Sellafield
An international consortium is signing a multi-billion pound contract to clean up the Sellafield nuclear plant. Nuclear Management Partners (NMP) is taking over the shares in Sellafield Ltd formerly held by BNFL.
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Nuclear Skills
The nuclear decommissioning and new build sectors are facing a massive skills shortage and it will take a combination of strong graduate training and the upskilling of engineers from other sectors to meet the demand, a top nuclear engineer said yesterday.
New Civil Engineer 21st Nov 2008 more >>
Green New Deal
The chairman of the environment agency yesterday called on the government to follow US president-elect Barack Obama and launch a multibillion pound “green New Deal” to boost clean energy and create jobs. Speaking hours before the government announced its tax cutting and public spending package, Lord Smith, the former culture secretary, called for a comprehensive long-term strategy to cover investments in renewable energy, green technology, energy efficiency and developing new technologies such as carbon capture and storage.
Guardian 25th Nov 2008 more >>
Climate
The trajectory both Barack Obama and Gordon Brown have proposed – an 80% cut by 2050 – means reducing emissions by an average of 2% a year. This programme, the figures in the Tyndall paper suggest, is likely to commit the world to at least four or five degrees of warming, which means the likely collapse of human civilisation across much of the planet. Is this acceptable?
Guardian 25th Nov 2008 more >>
US
Exelon Corp,, the country’s largest operator of nuclear plants, on Monday said it may drop a promising General Electric nuclear technology for a better-known design that might help its proposed Texas nuclear project attract federal financing.
Money AM 24th Nov 2008 more >>
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North Korea
The United States has said it expects North Korea to formally agree to let inspectors take samples from weapons-grade nuclear sites during a high-level international meeting next month in Beijing.
Telegraph 25th Nov 2008 more >>
Jordan
China on Monday signed a protocol with Jordan to help the tiny desert kingdom produce nuclear power to meet its growing energy needs and desalinate water, a senior official said.
Yahoo 24th Nov 2008 more >>
Iran
Iran has accused David Miliband of having Zionist ties after the British foreign secretary warned that the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran is “the most immediate threat” to Middle East stability.
Daily Mail 24th Nov 2008 more >>
