TALK TODAY! in Edinburgh: Aging & Dangerous Nuclear Power – Hunterston UpDate – Ian Fairlie + Q&A

If you are in or around Edinburgh today there is a talk by Dr Ian Fairlie that is important to all of us who live downwind of EDF's nuclear reactors with their cracked graphite cores. scientist Ian Fairlie updates and takes questions about new information on the extent of deterioration in Hunterson nuclear reactor About …

Copeland Council remove “Support” for deep geological dumping of nuclear waste

https://youtu.be/HG7H05u5GQc Continuous Miner Machine - for making very big holes in the ground for example deep under the Irish Sea or Ennerdale or the Solway - Cumbria County Council have voted to bring this infrastructure to Cumbria when they said yes to West Cumbria Mining.   Spot the difference?   The Whitehaven News has reported …

Cracked Regulators Allow Hundreds of Cracks in Graphite Cores of Reactors across the UK

Dear Office for Nuclear Regulation The arrogance displayed in your email reply dismissing my concerns about the running of the Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station beyond its original design life is indicative of the arrogance you display in the face of the public safety risk posed by Hartlepool, Heysham 1, Hunterston B, Hinkley Point B, and …

Nuclear Policy is a Vote Loser

  Excellent Letter in the Morning Star from Dr Ian Fairlie "Nuclear Policy is a vote loser I write to support Adrienne Butler (M Star October 20 "Most voters influenced by climate in the next election." Labour would have a very good set of energy policies but for its continued support for new nuclear power. …

Hunterston, Heysham and Debris from broken Graphite in the Reactors. Shut Them Down!

  A letter was delivered to Hunterston B in August by David Autumns asking that the nuclear power station be Mothballed Immediately  Fed with fuel from Springfields Nuclear Fuels near Preston, the nuclear industry is operating nuclear reactors on sites from Scotland to the South of England with dodgy graphite cores.  These reactors are way …

Thoughts Sparked By George Monbiot’s Arrest

These thoughts have been percolating for a while - but the arrest today of George Monbiot put things into perspective.  This was posted on the Arrest Monbiot website I set up some years ago following his "conversion" to nuclear power promoter.   Today George Monbiot was Arrested - But Not (officially) for Nuclear Crimes Against …

CONsultation – YOU PAY FOR NEW NUCLEAR!! Deadline to comment today – please write…

Apologies for not doing this sooner the deadline is today but please do drop them a line even if its just to say that you are not willing to pay for new nuclear in your electricity bill. Email: RABconsultation@beis.gov.uk Our letter is below - there is also a great letter from Suffolk Friends of the …

“Homegrown” ??? Don’t make me laugh!

On the anniversary of the Windscale disaster and in the midst of the building of a new gas plant especially for Sellafield,  the North West Evening Mail publishes a press release from the nuclear industry touting the 'Rediscover Nuclear' campaign. Some of the laughable descriptions include "homegrown" "safe" "low carbon". Each of these claims is …

More Uranium Hex Arrives at Springfields on the 62nd Anniversary of the Windscale Fire – STOP NEW NUCLEAR

On Thursday we remembered the 62nd Anniversary of the Windscale Fire - which was fuelled by the Springfields Nuclear Fuel plant just over 5 miles from the Cuadrilla frack site.   While we were there,  locals told us about the earthquakes that were felt at the Springfields site as a result of fracking nearby.  This …

Do Not ReStart Hartlepool 2

UGLY and DANGEROUS HARTLEPOOL 2 on the North East Coast photo by David Autumns A Letter to EDF and the Office for Nuclear Regulation. The Nuclear Industry and the Regulators  who  both putting us all in harms way of nuclear catastrophe. Scrap these dodgy old nuclear reactors now! Dear EDF and ONR We would like to …