New nukes
A group of leading scientists yesterday warned the Government’s plans for a new generation of nuclear power stations will end up in court. The independent group published an 87-page document criticising Labour’s approach to the controversial issue, ahead of a major announcement on Tuesday. The Government is expected to back plans for reactors at existing nuclear sites, including Hinkley Point, near Bridgwater.
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Scientists have accused the Government of rigging a consultation on the future of nuclear power and ignoring security risks. They condemned plans for a new generation of nuclear power stations as undemocratic and possibly illegal.
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A second public consultation into whether new nuclear stations should be built has “failed”, a report suggests. The Nuclear Consultation Working Group said key issues had not been addressed “in any meaningful way” and it had been designed to “provide limited answers”.
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A Lancashire academic has accused the Government of paying “lip service” to the public’s views on new nuclear power stations. Professor Gordon Walker, of Lancaster University, has warned that public consultations on expanding Britain’s nuclear capacity fail to address key questions about nuclear waste, radiation and the threat to power stations from terrorists.
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Highlights from the academics report.
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Uncertainty could hang for several months over government plans for a new wave of nuclear power stations after Greenpeace said it could take that long to decide whether to mount a fresh legal challenge to the decision, likely next week. The environmental group said it would not immediately oppose the announcement by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, which is expected to give the go-ahead for up to 20 new reactors.
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Greenpeace has raised the prospect of a fresh legal challenge to the Government’s energy policy ahead of an expected decision next week to give the go-ahead for a new generation of nuclear power stations.
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Companies
Areva says it has held talks with construction group Vinci about possible partnerships to build nuclear reactors, stressing that the discussions are on a non-exclusive basis.
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Korea
North Korea yesterday issued one of its favourite threats – to bolster its “war deterrent” to counter a mounting threat from “US imperialists” – amid growing consternation over Pyong-yang’s delay in adhering to the terms of a denuclearisation deal.
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North Korea said Friday it gave a list of its nuclear programs to the United States in November, claiming it tried to meet commitments under an international disarmament agreement and accusing the U.S. of not doing its part to deliver aid.
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North Korea said Friday the country still hopes for a smooth implementation of an aid-for-disarmament deal with the United States and other countries, after failing to meet a year-end deadline to declare its nuclear programs.
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Czech Republic
Czech artists who allegedly hacked into a national television channel to broadcast a fake nuclear blast at a local resort face three-year jail terms.
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