New Nukes
Letter from Nuclear Industry Association: Kate Hudson is mistaken when she asserts that government will “heavily subsidise” nuclear build in the UK, (Letters, August 16). The government has made it clear that the private sector will have to pay the full costs of any new nuclear power generation in the UK, including the costs of decommissioning and waste management after the plant closes. The UK nuclear industry understands this and is ready to bear those costs.
Guardian 19th Aug 2008 more >>
Projects worth billions of pounds face revision or cancellation if the Conservatives win the next election, analysis by the FT suggests. Business leaders have called on David Cameron to fill the “huge void” in some policy areas to mitigate the political uncertainty affecting companies in the run-up to the general election. One example is that the Tories have opposed the establishment of the Planning Infrastructure Commission which would speed up the approval of new nuclear power stations.
FT 19th Aug 2008 more >>
Electricity
Britain needs new gas-fired power stations to plug the energy generation gap that will be created by the retirement of nuclear and coal-fired stations, according to the chief executive of one of Britain’s independent power producers.
Guardian 19th Aug 2008 more >>
Iran
A senior nuclear official is visiting Iran, a day after the country launched a satellite-carrying rocket into space. Olli Heinonen, of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), arrived in Tehran for his second round of talks this month, state media reported.
BBC 18th Aug 2008 more >>
Germany
German opposition to nuclear energy is starting to ease but the debate is still too emotional, the chief executive of Swedish power company Vattenfall said in an interview published on Monday.
Reuters 18th Aug 2008 more >>
US
Dominion Virginia Power has submitted to the US Department of Energy the first part of an application for a loan guarantee as it considers a third nuclear reactor at the North Anna power station in central Virginia.
Energy Business Review 18th Aug 2008 more >>
