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- No business need at all now for a Chinese nuclear plant in the UK Wed, 8 Jul 20, 4:37amHalting Huawei hurts 5G rollout and Sino-British ties, but stopping a Chinese nuclear power plant in Essex has virtually no fallout
- Hinkley Point C work to carry on but HS2 could be paused Tue, 24 Mar 20, 5:00pmMajor infrastructure projects highlight varying approaches to the coronavirus outbreak
- Hinkley Point nuclear plant building costs rise by up to £2.9bn Thu, 26 Sep 19, 2:38amEDF Energy blames ground conditions for rise but says energy bills will not go up
- Nuclear energy and alternatives old and new | Letters Thu, 15 Aug 19, 2:02amLet’s go for an expansive renewable energy system, backed up with energy efficiency and energy storage, says David Blackburn. Plus Mike Ellwood on the integral fast reactor, and John Barstow on the case for keeping coal...
- Revealed: mental health crisis at Hinkley Point C construction site Wed, 14 Aug 19, 1:31amSeveral workers on nuclear plant have killed themselves or attempted to, says union
- Hinkley Point C: rising costs and long delays at vast new power station Wed, 14 Aug 19, 1:40amThe UK’s first nuclear plant to be built since 1995 is expected to cost more than £20bn
- The Observer view on Britain’s blackout | Observer editorial Sun, 11 Aug 19, 4:00pmLast week’s widespread disruption illuminated the brittle nature of our infrastructureNearly a million people without power; parts of the rail network crippled; Newcastle airport plunged into darkness; a hospital temporarily...
- Despite Hinkley, the new plan for nuclear is hardly better than the old one Sun, 28 Jul 19, 1:00amTaxpayers are still on the hook, and renewable options are still being overlookedThe government’s new funding model at the heart of its plan for a nuclear renaissance is an improvement since it struck a deal three years...
- New UK nuclear funding model could leave taxpayers liable Sun, 14 Jul 19, 11:10pmMinisters are expected to announce plans to bolster nuclear industry this week
- Nuclear power is helping to drive the climate crisis | Letters Wed, 3 Jul 19, 2:43amLinda Rogers says the CBI has its head in the sand over nuclear reactors and Iain Climie wants politicians prepared to fund action to combat the climate emergencyHas the Confederation of British Industry got its head in the...
- Sam and the Plant Next Door: growing up with Hinkley Point - video Fri, 3 May 19, 9:00pmAs Hinkley Point C, Britain’s biggest nuclear power plant, rises next door, Sam, 11, dreams of protecting the fish he identifies with. He believes the only way is to go a private school – but his parents can’t afford...
- The government isn't quite ready to drop its obsession with nuclear | Nils Pratley Fri, 18 Jan 19, 5:51amGreg Clark knows nuclear cannot compete with the likes of wind and solar – but he is not giving up
- Does Hitachi decision mean the end of UK's nuclear ambitions? Thu, 17 Jan 19, 10:23pmDespite recent scrapping of three plants, experts still feel the energy has stake in future
- Hitachi scraps £16bn nuclear power station in Wales Thu, 17 Jan 19, 8:11pmJapanese giant unable to agree deal with UK as fears grow for Anglesey atomic plant• Does this mean the end of UK’s new nuclear dream?
- Does the Hitachi decision mean the end of the UK's nuclear dream? Thu, 17 Jan 19, 10:23pmDespite the recent scrapping of three nuclear plants experts still believe the energy has a stake in the future