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Articles from ncg members. For news articles before 2014, see the news archive.
Macron’s grip on UK: Boris Johnson’s £23billion nuclear plan ‘dependent’ on France
Quoting Dr Paul Dorfman.
Daily Express, 2nd June 2021
Something in the water: controversy courts the Fukushima clean-up
The Japanese government has announced plans to release more than a million tonnes of water from the Fukushima site into the sea.
Quoting Dr Paul Dorfman and Shaun Burnie.
Power Technology, 2nd June 2021
We don’t need nuclear power to tackle climate change
I’ve always kept an open mind about nuclear power, but after four decades working on this issue, I’m still waiting for someone to prove me wrong.
By Jonathon Porritt
Greenpeace, 1st June 2021
The IEA set out a way ahead
The International Energy Institute’s new Global Energy Roadmap sets a pathway to net zero carbon by 2050.
By Prof Dave Elliot
Renew Extra Weekly, 29th May 2021
Western Europe Cools on Plans for Nuclear Power
As more reactors face closure, governments in Europe may prefer renewable energy to replace nuclear power.
Quoting Dr Paul Dorfman.
By Paul Brown
The Good Men Project, 24th May 2021
The story of Rum Jungle: a Cold War-era uranium mine that’s spewed acid into the environment for decades
By Prof Gavin Mudd
The Conversation, 18th May 2021
International Nuclear Risk Assessment Group (INRAG)
Prospects for nuclear life-extension and new-build in Europe – Steve Thomasc
17th May 2021
International Nuclear Risk Assessment Group (INRAG)
Nuclear Reactor Planned Life-span Extension (PLEX) in the UK + Q&A Session 1 – Paul Dorfman
17th May 2021
