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nuclear power

July 30, 2019

Nuclear power report finds seven decades of economic ruin, says CND

A new report says that almost all nuclear power plants built since the nuclear industry's inception have generated large financial losses.
January 12, 2019

Government's energy policy is in tatters, say campaigners

Hitachi is reported to be on the verge of scrapping plans to build the Wylfa Newydd nuclear power station in Anglesey.
November 9, 2018

Nuclear power station in Cumbria scrapped as Toshiba pulls out

Plans for a new nuclear power station in Cumbria have been scrapped after the Japanese company Toshiba announced it was to close its NuGeneration subsidiary which was behind the project.
June 23, 2018

NAO report on Sellafield decommissioning

There could be an overspend of up to £913 million on decommissioning and clean up at Sellafield, says National Audit Office.
June 10, 2018

Global Catholic community says US rejection of Iran deal is a tragedy

Catholic organisations say US withdrawal from the Iran deal "is a tragedy of monumental proportions".
May 2, 2018

Theresa May urged not to invest in Hitachi nuclear reactor

Greenpeace is urging Theresa May not to agree to invest in a proposed nuclear reactor when she meets the CEO of Hitachi.
March 10, 2018

Protesters mark 7th anniversary of Fukushima disaster

Anti-nuclear campaigners will mark the 7th anniversary of the Fukushima disaster on Sunday outside the Japanese Embassy in London before marching to a rally opposite Parliament.
June 24, 2017

CND calls for a halt to construction of new nuclear power stations

The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament is calling for a halt to the construction of new nuclear power stations in light of a damning report from the National Audit Office.
June 16, 2017

First anti-nuclear power conference for 30 years

The first major anti-nuclear power conference in Britain for 30 years will take place in London tomorrow.
April 26, 2016

UK must learn the lessons of Chernobyl say CND

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster. In recognition of that and the subsequent nuclear tragedy at Fukushima, CND has called on the government to abandon plans for a new generation of nuclear power stations in the UK.