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| The Weightman report into the lessons to be learned from Fukushima has concluded that no changes in the UK plans for new nuclear are required. Read more... |
| Horizon has said it may need more land: SANE question whether this should rule them out of the NPS Read more... |
| Chris Hulme has announced a shake up of the power market aimed to make nuclear viable, despite the LibDems pre-Coalition anti-nuclear stance Read more... |
| Local campaign group Shepperdine Against Nuclear Energy (SANE) has organised the event, which will include lectures and a protest march through Thornbury, to demonstrate the strength of local feeling about new nuclear build Read more... |
| A recent letter to respondents to the initial NPD draft announced the launch of the Coalition’s revised draft NPS on Energy. Read more... |
| CAMPAIGNERS against a new nuclear power station near Oldbury have said they will continue the fight to stop a plant being built Read more... |
| The announcement today by Chris Huhne, Secretary of State Energy, will be a blow to local campaigners who had hoped the Oldbury site would be removed from a list of preferred sites Read more... |
| According to leaked information, 4 sites have been removed from consideration, but Oldbury is still in the frame Read more... |
| The Coalitoin is reviewing the National Policy Statement for energy before a Parliamentary vote in Spring 2010. Read more... |
| Horizon has finally produced images of how the cooling towers will affect our horizon. It seems our attempts, if anything, undersized them. Read more... |
| Horizon have announced that their preferred option for the cooling towers at Oldbury is for the 70m fan assisted towers. Read more... |
| According to SANE the new 2050 energy calculator shows how to meet our emissions without using nuclear power. Give it a go. Read more... |
| Following the disbanding of the IPC, the Secretary of State for Energy, LibDem Chris Huhne, will make the final decision on Oldbury! Read more... |
| The Government sets out a pathway for achieving cuts in emissions by 2050 Read more... |
| (Reuters) - Britain's lights will stay on even without new nuclear power plants replacing the ageing reactors which are set to close in the next few years, energy secretary Chris Huhne said on Thursday. Read more... |
| Prime Minister David Cameron, in an effort to boost the use of nuclear power, plans to penalize polluters with a fee tied to carbon-dioxide emissions Read more... |
| Britain needs an energy revolution centred on efficiency and low-carbon technology and possibly including nuclear power to meet binding targets for carbon emissions, energy minister Chris Huhne said Thursday. Read more... |
| Energy secretary blames predecessors for avoiding tough decisions in 'classic example of short-termism'. Read more... |
| Radio feature on the Severn barrage, including commentary from Horizon and SANE Read more... |
| Horizon put back planning application 3 years, to 2014 at the earliest Read more... |
| Lord John Cope of Berkeley, who was once the Conservative MP for Northavon, raised concerns about the impact cooling towers would have on the area at a debate in the House of Lords Read more... |
| A NEW nuclear power station at Shepperdine would have to be built with cooling towers up to 200 metres high, developers have confirmed. Read more... |
| MORE than 100 people took to the streets of Thornbury last week to protest against plans for a new nuclear power station. Read more... |
| Over 150 local residents marched through the streets of Thornbury on Thursday 4th March calling on DECC to "See the Light" about New Nuclear at Oldbury. Read more... |
| Peter Tyzack proposed South Glos call for the plans for new nuclear at Oldbury to be withdrawn Read more... |
| Action group Sheppardine Against Nuclear Power has demanded an Inquiry into the anti-democratic nature of the consultation process surrounding the NPS and proposed new nuclear power stations Read more... |
| The talk is intended to be an informative presentation on the main aspects to be considered in developing a large infrastructure project such as new nuclear build at Oldbury, and it is aimed at a general audience. Read more... |
| The news that Oldbury-Shepperdine has been selected as a new nuclear generation site by the government has sparked a wave of protests on the east bank of the Severn. Read more... |
| More than 200 people opposed to plans for a new nuclear power station near Bristol have staged a silent protest by taping gaffer tape over their mouths. Read more... |
| Later next year, on 1 November, Horizon Nuclear Power - the UK joint venture between E.On and RWE - is expected to submit planning applications for new reactors at both the Wylfa and Oldbury plants. Read more... |
| Residents of Oldbury, Shepperdine, Rockhampton, Nupdown and Thornbury will be congregating outside the Thornbury Leisure Centre before the Department of Energy and Climate Change meeting in a silent protest to emphasise the non democratic procedures involved in the process. Read more... |
| Wednesday, 27 January 2010 Anti-Nuclear Activists Disrupt Parliamentary Committee to Expose "Dumping" of Local Democracy Read more... |
| An update on our project at Oldbury along with an overview of the public engagement activity we have carried out in addition to that by the DECC Read more... |
| PEOPLE living near Shepperdine have been preparing themselves for a campaign against a new nuclear power station. Read more... |
| Members of the Lib Dems, Green Party, Greenpeace and residents of Shepperdine amongst others protested on the steps of The Council House. Read more... |