Tag: nuclear
Johann Lamont urged to end silence on Trident after Thatcher revelations
By a Newsnet reporter New Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont is facing calls to end her silence on nuclear weapons after it emerged former PM...
Majority of people in UK oppose new nuclear plants
By G.A.Ponsonby Almost sixty per cent of people in the UK are against the building of new nuclear power stations, according to a newly...
SNP lead fight for justice as nuclear veterans attend Scottish Parliament
By a Newsnet reporter The SNP has thrown its weight behind a campaign aimed at seeking justice for victims of the UK’s atomic tests...
Veterans make last bid for nuclear blast compensation
By a Newsnet reporter Veterans who claim to have endured illnesses after being exposed to radiation from the UK’s Christmas Island test explosions in...
UK energy policy sabotaging Scotland’s renewable potential
by a Newsnet reporter It has been revealed that preliminary findings of a study carried out by energy regulator Ofgem fatally undermine the UK...
“No need for nuclear” as MSP urges more countries to follow...
Investment in Scotland’s renewable sector will boost economic growth and substantially reduce our carbon emissions Parliament will be told in a member’s debate tonight. Caithness,...
Boost for renewables as Scottish energy company rejects nuclear
By G.A.Ponsonby Scotland’s renewables industry has received a huge boost after the country’s biggest energy company announced its withdrawal from plans to build a...
Huhne welcomes interim from chief nuclear inspector
UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne presented to Parliament the findings of the Chief Nuclear Inspector's interim report on the events at...
Salmond throws down gauntlet to Labour over nuclear
By G.A.Ponsonby SNP leader Alex Salmond has attacked what he describes as the Labour party’s “obsession” with building new nuclear power plants in...
Secret ‘subsidy’ for nuclear in UK budget
by G.A.Ponsonby The UK coalition budget contained a secret subsidy for the nuclear industry, SNP MP Mike Weir has claimed. Speaking after Wednesday’s Budget...