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The Nuclear Retreat

We coined the term, "Nuclear Retreat" here at Beyond Nuclear to counter the nuclear industry's preposterous "nuclear renaissance" propaganda campaign. You've probably seen "Nuclear Retreat" picked up elsewhere and no wonder - the alleged nuclear revival so far looks more like a lot of running away. On this page we will keep tabs on every latest nuclear retreat as more and more proposed new nuclear programs are canceled.

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Entries from June 1, 2010 - June 30, 2010

Wednesday
Jun022010

Safety authority puts dent in British nuclear hopes

According to The Guardian (UK), "The government's safety watchdog is cracking down on Britain's biggest and oldest nuclear complex after a series of radioactive leaks and safety blunders, despite private sector managers receiving multimillion-pound "performance-related" payments from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority". The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will take legal action for force the vast Sellafield plant in Cumbria to improve its safety record. The revelations of serious safety flaws at Britain's largest nuclear installation will do little to improve the industry's case to build new reactors. Further embarassment has been caused by the revelation that Nuclear Management Partners (NMP) – a consortium involving Amec, URS and Areva and which took over ownership of Sellafield in 2008  – "is believed to have made "profits" of up to £50m over a 12-month period," according to the Guardian article.

DateJune 2, 2010 | Print ArticlePrint Article |