The UK & Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) is concerned to read many contradictory reports over what has been called a ‘radioactive leak’ by some and ‘performance issues’ by others at the Taishan nuclear plant some 100kms from Hong Kong in the Guangdong region of China. NFLA has written to the UK nuclear regulatory, … [Continue Reading]
NFLA publishes report on UK plutonium policy amid new concerns over plutonium remobilisation in the Irish Sea
The UK & Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) publishes today on its website an expert overview of national plutonium policy and recent concerns over the potential for plutonium remobilisation in the Irish Sea. (1) The report was developed by the NFLA Policy Advisor, Pete Roche, and was first published on the website ‘No2nuclearpower.org.uk’. (2) … [Continue Reading]
NFLA notes EDF’s decision to move to defuelling of the Dungeness nuclear site is evidence of the fragility of the existing aging nuclear fleet
The UK & Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) notes EDF’s decision to move Dungeness B nuclear power station in Kent into a defuelling phase with immediate effect. With Hunterston B and Hinkley Point B closing in 2022, it is clear the aging Advanced Gas Reactor fleet is coming to its end much earlier than … [Continue Reading]
NFLA welcomes ICAN report that shows the UK is spending £8300 a minute on its nuclear weapons programme; whilst it also welcomes the upcoming first Mayors for Peace European Chapter board meeting
The UK & Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) welcomes a detailed ICAN report that outlines vast increases in spending on nuclear weapons programmes by the existing nuclear weapon states. The report calculates that the UK Government spent effectively £8300 a minute throughout 2020 on the Trident nuclear weapons programme. This is at a time … [Continue Reading]
NFLA publishes new report on how councils across the UK & Ireland can tackle the climate emergency in a post-pandemic era
The UK & Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) publishes today a detailed analysis of how councils should develop their climate emergency plans as all parts of the British and Irish Isles starts to come out of the Covid-19 pandemic. (1) There needs to a step-change of decentralisation to give local government the policy tools … [Continue Reading]
NFLA welcomes Glasgow City Council’s resolution giving its formal backing for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
The UK & Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) welcomes the decision of Glasgow City Council to pass a resolution yesterday supporting the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), as part of the ICAN Cities Appeal. As Scotland’s largest local authority and the headquarters of NFLA Scotland, we are particularly pleased it has … [Continue Reading]
As two Welsh Councils consider putting their names forward to host a nuclear fusion reactor, NFLA raises with them concerns over this technology
In recent weeks, councillors from the Vale of Glamorgan and Pembrokeshire County Council have shown public interest in potentially putting a site forward to the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to host an experimental nuclear fusion reactor. Other Councils are also interested in putting sites forward, particularly those with existing nuclear sites. NFLA have contacted … [Continue Reading]
NFLA welcomes Bangor City Council becoming the first Welsh Council to support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
The UK & Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) welcomes the decision of Bangor City Council to pass a resolution supporting the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), as part of the ICAN Cities Appeal. They become the first Welsh Council to support the TPNW. The TPNW entered into force in January 2021, … [Continue Reading]
As the world remembers the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, NFLA supports two important events held around it
The UK & Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) will be commemorating the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster which takes place on Monday 26th April. It was the world’s worst nuclear disaster whose impact can still be seen in Ukraine and Belarus. In the early hours of the 26th April a massive explosion took … [Continue Reading]
NFLA publishes a new report on Small and Advanced Modular Nuclear Reactors and remains sceptical of progress due to significant technical and financial challenges
The UK & Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) publishes today a new update report on the prospects for the development of small and advanced modular nuclear technology in the UK. It outlines several significant technical and financial challenges for the development of such technology and remains sceptical that they can be easily overcome. (1) … [Continue Reading]