Costing the Earth – New Nuclear is Beyond Expensive Beyond Dangerous and often Beyond Operational- so why is it touted as “Clean Energy”

On June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 By mariannewildartIn #BoycottEDF, #BoycottToshiba, #StopHinkley, #StopMoorside, #StopNewNuclear, #StopNuclear, #StopSizewellC, #StopWylfa, Dr Ian Fairlie2 Comments

Excellent Analysis from Dr Ian Fairlie ..... UK Electricity: Renewables and the problem with inflexible nuclear June 21, 2020 In recent years, the share of the UK’s electricity supplied by renewable energy (RE) sources has increased substantially to the point that RE is now the second largest source after gas: It now supplies 20% to …

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UNITE – URGED TO UNITE AGAINST SIZEWELL C

On June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 By mariannewildartIn #BoycottEDF, #StopHinkley, #StopMoorside, #StopNewNuclear, #StopNuclear, #StopSizewellC, #StopWylfa, Dr Ian Fairlie4 Comments

Image from Together Against Sizewell C Painted by Lee Norton Mr Len McCluskey, General Secretary of Unite the Union has been sent the following letter regarding the backwards and dangerous pro-nuclear stance the union is taking. The letter focuses on Sizewell but the same is true throughout the UK. Solidarity towards the health and well being …

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Under Cover of Covid19 – New Nuclear Continues to Spread its Tentacles – even in Essex.

On June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 By mariannewildartIn #BoycottEDF, #BoycottToshiba, #StopHinkley, #StopMoorside, #StopNewNuclear, #StopNuclear, #StopSizewellC, #StopWylfa, Bradwell, Radioactive Beaches Sellafield, Radioactive Contamination, Radioactive Risks of Nuclear2 Comments

ON 17 JUN 2020 BY MARIANNEWILDARTIN UNCATEGORIZEDEDIT Bradwell nuclear power station, showing the turbine halls and western side of the Magnox reactor buildings. Photo taken in 2010 during decommissioning, after closure for electricity generation in 2002. The turbine halls were demolished the following year photo: Rwendland. . Cumbria is in receipt of Bradwell’s Nuclear Waste – Bradwell B would …

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Too Much Electricity! Time to Stop Inflexible and Dangerous New Nuclear – Why are More Being Built?

On May 8, 2020 By mariannewildartIn #BoycottEDF, #BoycottToshiba, #StopHinkley, #StopMoorside, #StopNewNuclear, #StopNuclear, #StopSizewellC, #StopWylfa, 25km 2 of heat generating nuclear waste under Cumbria?, Ban Nuclear, EDF1 Comment

A supporter of Radiation Free Lakeland has pointed out that the news that there is too much electricity going into the grid: "shows the fallacy of "base load". What it really means in inflexible. Yet again we are seeing the economics of nuclear fail, as it is very expensive so needs a guaranteed price per …

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In other News in the North West…Dodgy Old Nuclear Reactors and Rebranding Nukiller as “Clean”

On March 17, 2020March 19, 2020 By mariannewildartIn #BoycottEDF, #BoycottToshiba, #StopHinkley, #StopMoorside, #StopNewNuclear, #StopNuclear, #StopSizewellC, #StopWylfa, EDF, Extreme Energy Nuclear, Fallout, Heysham, Shut Heysham1 Comment

Heysham 2 and Morecambe Bay Heysham 1 (beige colour ) is the nuclear reactor running on 7 out of 8 boilers as one has cracked supports. and Heysham 2 (white top) Photos and description by David Autumns. "Heysham 1 is the beige building, the sister station to Hartlepool. This is the reactor that has the …

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Protesters call for Capenhurst nuclear plant to be closed down

On March 8, 2020 By mariannewildartIn #BoycottEDF, #StopHinkley, #StopMoorside, #StopNewNuclear, #StopNuclear, #StopSizewellC, #StopWylfa, Chernobyl, Childhood Leukemia, Climate, Close Capenhurst, FukushimaLeave a comment

Many thanks to Cheshire-Live for this report on 50 year anniversary of enriching uranium at Urenco - in Capenhurst, Cheshire Extract from the report below and full report an be seen here "Urenco’s nuclear plant at Capenhurst this week celebrated 50 years since the government-owned international company was founded . But outside protesters lamented the damage to …

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50 Years of “Enriching the Future”

On March 5, 2020March 9, 2020 By mariannewildartIn #BoycottEDF, #BoycottToshiba, #StopHinkley, #StopMoorside, #StopNewNuclear, #StopNuclear, #StopSizewellC, #StopWylfa, Close Capenhurst Campaign, URENCO3 Comments

The Urenco Uranium Enrichment plant in leafy rural Cheshire has a rather Orwellian tagline "Enriching the Future". For fifty years this plant has been enriching uranium for the civil/military nuclear industry, causing a snowball of Nukiller blight. At the invitation of campaign group Close Capenhurst, representatives of groups including Japanese Against Nuclear, Radiation Free Lakeland …

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Nuclear Bristol & High Level Omissions

On March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 By mariannewildartIn #BoycottEDF, #BoycottToshiba, #StopHinkley, #StopMoorside, #StopNewNuclear, #StopNuclear, #StopSizewellC, #StopWylfa, 25km 2 of heat generating nuclear waste under Cumbria?, Barrow Nuclear Train Derailment, Climate, SellafieldLeave a comment

We only get one shot at this precious and vulnerable life so our words matter - our actions matter. Our lives are fleeting in the measure of geological time (unlike nuclear wastes). Seeing the massive crowds of young folk just starting out in their lives gathered in Bristol, all engaged with wanting to protect life …

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Enriching Uranium – 50 year Nukiller Anniversary at Capenhurst in Cheshire

On February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 By mariannewildartIn #BoycottEDF, #BoycottToshiba, #DriggLocktheGate, #StopHinkley, #StopMoorside, #StopNewNuclear, #StopNuclear, #StopSizewellC, #StopWylfa, 25km 2 of heat generating nuclear waste under Cumbria?, Barrow Trident, Boycott EDF, Calder Hall, Cancer Increases, Close Capenhurst Campaign, URENCOLeave a comment

Close Capenhurst 4th MARCH - WEDNESDAY AT 2pm - OUTSIDE CAPENHURST URENCO URANIUM ENRICHMENT PLANT. Please Join Groups who are opposing the beginning of the Nukiller Fuel Cycle - Enriched Uranium is the start of the military/civil nuclear industrial complex . This is why the Doomsday Clock was conceived - because of the nuclear industry. …

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How Many Times Do We Have to say NO to a GDF?! Heat Generating Nuclear Wastes CANNOT be left to rot Into Eternity Deep Underground.

On February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 By mariannewildartIn #BoycottEDF, #BoycottToshiba, #SellafieldFreeTheDeer, #StopHinkley, #StopMoorside, #StopNewNuclear, #StopNuclear, #StopSizewellC, #StopWylfa, Geological Dumping of Nuclear Waste, Geological Nuclear Dump, NSIP Geological Dumping, St Bees, Whitehaven6 Comments

Dragon of Relative Depths. How Deep is YOUR Love for Nuclear Wastes ? Enough to leave it to abandoned steel, copper and concrete containment 1000 metres deep and as big as the City of Carlisle in complex geology? Just a quick comment (for now) on the front page of the Whitehaven News - Once again …

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