Oldbury
Dr Rachel Western has prepared and provided The Environment Impact Assessment for both Oldbury and Wylfa to Horizon as the date of the end of the first part of the consultation was the 28th December.
Shepperdine Against Nuclear Energy 5th Jan 2010 more >>
Hinkley
PEOPLE in the South-West have until January 8 to comment on National Grid’s plans to connect the proposed new power station at Hinkley Point. Site owner EDF Energy has asked the company to connect the new station, which will be built adjacent to the existing station.
Somerset County Gazette 4th Jan 2010 more >>
Cumbria
A regeneration agency based in the Lake District has changed its name to Britain’s Energy Coast West Cumbria (BECWC). The organisation, formerly named West Cumbria Vision, is responsible for delivering a £2bn package of projects that will establish the county’s western fringes as a nationally significant generator of low carbon and renewable energy. It aims to battle climate change; ensure energy security; and simultaneously create around 16,000 jobs.
Get Noticed Online 5th Jan 2010 more >>
Sellafield
A shipment of uranium recovered from fuel previously used in European nuclear power reactors is en route from Sellafield to Russia for processing into new fuel.
World Nuclear News 5th Jan 2010 more >>
Belgium
The GdF-Suez group has confirmed it will take the Belgian government to court to try to get the annual ‘contribution’ levied against the country’s nuclear operators annulled.
World Nuclear News 5th Jan 2010 more >>
Italy
Deadlines included in Italy’s new nuclear laws are drawing near. Siting criteria for new reactors are to be announced within weeks, but some local authorities are rebelling and key agency staff are not yet in place.
World Nuclear News 5th Jan 2010 more >>
Iran
Iran repeated on Tuesday its counter-proposal for a staged swap of its low enriched uranium (LEU) for nuclear fuel from abroad for a research reactor, leaving “details” open to discussion.
Middle East Online 5th Jan 2010 more >>
Energy Efficiency
The boiler scrappage scheme is designed to help cut Britain’s carbon emissions and aid the beleaguered heating industry, which has been hindered by a collapse in housebuilding. Some in the industry yesterday dismissed the Government’s plan as a “drop in a bucket” and “half-hearted”, because it will offer support for only 125,000 households in England out of an estimated 4.5m in the UK with the eligible G-rated boiler . The £400 incentive must be spent on a top-of-the-range band-A boiler, which are 90pc more efficient than the G-rated models. Band-A boilers accounted for 85pc of the 1.5m boilers sold in the UK last year. The leading sellers in the UK, and therefore most likely to benefit, are German-owned Worcester Bosch and Vaillant, and UK-based Baxi and Ideal.
Telegraph 6th Jan 2010 more >>
British Gas is profiting from the Government’s boiler scrappage scheme by failing to pass on the full value of the grants. The company is refusing to offer its usual discounts to customers who apply for a £400 grant.
Times 6th Jan 2010 more >>
