Category: Nuclear waste

Reeves urged not to cut Sellafield funds amid concern at rise in ‘near misses’

by The Guardian | Oct 28, 2024 | Autumn budget 2024, Business, Cumbria, Energy, Energy industry, Environment, Nuclear power, Nuclear waste, Politics, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

GMB raises safety concerns amid rumours of budget cuts across sites and Nuclear Decommissioning AuthorityRachel Reeves has been urged not to carry out mooted funding cuts for nuclear sites including Sellafield amid safety...

UK nuclear power stations’ decommissioning cost soars to £23.5bn

by The Guardian | May 20, 2022 | Business, Conservatives, EDF Energy, Energy, Environment, Nuclear power, Nuclear waste, Politics, The Guardian, UK news, Waste | 0 |

Failures in government’s investment strategy mean taxpayer has contributed £10.7bn in just two yearsThe cost of decommissioning the UK’s seven ageing nuclear power stations has nearly doubled to £23.5bn...