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Sellafield
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Concerns over nuclear safety ‘lapse’ at Hunterston
The discovery of a highly radioactive nuclear fuel element at Hunterston in North Ayrshire has sparked concerns about an “alarming safety lapse”.
Westminster bid to re-launch toxic plutonium reactors
The UK government is trying to resurrect plutonium-powered reactors despite abandoning a multi-billion bid to make them work in Scotland.
Radioactive waste wrongly sent to Hunterston nuclear plant
Investigations have been launched into how radioactive waste ended up in a transport container at Hunterston nuclear power station in breach of environmental rules.
Gaffe reveals why Sturgeon refused to meet nuclear waste protestor
The Scottish Government mistakenly reveals that Nicola Sturgeon refused to meet an Aboriginal nuclear waste protestor to try and avoid political damage – not because she was too busy.
US plea: don’t dump Dounreay nuclear waste here
A US environmental group is urging the UK to look after its own nuclear waste, and not dump it in the US.