Berkeley

Berkeley nuclear power station

Posted Mon, 27/09/2010 - 9:20pm by admin

The construction of the power station, which was undertaken by a consortium of AEI and John Thompson began in 1956. It had two Magnox reactors producing 276 megawatts (MW) in total. The reactors were supplied by The Nuclear Power Group (TNPG) and the turbines by AEI.

Reactor 2 was shut down in October 1988, followed by Reactor 1 in March 1989. Berkeley was the first commercial nuclear power station in the United Kingdom to be decommissioned following its closure in 1989. So far the nuclear decommissioning process has involved the removal of all fuel from the site in 1992, and the demolition of structures such as the turbine hall in 1995 and cooling ponds in 2001. The next step of decommissioning will be the care and maintenance stage of the nuclear reactor structures until radioactive decay means that they can be demolished and the site completely cleared.

Berkeley is one of four stations located close to the mouth of the River Severn and the Bristol Channel, the others being Oldbury, Hinkley Point A and Hinkley Point B.

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New energy secretary’s appointment underlines unhealthy relationship between government and nuclear sector

Posted Tue, 07/02/2012 - 5:13pm by admin

Anti-nuclear campaigners have slammed the decision to appoint Ed Davey as the new Energy and Climate Change Secretary as further evidence of the unhealthily close relationship between the government and the nuclear energy sector.

Campaign group, Kick Nuclear, has learned that Davey’s brother, Henry, is a partner at Herbert Smith, a law firm that has a long-standing relationship with the nuclear giant EDF Energy. Herbert Smith’s website declares that it is, ‘proud to be at the vanguard of next generation nuclear in the UK’.

Legal challenge of government justification for new nuclear / video

Posted Sun, 01/05/2011 - 11:46pm by admin

Rory Walker of the Heysham Anti Nuclear Alliance talks about the legal challenge to the government's justification for new nuclear.

No New Nuclear - Planning to Win: This Weekend!

Posted Mon, 16/11/2009 - 1:00am by admin

For grassroots campaigners to network, share ideas and info, and make plans to win.

By developing skills and confidence in creating and implementing campaign and action plans, we can identify when and where our interventions can be most successful.

Event Date and Time: 
Sat, 21/11/2009 - 11:00am - Sun, 22/11/2009 - 5:00pm