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Pumping £5bn into a new plant in north Wales as a way to fight climate change is a solution at odds with the rest of the world

Japanese group believed to be demanding direct financial support with consumers making up the difference

Problems at Hunterston B in Scotland trigger doubts over six other 1970s and 80s plants

Problems at Hunterston B in Scotland trigger doubts over six other 1970s and 80s plants

The government has pledged to review its long-term climate targets. Renewable energy, housing and and transport are just some areas where new policies could cut emissions fast

Experts fear UK’s planned Hinkley plant will face similar budget and deadline problems

Andy Stirling and Phil Johnstone reply to criticism of their analysis of the government’s infatuation with nuclear powerThanks to Mike Clancy (Letters, 2 April) for responding to our analysis that intense UK government...

As the nuclear option looks less and less sensible, it becomes harder to explain Whitehall’s enthusiasm. Might it be to do with the military?

Management failings could affect safety at EDF power station if unaddressed, says inspector

New search for communities willing to host underground site for thousands of years

Company says regulator’s plans are ‘disappointing’ and its claim of £100m savings is too high

Underbidding for contracts to bring in cash – if that is what has happened – is a dangerous practice. We need to knowThe collapse of Carillion, the building and outsourcing company, throws up so many questions about the...

Company claims a plant at Sizewell in Suffolk would be £4bn cheaper than £20bn project

Company claims a plant at Sizewell in Suffolk would be £4bn cheaper than £20bn project

Sue Roaf writes that evacuation plans for Hinkley Point would have to involve at least a million people; while Diarmuid Foley says that, in the modern world, the route to weapons-grade material is not taken through the civilian...