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UAE nuclear reactor one step closer to operation: WAM
Analysts have raised concerns over the safety of the nuclear facility and its potential to spawn a nuclear arms race. Quoting Dr Paul Dorfman.
Al Jazeera, 28th January 2020
Rolls-Royce plans mini nuclear reactors by 2029
Mini nuclear reactors could be generating power in the UK by the end of the decade. Quoting Dr Paul Dorfman.
BBC News, 24th January 2020
UK’s nuclear future hangs on electricity tax
The new British prime minister, Boris Johnson, must soon decide whether to save the UK’s nuclear future with an unpopular electricity tax.
By Paul Brown
Climate News Network, 21st January 2020
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Hinkley point C: Will the most expensive building project in the world grind to a halt?
The edifice already heading for the status of the largest and most expensive construction project in the world, the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in the UK, is dragging its builder, the French giant EDF, into ever-deeper debt: the company’s flagship reactor is facing still more delay. Although EDF … [Continue Reading]