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Only by reducing demand will gas supply no longer be an issue
For the electricity the UK will certainly need, we need to rapidly ramp up the rollout of renewable energy projects.
By Dr Doug Parr
Independent, 26th September 2021 | Read More »
Weatherwatch: the threat to Trident from global heating
Rising sea levels present a hazard to the UK’s nuclear deterrent that could cause a major accident.
By Paul Brown
The Guardian, 25th September 2021 | Read More »
The UK faces an energy crisis. Could nuclear play a vital role?
Quoting Prof Tom Burke and Dr Paul Dorfman.
Paul Dorfman, a senior research fellow at UCL’s Energy Institute, argue that, even now, we simply don’t know enough to give such a commitment. “We are talking about massive questions of uncertainty,” he says. “There are questions about geology and whether the cylinders designed to package the waste are safe from corrosion. Can the radiation be contained?” His preference is to see the existing waste stored on the surface, with no more being created.
Financial Times, 23rd September 2021 | Read More »
Britain’s nuclear submarines to use Australia as base for Indo-Pacific presence
Britain’s nuclear-powered submarines are to use Australia as a base so that they can have a more persistent presence in the Indo-Pacific region under plans discussed by ministers.
Quoting Dr Paul Dorfman.
The Times, 20th September 2021 | Read More »
Scotland’s nuclear military bases at ‘very great’ risk of flooding due to climate change, report finds
Nuclear military sites in Scotland and the UK are at “very great” risk of flooding in the near future due to the impacts of climate change, according to a new report.
Quoting Dr Paul Dorfman.
The Scotsman, 20th September 2021 | Read More »
Hidden military implications of ‘building back’ with new nuclear in the UK
Examining the entanglements between Britain’s civilian and military nuclear programmes.
By Professor Andy Stirling and Dr Phil Johnstone
Scientists for Global Responsibility, 20th September 2021 | Read More »
Nuclear sites ‘set to flood’ due to climate change
The Faslane nuclear base on the Clyde could be forced to shut down by increasing storms and floods caused by climate pollution, according to a new report.
Quoting Dr Paul Dorfman.
The Ferret, 20th September 2021 | Read More »
Climate Change UK Nuclear Military
The effects of climate change mean that UK nuclear military bases are set to flood.
By Dr Paul Dorfman
Nuclear Consulting Group, 20th September 2021 | Read More »