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UK climate emergency is official policy

May 5, 2019

UK climate emergency is official policy Heathrow’s expansion is now in question. Image: By J Patrick Fischer, via Wikimedia Commons Major changes in the government’s policy on fossil fuels will be vital to tackling the UK climate emergency that Parliament has recognised. LONDON, 3 May, 2019 − The United Kingdom has taken a potentially momentous policy decision: […]

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Growing nuclear waste legacy defies disposal

February 8, 2019

Growing nuclear waste legacy defies disposal Spent nuclear fuel stored under water. Image: By US Dept. of Energy, via Wikimedia Commons Supporters say more nuclear power will combat climate change, but the industry is still failing to tackle its nuclear waste legacy. LONDON, 7 February, 2019 − The nuclear industry, and governments across the world, have yet […]

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Nuclear Power Costs Enter Uncharted Territory

April 20, 2016

Nuclear Power Costs Enter Uncharted Territory     Many international businesses are hoping to cash in on disposal of nuclear waste. (StefrogZ via Flickr) LONDON—If you want a job for life, go into the nuclear industry—not building power plants, but taking them down and making them safe, along with highly-radioactive spent fuel and other hazardous waste involved. […]

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Politicians push nuclear ‘poison pill’

March 21, 2016

Politicians push nuclear ‘poison pill’ Construction of a new nuclear reactor in Flamanville, France, is already six years behind schedule. Image: schoella via Wikimedia Commons The economics of nuclear power in Europe are in meltdown, leaving taxpayers facing a heavy burden as the industry clings to pledges of huge public cash injections. LONDON, 21 March, 2016 – The deeply […]

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Better water use can cut global food gap

February 17, 2016

Better water use can cut global food gap An irrigation system on a pumpkin patch in a semi-arid area of New Mexico in southwestern US. Image: Daniel Schwen via Wikimedia Commons Scientists say that forecasts of a world food shortage need not prove as disastrous as previously thought if humans learn to use water more effectively. LONDON, […]

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Plutonium’s global problems are piling up

January 22, 2016

Plutonium’s global problems are piling up  The nuclear fuel carriers Pacific Heron and Pacific Egret in port at Barrow-in-Furness, England, before setting sail for Japan. Image: CORE Increasing worldwide stockpiles of surplus plutonium are becoming a political embarrassment, a worrying security risk, and a hidden extra cost to the nuclear industry. LONDON, 22 January, 2016 − Two […]

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