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Nuclear power
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Revealed: 585 cracks in Torness nuclear reactor
The estimated number of cracks in the graphite core of a nuclear reactor at Torness in East Lothian has risen
Starmer’s claims about nuclear regulation ‘not true’
In his bid to boost nuclear power, the prime minister Keir Starmer ignored warnings from his nuclear safety watchdog that
Scotland’s richest landowner backing ‘madcap’ mini-nuke plan
Scotland’s richest man and rewilding enthusiast, Anders Holch Povlsen, has come under fierce fire for backing a “bonkers” plan
Crackdown on nuclear firm after cyber security ‘shortfalls’
A multinational nuclear power company has been hit by an official crackdown because of cyber security failures that critics warned
Brexit threat to nuclear safety laws
UK Government plans threatening nuclear and radiation safety laws in a “Brexit bonfire” have provoked resistance from regulators and trade
Industry lobbies MSPs to back nuclear power
The UK nuclear industry has stepped up its lobbying of MSPs in a bid to get the Scottish Parliament to
Cracks cause Torness nuclear plant to close early
Spreading cracks at the Torness nuclear power station in East Lothian mean that it will have to close two years
Unmasked: the 138 ‘polluters’ at key climate talks
More than a hundred executives with links to industries blamed for pollution were permitted to take part in vital international
Concerns over nuclear safety ‘lapse’ at Hunterston
The discovery of a highly radioactive nuclear fuel element at Hunterston in North Ayrshire has sparked concerns about an “alarming
Cracks in Hunterston nuclear reactor predicted to rise to 1,000
Running an ageing nuclear reactor at Hunterston in North Ayrshire for another year could cause cracks in its core to
Plan to run Hunterston’s cracked reactors for another year
The energy company, EDF, is planning to operate a cracked and ageing nuclear power station at Hunterston in North Ayrshire
Torness nuclear reactor shut by faulty valve
One of the nuclear power reactors at Torness in East Lothian has been shut down following a problem with a