in the news …
Articles from ncg members. For news articles before 2014, see the news archive.
Nuclear power offers an abundant supply of low-carbon energy. But what to do with the deadly radioactive waste?
Quoting Prof Andy Blowers and Dr Paul Dorfman.
ensia, 31st July 2019
New premier plans new UK nuclear tax
Financing nuclear power stations is proving impossible for business, so Boris Johnson plans a new UK nuclear tax for all to pay.
By Paul Brown
Climate News Network, 29th July 2019
Prospects for Small Modular Reactors in the UK & Worldwide
Joint report by Nuclear Consulting Group and Nuclear Free Local Authorities.
By Steve Thomas, Paul Dorfman, Sean Morris & M V Ramana
July 2019
Energy “novice” won’t solve French climate crisis – expert Power
The appointment of “novice” Elisabeth Borne as France’s new energy minister is a “political accident” that does nothing to tackle the country’s climate emergency, said independent expert and nuclear critic Yves Marignac.
Montel, 18th July 2019
Weatherwatch: heatwaves test limits of nuclear power
Global heating is threatening supplies of water needed in large volumes to cool reactors.
By Paul Brown
The Guardian, 8th July 2019
Experts slam ‘disingenuous’ nuclear reactor plan for Scotland
Quoting Dr Paul Dorfman and Pete Roche.
The National, 7th July 2019
Small nuclear reactors for Scotland? No thanks, say experts
A report by scientists proposing that Scotland should consider building an array of small nuclear power reactors to help combat climate warming has been dismissed as “disingenuous”. Quoting Dr Paul Dorfman and Pete Roche.
The Ferret, 7th July 2019
Five myths about Chernobyl
Wildlife isn’t thriving in the zone around the nuclear plant.
By Dr Kate Brown
The Washington Post, 5th July 2019
