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Nuclear

It's not nuclear armageddon that bothers me, it's the view...

12 March 2010

Protesters in Gloucestershire taken to the streets to complain about Horizon's plans for a new nuclear power plant in Shepperdine,... ...more »

Tags: nuclear

Relying on a wing and a prayer

03 March 2010

The Sellafield complex, home to what remains of Calder Hall, the UK's first civil nuclear plant, is one of western... ...more »

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Talk is not always so cheap...

28 January 2010

The great man is reassured to learn that the taxpayer got value for money when the government sold its stake... ...more »

Tags: British Energy, EDF, nuclear, politics

Nuclear power is for the birds

27 January 2010

This week's heart-warming story must be the tale of the power station staff who came to the aid of a... ...more »

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Some things grow better with time

06 November 2009

Nuclear power stations, like those of a more conventional ilk, are not generally aesthetic or pleasing to the eye. Bloody... ...more »

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Radioactive rabbits - easy spot from the air

14 October 2009

Now, as stories go, this is one of the most intriguing that Disconnector has seen in a long, long time.... ...more »

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Worse things happen at sea - at least, they do in Italy

09 October 2009

The radioactive waste arising from civil nuclear programmes remains one of the issues bedevilling the economics of current new-build programmes,... ...more »

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The camera never lies... hold on a minute, what the heck is that?

08 October 2009

Disconnector is still chuckling over the bare-faced cheek of the estate agent who recently advertised an "exceptional fisherman's cottage" at... ...more »

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Finland shows how not to do it

15 May 2009

No doubt everyone involved in UK plc's bold move to embrace nuclear new-build is fervently hoping there will be no... ...more »

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Some nuculear sites lag behind others

24 April 2009

The great man was intrigued to see that one of the nominated sites unveiled last week as a possible location... ...more »

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Now, where did I put that nuclear waste?

27 February 2009

Where there's muck, there's brass, runs the old adage. Maybe that needs a change in Cumbria where the owners and... ...more »

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Landing a fat profit on nuclear power

04 February 2009

Now here's an intriguing tale. It turns out that a Lancashire-based land development company is among the bidders for Nuclear... ...more »

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Any, any, any old iron?

11 November 2008

Sellafield has found a new income stream that could prove a nice little earner. It has sent six unwanted shock... ...more »

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It's art, Jim, but not as we know it...

11 November 2008

Now here's more weirdness. According to The Guardian's weekly The Guide, there is an exhibition/art installation opening in Shoreditch High... ...more »

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Coal Poles go off piste

05 November 2008

Disconnector was intrigued to learn that Polish skiers anxious for the joys of the piste have taken to using a... ...more »

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A foregone conclusion, my dear Holmes...

23 October 2008

There was much clucking, spluttering and sounds of indignation from the anti-nuclear lobby following the "revelation" that the last public... ...more »

Tags: Greenpeace, nuclear

A glass day keeps the rays at bay

01 October 2008

Now this is the sort of medical breakthrough that cheers the heart. It seems that compounds in red wine may... ...more »

Tags: EDF

You've got to keep your finger on the button...

23 September 2008

What was the man thinking of? Disconnector refers to business secretary John Hutton, who made a bullish speech last week... ...more »

Tags: Hutton

End of an era:

10 September 2008

The men in orange are members of B Shift Fuel Route Team at the Chapelcross Magnox nuclear power plant in... ...more »

Tags: Chapelcross, nuclear

Buzz words

02 September 2008

Disconnector was also much taken with the news (uncovered by World Nuclear News) that the Sellafield site in Cumbria suffered... ...more »

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Blue is the new black

02 September 2008

Dear reader, here is an important item of nuclear news which may have slipped under your radar. The boys and... ...more »

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Anyone home?

09 July 2008

This week the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is due to reveal the name of the lucky consortium that will look... ...more »

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