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- Nuclear waste storage ….. no big deal 2 days agoNuclear power will be the future. There is no doubt about it. Nuclear is the cleanest, greenest, cheapest, safest, energy source ever. There is no doubt about that, no matter what anyone says. Also, just look at the energy...
- The man who blew up a nuclear power station and disappeared Tue, 5 May 26, 2:00pmIn December 1982, South African Rodney Wilkinson walked four bombs into Koeberg power station – the crown jewel of the apartheid state – pulled the pins and then left on his bicycle...
- Inside Chornobyl: 40 years after disaster, nuclear site still at risk in Russia’s war Sat, 25 Apr 26, 3:00pmIn February 2025, a cheap Russian drone tore through Chornobyl’s confinement shelter. Workers warn the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident is not safe yet
- ‘We’re being turned into an energy colony’: Argentina’s nuclear plan faces backlash over US interests Tue, 10 Feb 26, 1:00amPush to restart uranium mining in Patagonia has sparked fears about the environmental impact and loss of sovereignty over key resources
- The Fukushima towns frozen in time: nature has thrived since the nuclear disaster but what happens if humans return? Tue, 27 Jan 26, 6:00pmFifteen years after a tsunami caused the Fukushima nuclear accident, only bears, raccoons and boar are seen on the streets. But the authorities and some locals want people to move back
- 15 years after Fukushima, Japan prepares to restart the world’s biggest nuclear plant Mon, 19 Jan 26, 12:46pmA return to nuclear power is at the heart of Japan’s energy policy but, in the wake of the 2011 disaster, residents’ fears about tsunamis, earthquakes and evacuation plans remain
- Treasury criticises ‘unachievable’ plan for underground nuclear waste dump in Cumbria Tue, 19 Aug 25, 1:54amAssessment suggests cost of project to store 700,000 cubic metres of radioactive waste could reach £54bn
- Radioactive water from UK nuclear bomb base leaked into sea, files show Sat, 9 Aug 25, 9:00pmExclusive: Polluted water was released into loch near Glasgow because Royal Navy failed to maintain 1,500 water pipes, says watchdog
- We must count the real costs of nuclear power | Letters Thu, 10 Jul 25, 2:37amWith efficient renewables, the whole world could have a western European lifestyle and still use less energy, writes Nick Eyre, while Kathleen Askew asks what happens to hugely toxic radioactive waste
- 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’...
- Going Nuclear by Tim Gregory review – a boosterish case for atomic energy Mon, 2 Jun 25, 6:00pmSafety concerns demand more space and consideration in this otherwise excellent work of popular science
- Tide is turning in Europe and beyond in favour of nuclear power Sun, 1 Jun 25, 9:52pmSpain’s recent blackout and AI datacentres’ energy needs are leading politicians to reach for the restart button
- Revealed: three tonnes of uranium legally dumped in protected English estuary in nine years Fri, 23 May 25, 12:00amExclusive: expert raises concerns over quantities allowed to be discharged from nuclear fuel factory near Preston
- Whistleblowers at nuclear sites may face bullying and threats, MPs warn Fri, 21 Mar 25, 12:34amMembers of public accounts committee raise concerns about culture and call for greater examination
- Sellafield nuclear site taken out of special measures for physical security Thu, 20 Feb 25, 5:06amSite in Cumbria can now return to routine inspections but concerns remain over cybersecurity