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Tag: Nuclear Power

13 October, 2014
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CERN Particle Accelerator Director launches Storey Public Lecture Series, Thursday

Prof Steve Myers OBE (Image:Anna Pantelia/CERN) This Thursday 16 October at the Storey in Lancaster, Professor Steve Myers OBE will join Professor Malcolm Joyce, of Lancaster University, to examine the […]

7 January, 2014
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Government consults on new nuclear reactor design

The Office for Nuclear Regulation and the Environment Agency has announced that they are progressing to the next phase of their assessment of a new nuclear reactor design for the […]

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Government promises more jobs for nuclear industry, Heysham 1's "life" to be extended

The Government has just published its Nuclear Supply Chain and Skills Action Plan which has been developed by Government in partnership with developers, professional bodies, trade associations and industry. The […]

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Massive rise in liability costs for nuclear operators

The Government has confirmed its intention to substantially increase the third party liabilities of operators in the event of a nuclear incident, meaning any accident at Heysham Power Station could […]

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Seaton Parish Council says No to Nuclear Dump

Seaton Parish Council – the council of “One of the largest villages in England” voted to reject continuing on any further steps to a geological nuclear dump 1000 metres deep […]

25 April, 2011
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Remembering Chernobyl: 25 years on

25 years ago this week I and thousands of others got caught out in the Chernobyl rain that fell on Lancaster and much of Northern Europe and came home with […]

22 April, 2011
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Legal challenge to proposed Heysham Reactor: studies link to doubled cancer rates

Following on from German government studies showing more than doubled risks of infant leukaemia around every nuclear power station studied, Heysham Anti-Nuclear Alliance (HANA) has launched a legal challenge against […]

4 August, 2010
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Morecambe MP David Morris warns of ‘total blackout’

David Morris MP claims people say he ‘glows in the dark’ because he’s pro-nuclear. Morecambe MP David Morris has been scare mongering in the Commons again, claiming Britain will face […]

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New Morecambe MP backs Nuclear Power, Carnforth rail station development

New Morecambe and Lunesdale MP David Morris was quick to reaffirm his support for the nuclear power industry in his maiden speech to the House of Commons last week. Commenting […]

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Nuclear "Smoke and Mirrors" in Lancaster

Lancaster Town Hall recently played host to some very clever nuclear smoke and mirrors from the Department of Energy and Climate Change in the form of a slick travelling exhibition […]

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