.   But the UK government needs to be seen to have a "final solution" plan in order to facilitate making much more dangerous …

EVENTS TO PROTEST URANIUM PROCESSING AND TRANSPORTING

Our friends at Close Capenhurst have two events coming up to protest the continued obscenity of uranium processing by URENCO in the UK, Cheshire and the transporting of uranium 'products' by Direct Rail Services.  These uranium products including nuclear fuel and nuclear wastes (spent fuel)  criss cross the UK on our roads and railways through …

Letter to the Secretary of State – Enriched Uranium and Fracking Lorries on the Fylde- What Could Go Wrong?

Springfields Nuclear Fuels and their Deadly Nuclear Cargo is on the exact same rural route proposed for fracking HGVs.  What could go wrong? Quite a lot! Radiation Free Lakeland have written to the Secretary of State, James Brokenshire MP, who will soon make a decision as to whether to allow fracking HGVs on these rural …

‘Blair Babe’ Hazel Blears on New Nuclear Gravy Train

Once upon a time there was a babe in the deep dark forest of the Old Labour woods who stepped out into the upland sunshine of New Labour. The Mad King Blair's "little ray of sunshine"  later fell into disgrace for supping too eagerly of the gravy train and the fall was made so much …

Just Three Miles from the Beautiful Lancaster Canal – Dodgy Old Nuclear Reactor with Crumbling Graphite Core…

A walk along the beautiful Lancaster canal this thursday - no one witnessing the beautiful day would be thinking about the crumbling graphite core in the nuclear reactors just 3 miles away.  Would they?  All this Useless Beauty - was a song by Elvis Costello and it made me think....  what if ... if no …

Who Will Protect Us from the World’s Nuclear Heritage Site ?

Dear Friends, This Monday Prince Charles will be visiting the Lake District to unveil a plaque to the Lake District World Heritage Site. CALL OUT -  MEET OUTSIDE KESWICK THEATRE BY THE LAKE TO JOIN US in leafleting and asking the question: who will protect us from the terrible Nuclear Heritage that we can see …

“The Age of Nuclear Waste is Just Beginning”, by Dr Gordon Edwards

This is excellent.   An assessment in clear understandable language by nuclear expert Dr Gordon Edwards. The Age of Nuclear Waste is Just Beginning   (featured image is of spent fuel flasks going over Morecambe Bay, nuclear waste comes to Cumbria from all nuclear reactors in the UK) On July 25, 2015, Green Majority of Canada published …

Radiation Free Lakeland: Review of 2017

Radiation Free Lakeland: Review of 2017 “Scrap your pylon connection – Moorside would be an abomination.”  Jean Ward of Kendal .   We learnt in January of Jean Ward’s passing. In her late eighties she had a young spirit and campaigned fiercely but with great personal gentleness.  The last time I spoke to she told me how …