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Nuclear
It's not nuclear armageddon that bothers me, it's the view...
Protesters in Gloucestershire taken to the streets to complain about Horizon's plans for a new nuclear power plant in Shepperdine,... ...more »
Relying on a wing and a prayer
The Sellafield complex, home to what remains of Calder Hall, the UK's first civil nuclear plant, is one of western... ...more »
Talk is not always so cheap...
The great man is reassured to learn that the taxpayer got value for money when the government sold its stake... ...more »
Nuclear power is for the birds
This week's heart-warming story must be the tale of the power station staff who came to the aid of a... ...more »
Some things grow better with time
Nuclear power stations, like those of a more conventional ilk, are not generally aesthetic or pleasing to the eye. Bloody... ...more »
Radioactive rabbits - easy spot from the air
Now, as stories go, this is one of the most intriguing that Disconnector has seen in a long, long time.... ...more »
Worse things happen at sea - at least, they do in Italy
The radioactive waste arising from civil nuclear programmes remains one of the issues bedevilling the economics of current new-build programmes,... ...more »
The camera never lies... hold on a minute, what the heck is that?
Disconnector is still chuckling over the bare-faced cheek of the estate agent who recently advertised an "exceptional fisherman's cottage" at... ...more »
Finland shows how not to do it
No doubt everyone involved in UK plc's bold move to embrace nuclear new-build is fervently hoping there will be no... ...more »
Some nuculear sites lag behind others
The great man was intrigued to see that one of the nominated sites unveiled last week as a possible location... ...more »
Now, where did I put that nuclear waste?
Where there's muck, there's brass, runs the old adage. Maybe that needs a change in Cumbria where the owners and... ...more »
Landing a fat profit on nuclear power
Now here's an intriguing tale. It turns out that a Lancashire-based land development company is among the bidders for Nuclear... ...more »
Any, any, any old iron?
Sellafield has found a new income stream that could prove a nice little earner. It has sent six unwanted shock... ...more »
It's art, Jim, but not as we know it...
Now here's more weirdness. According to The Guardian's weekly The Guide, there is an exhibition/art installation opening in Shoreditch High... ...more »
Coal Poles go off piste
Disconnector was intrigued to learn that Polish skiers anxious for the joys of the piste have taken to using a... ...more »
A foregone conclusion, my dear Holmes...
There was much clucking, spluttering and sounds of indignation from the anti-nuclear lobby following the "revelation" that the last public... ...more »
A glass day keeps the rays at bay
Now this is the sort of medical breakthrough that cheers the heart. It seems that compounds in red wine may... ...more »
You've got to keep your finger on the button...
What was the man thinking of? Disconnector refers to business secretary John Hutton, who made a bullish speech last week... ...more »
End of an era:
The men in orange are members of B Shift Fuel Route Team at the Chapelcross Magnox nuclear power plant in... ...more »
Buzz words
Disconnector was also much taken with the news (uncovered by World Nuclear News) that the Sellafield site in Cumbria suffered... ...more »
Blue is the new black
Dear reader, here is an important item of nuclear news which may have slipped under your radar. The boys and... ...more »
Anyone home?
This week the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is due to reveal the name of the lucky consortium that will look... ...more »