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Bennett Scholar, Bennett Inst. Sussex University; Chair, Nuclear Consulting Group; Member, Irish Govt. Radiation Protection Advisory Committee; served as Secretary to UK Govt. scientific advisory Committee Examining Radiation Risks from Internal Emitters.
Golden dreams ? UK Advanced Nuclear plan ...
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" War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery and Ignorance is Strength ".
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How to Build the World’s Most Expensive Nuclear Power Plant
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China brings online 300 MW/1,200 MWh grid-forming energy storage facility in Inner Mongolia, integrating lithium-ion and vanadium flow battery technologies.
www.pv-magazine.com/2026/02/27/v...
US utilities generated record energy from renewables 2025
1,162 terrawatt-hours oUS electricity generated from renewables 2025
26% of all US electricity — enough to power 108 million US homes for a year.
origin.www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Every #nuclear contract with #Rosatom contributes to the financing of Russia's war against Ukraine and deepens Europe's dependence on a hostile state.
Both #EU and #US still importing Russian enriched uranium.
www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/k...
#Scotland : Community owned #solar energy project 'power's up' one of Ayr's most deprived area for decades.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/sol...
Big solar and batteries lead march to the grid, but new plans for wind are piling up reneweconomy.com.au/big-solar-an...
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Last August, three reactors at Gravelines #nuclear power plant near Calais in northern France shut down because a swarm of jellyfish had entered the plant’s cooling system.
www.popularmechanics.com/science/anim...
"The message from Gorton and Denton to Westminster is loud and clear: people are hungry for change. This is a victory for people power over billionaires and big polluters, for the politics of hope over the politics of hate, for decency over denial and division."
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'Renewable electricity is set to become the most economically favourable source of power in the UK by 2028 to 2029'
eibi.co.uk/news/renewab...
'Nuclear Weapons, Planetary Risks, and Human Consequences.'
Cambridge Uni, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, Open Source :
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Economist John Fingleton has claimed that fish protection measures at the Hinkley Point C #nuclear power plant will save just 0.083 salmon, whereas the Wildlife Trusts says that without it, 4.6 million adult fish would be killed per year.
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#Battery energy storage systems (BESS) provides grid resilience by balancing power demand with generation. European market for #BESS predicted to reach 120 GWh per annum by 2029 - eightfold increase in just five years.
www.modernpowersystems.com/analysis/the...
UK's first geothermal power plant is set to go live, providing new type of renewable electricity using hot water from underground to generate electricity for 10,000 homes.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How can Scots benefit from Scottish energy? Community Ownership: Community shares; Community payments; Council ownership.
#Scotland
www.thenational.scot/news/2588768...
Clean Energy Takeover Is Already Happening - Former US Vice President Al Gore.
'#Solar and #wind are now the cheapest sources of electricity, accounting for 93% of new global power generation last year.'
#climate
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'Hidden health crisis tied to America's #nuclear arsenal: How Native American families suffer the grisly side-effects from uranium mines. '
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
France #SMR #nuclear unravelling 'provides cautionary tale for dozens of small reactor developers'
French nuclear start-up Naarea is now a step away from a court-managed liquidation.
www.ft.com/content/a782...
Leading #climate scientists call for a global climate change risk assessment.
IPCC produces science assessments. A climate risk assessment makes clear the scale and severity of risks.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Africa primed for #solar breakthrough after record capacity growth
Africa installed a record 4.5 gigawatts photovoltaic solar power capacity in 2025, a 54% jump from 2024.
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
Kyiv residents pool together for solar panels and batteries amid Russian strikes
Back-up supplies mean lifts can still operate in tower blocks and water be pumped to higher floors.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Nuclear France push to kill mechanism to pay for massive EU grid upgrades needed for #renewables.
#nuclear
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
The Dangers of Ionising Radiation: A Scientific Guide to Radiation Risks for Government Agencies, Legal Professionals and Medical Clinicians
Link free first 30 pages.
Recent evidence showing increased incidences of leukemias near #nuclear reactors.
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' #Scotland is an energy powerhouse. It produces far more energy than it requires for its domestic consumption. Yet due to Westminster’s control of energy policy, Scottish consumers endure some of the highest energy bills in Europe. '
www.thenational.scot/politics/258...
#Scotland’s plans to achieve its First Carbon Budget (2026-2030) are largely ‘credible’ with only some risk, climate advisors have concluded.
www.edie.net/scotland-in-...
#Nuclear Waste Leaks show need for focus on #renewables. Dounreay decommissioning programme will continue until the 2070s during which time some £7.9billion will be spent. After the recent leak Dounreay says there may be other unrevealed hazards.'
www.pressreader.com/uk/the-natio...
Sizewell C #nuclear power to cost almost double today’s prices.
"Sizewell is an appalling waste of electricity consumers’ and taxpayers’ money."
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...