Tag: nuclear
Why is UK inflation the highest of G7 countries?
By Russell Bruce
The headline graphic presents a picture of inflation in G7 countries at very different levels and...
The Life and Death of nuclear power plants
By Peter Rowberry with additional reporting by Newsroom
It seems that the policy to build new nuclear power stations...
Scotland’s oil and gas legacies are building blocks to our vast...
By Russell Bruce
Scotland's offshore energy industries are a major part of the...
Nuclear Decommissioning: Chapelcross a timeline
By Russell Bruce
Following on from a previous article on Hunterston B which was shut down last Friday I...
End of an era as Hunterston B decommissions
By Russell Bruce
It is not often there is a nuclear energy story that is a cause for celebration....
Power Scotland: Powering GB
By Russell Bruce
At 6.00 pm on Saturday 1st January Scotland generated 98.7% of its electricity requirement and was...
How is the world doing using less fossil fuels?
By Russell Bruce
Not very well is the conclusion of the Newsnet team having looked at where and for...
Tory MEP compares wind generators to banking collapse
By a Newsnet reporter A Scottish Conservative MEP has claimed that funding wind generators will result in similar losses to that which was...
NATO: Unionist nuclear attacks undermined by Spanish precedent
By a Newsnet reporter Claims that an independent Scotland would be prevented from joining NATO if it insisted on the removal of the...
Treasury admits £16 billion ‘mistake’ in nuclear decommissioning costs
By Martin Kelly The UK government has been accused of "failing to keep its word" after an official document revealed that the cost...