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- Energy Investment Out of Balance… And It Could Cost Us All Thu, 26 Jun 25, 3:00pmPrioritizing these low-return investments while starving high-EROI energy sources will only drive costs higher for taxpayers, slow economic growth, and compromise grid reliability...
- Good Laugh For Today: New York State Says It Will Build A New Nuclear Power Plant Thu, 26 Jun 25, 11:00amDoes something here seem like it doesn’t quite fit? Yes, it was just four years ago, in April 2021, that New York completed the forced closure of the two perfectly functional Indian Point nuclear plants, with combined generating...
- New York will build first major new US nuclear power plant in over 15 years Tue, 24 Jun 25, 3:09amGovernor says plant upstate is ‘a critical energy initiative’ while renewable energy groups slammed the decision
- Why is Iran’s nuclear programme so essential to its identity? Tue, 24 Jun 25, 1:01amWhy does a country with large oil reserves feel such a need to have home-grown civil nuclear energy?
- Does the UK need nuclear to reach net zero? – podcast Tue, 17 Jun 25, 2:00pmThe chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has promised £14bn of investment to build the Sizewell C nuclear power plant, kicking off what the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, says will be a ‘golden age for clean energy abundance’...
- Great British Energy’s budget has been nuked | Nils Pratley Thu, 12 Jun 25, 4:16amEd Miliband’s vehicle for investing in renewables lost 30% of its pot to small modular nuclear reactors in the spending review
- GB Energy’s promised £8.3bn budget raided to pay for small nuclear reactors Thu, 12 Jun 25, 4:01amNational energy company effectively loses £2.5bn to separate body tasked with spearheading nuclear renaissance
- Govt To Invest £14.2 Bn In Sizewell C Wed, 11 Jun 25, 7:00pmThe £14.2 billion mentioned will be direct government investment in the project, which will still be owned by EDF. Private investors are still being sought, and a Final Investment Decision is expected next month.
- UK politics: Lib Dems denounce new Reform UK chair as ‘Trump sycophant’ – as it happened Wed, 11 Jun 25, 2:32amDaisy Cooper says doctor and presenter David Bull once appeared on TalkTV with his ear bandaged after the assassination attempt against Trump
- Sizewell C is needed – but critical cost numbers are still missing | Nils Pratley Wed, 11 Jun 25, 3:20amA £14bn commitment to build the Suffolk nuclear power station is welcome but what price will be put on the electricity it generates?
- The Guardian view on Labour’s nuclear bet: big promises, but bigger questions remain unanswered | Editorial Wed, 11 Jun 25, 3:33amA bold state investment signals nuclear revival, but unresolved issues around cost, waste and safety demand urgent ministerial clarity
- What’s behind Keir Starmer’s decision to back nuclear power? Wed, 11 Jun 25, 12:37amDoes the UK need nuclear to keep the lights on? What has big tech got to do with it? And do the costs stack up?
- Lib Dems denounce new Reform UK chair as ‘Trump sycophant’ – UK politics live Tue, 10 Jun 25, 9:58pmDaisy Cooper says doctor and presenter David Bull once appeared on TalkTV with his ear bandaged after the assassination attempt against Trump
- Rolls-Royce named winning bidder for UK small nuclear reactors Tue, 10 Jun 25, 5:12pmFTSE 100 firm beats two US-owned companies as government pushes nuclear power with Sizewell C investment
- Miliband says funding plan means Sizewell C will happen as Green party criticises spending – UK politics live Tue, 10 Jun 25, 6:48pmEnergy secretary says government is ‘putting forward the money’ for new nuclear power station as Greens say money better spent on green energy