Nuclear Economics

The nuclear industry claims that nuclear power is cheap, or at least makes economic sense. This claim doesn't hold up to the facts, though. This page provides some more information on the economics of nuclear power.

Message to the Treasury

Last week it was reported in the Guardian and elsewhere that the Treasury was less than enthusiastic about the terms of the deal the British Government had entered into with EDF over the building of Hinkley C nuclear power station.

Because of this Kick Nuclear have decided to hold two leafletting sessions outside the Treasury underlining just how terrible a deal it is and congratulating them on their stand.

[ See Events for the times & place ]

This is the text of the leaflet which will be distributed: -

NO to Hinkley C and NO to Nuclear!

Nuclear Industry Forum 2015.

Nuclear Industry Forum 2015.

We are here this morning to again advise you of the error of your ways. Civilian nuclear power was only ever a fig leaf for nuclear bomb making, and civilian nuclear power is no longer either cheap, needed or acceptable.

Anti-Hinkley campaigners in EDF Energy “nuclear bulls**t" protest in Bridgwater, Somerset

From South West Against Nuclear:

http://southwestagainstnuclear.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/no-more-edf-bullst (Posted 22 October 2013)

EDF “nuclear bulls**t” protest

People protesting about public subsidies for a new Hinkley Point nuclear power station today dumped a pile of animal manure at an EDF shop in Bridgwater in Somerset. A banner was hung above the shop which read “No More Bullsxxt – EDF take our £££ and dump waste on us!”

Hold The Hard Line, Treasury.

This Tuesday, 2nd April 2013, london anti-nuke types will
demonstrate at the Teasury from 08.30 till 09.30 in solidarity
with the Treasury and its hard line in the negotiations with EDF
over the nuclear electricity strike price.

Event Date and Time: 
Sat, 30/03/2013 - 1:46pm - Sun, 07/04/2013 - 1:46pm

Hold The Hard Line, Treasury.

This Tuesday, 2nd April 2013, london anti-nuke types will demonstrate at the Treasury from 08.30 till 09.30 in solidarity with the Treasury and its hard line in the negotiations with EDF over the nuclear electricity strike price. The text of their flyer to Treasury workers follows.

Hold The Hard Line, Treasury.

We stand here today in solidarity with the hard-pressed Treasury and its
hard line in the negotiations with E.D.F. over subsidies and the strike price
for nuclear-powered electricity. Only the level-headed realism of the

Public Meeting in House of Commons: Fukushima two years on: the unfolding disaster and implications for the UK's nuclear programme

7.30-9.30pm, Monday 11 March 2013
House of Commons, Committee Room 8

We hope you'll join us for speeches from experts as well as Fukushima evacuees and Japanese and UK activists on the current situation in Japan and implications for the UK and its nuclear programme.

 

Chair:  Jeremy Corbyn MP, vice-chair, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND)
Confirmed speakers:

Event Date and Time: 
Mon, 11/03/2013 - 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Picket of Nuclear Industry Association conference in London

Kick Nuclear and friends will be picketing and leafleting outside the Nuclear Industry Association in conference in Westminster. Please join us! For more details, e-mail: kicknuclear [at] kicknuclear.org

Event Date and Time: 
Thu, 06/12/2012 - 8:30am - 10:00am