...becoming more vulnerable because of climate impacts, further undermining its viability." 2/2
bennettinstitutesussex.org/stories/nucl...
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"The UK could provide all the energy it needs from renewable sources in conjunction with short and long duration energy storage without the need for new nuclear stations or fossil gas peaker plant."
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policybrief.org/briefs/long-...
In an increasingly unstable world, nuclear power is both a target and a weapon.
"Iran also said the area around its Bushehr nuclear power plant had been attacked for the fourth time during the war."
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
...its 3,900 tonnes of spent nuclear fuel from flooding in an extreme sea level rise scenario over the next 150 years or longer if a geological disposal facility is not available" 2/2
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beyondnuclearinternational.org/2026/03/29/n...
...transform our landscape. Together, they represent nothing less than the wholesale industrialisation of one of England’s most treasured rural counties..." 2/2
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eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/dev...
...Why do the Government not take some good advice on this [nuclear] instead of believing in nuclear all the time?" 2/2
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beyondnuclearinternational.org/2026/03/23/a...
beyondnuclearinternational.org/2026/03/23/a...
"Globally, even without significant cost overruns or taking new [nuclear] reactors into account, cleaning up shuttered plants could become a trillion-dollar problem, burdening taxpayers and future generations.
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p.dw.com/p/5AhHt?at_m...
"The Sizewell C project was first proposed in 2010 but there are still no shovels in the ground for the plant itself, only site preparation (for that, read tearing up countryside and precious habitat.)"
#SayNo2SizewellC beyondnuclearinternational.org/2026/03/15/d...
A great report by Prof Steve Thomas summarising the state of nuclear power plans in the UK:
"The costs of Sizewell C are staggering and will fall on consumers and taxpayers; this raises the serious question of whether it should go ahead."
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policybrief.org/briefs/how-t...
...complex and easily manipulated when ‘simplified’ without checks and balances. This was a chance for the government to design resilience into our industrial strategy and the government didn’t take it.” 3/3
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
...and places an immoral burden on future and far future generations who will be be forced to protect the plant and its 3,900 tonnes of radioactive spent fuel till the late 2100s. 3/3
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...waste & of carrying out the most challenging stages of decommissioning. The cost will be high, & the failure of previous funding schemes means the burden will fall on future taxpayers, generations ahead”.
#SayNo2SizewellC 2/2
beyondnuclearinternational.org/2026/03/08/t...
...business to decline' in light of the Sizewell C development." Do listen to the 'story so far' - TASC say "Sizewell C is a complete environmental disaster...what's happened to the environment - that's what people are very upset about..." 2/2
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
...clearly a public subsidy.
“What’s more, the cost of decommissioning and waste disposal is unknown because we are several decades away from doing that. That cost is well in excess of £200bn, which will fall on future taxpayers.”
#SayNo2SizewellC 3/3
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
Harvard University: “We recommend that more studies be done that address the issue of nuclear power plants and health impacts, particularly at a time when nuclear power is being promoted as a clean solution to climate change.”
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www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02...
"This is Europe’s new reality: under water in winter, withered in summer. Yet even as the weather extremes worsen, the voices of denial have grown louder and more influential."
#SayNo2SizewellC www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
The cost of Hinkley Point C has risen to £46bn from £41bn predicted 2yrs ago..."It means HPC will have cost the equivalent of nearly £1,800 for every UK household by the time it starts operating- which will now be no earlier than 2030."
#SayNo2SizewellC www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
"The earthquake damaged the [Fukushima] cooling systems that prevent meltdowns and caused three near-apocalyptic explosions, bringing the nation close to a catastrophe that would have threatened its very existence."
#SayNo2SizewellC www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
"the future is clear and it isn’t nuclear or fossils. The issue is getting to the clean, green future before we all get burnt to a cinder."
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johnmenadue.com/post/2026/02...
...to streamline it as the government is trying to do. 2/2
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rienergia.staffettaonline.com/articolo/359...
"Toxic nuclear waste is just one small part of the picture. The toxic – decade long – nuclear tax Westminster has put on Scottish bill payers for nuclear power plants in England that we neither want nor need in Scotland is the biggest waste..."
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www.thenational.scot/news/2582564...
"As the world speeds towards 2C of global heating, the risks of extreme weather disasters and climate tipping points are increasing fast. But current economic models used by governments and financial institutions entirely miss such shocks"
#SayNo2SizewellC www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nuclear power is still funding Putin’s war!
"Trade in uranium between France and Russia has continued for nearly four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine because nuclear fuel has not been targeted by EU sanctions,.."
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united24media.com/latest-news/...
....have the double dividend of reducing emissions and tackling fuel poverty."
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policybrief.org/briefs/small...
King Charles III "On the fight to save the planet: it’s rapidly going backwards. I’ve said that for the last 40 years but anyway, there we are...It all boils down to the fact that we are nature ourselves. We are a part of it, not apart from it"
#SayNo2SizewellC www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
More Sizewell C road closures and chaos as a section of the A12 is to be closed
"The official diversion route asks motorists to use major A-roads to avoid rural routes becoming congested, but it could add nearly 100 miles to journeys."
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
At 12 midday today John Fingleton discusses his hatchet job on #nuclear regulations. Many would say the rules should be strengthened given that DCO approval was given to Sizewell C against the recommendation of the planning inspectors.
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policyexchange.org.uk/events/makin...
“The dice were loaded from the start – the nuclear review confirms a false narrative that was already being circulated by certain industry lobby groups & think tanks The errors in the review form a clear pattern: repeated exaggeration of the cost..."
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eandt.theiet.org/2026/01/20/p...
Excellent Private Eye article from 'Old Sparky'
'Erosion of trust'
"Dramatic erosion to the Suffolk coast this month has been widely reported... For how long will ministers allow EDF to pretend they don't need to budget for extra sea wall protection on Sizewell's northern flank"
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"Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russia is readying itself to carry out strikes against Ukraine’s nuclear power plants, in an attempt to freeze Kyiv into submission by rattling its energy grid."
#SayNo2SizewellC www.euronews.com/2026/01/18/z...