UK.gov New Year resolution: must build nuke powerplants
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Greenpeace feels it has stronger mandate British ministers will approve plans for a new generation of UK nuclear power plants in the new year, according to a report in the Independent newspaper.â¦
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The UK has built up a stockpile of 100 tonnes of plutonium - enough to make 17,000 nuclear bombs, the Royal Society says.
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The government faces a "major decision" on whether to build new nuclear power stations, Gordon Brown tells MPs.
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South Africa is to build a second nuclear power plant generating more than 1,000 megawatts of electricity, the government announced.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair laid out plans Monday for a new multibillion-dollar submarine-based nuclear arsenal, warning lawmakers the future may hold perilous threats from rogue regimes and state-sponsored terrorists.
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Only 66 years late 75 years of the neutron In his long-awaited energy white paper, published this May, Tony Blair opined that energy could be "as important to our future as defence".â¦
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The US Department of Energy is offering financial incentives to power and utility companies to begin building new reactors by 2010.
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Emissions from aviation and shipping could be included in UK's targets for first time.
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The British government embraced nuclear power as a key energy source in the coming decades in a new policy unveiled Tuesday, angering environmentalists eager to promote renewable power sources such as sun, wind and waves.
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The UK must play an active and central role in future human space missions, a report concludes.
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Britain is expected to give the go-ahead to a new generation of nuclear power stations next week, sparking a frenzy of deal-making by nuclear firms as well as a fresh challenge from environmental campaigners.
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The UK public is being invited by the government to have its say on the future of science and technology.
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The South of England tops the list of best sites for new nuclear power stations in a report for ministers.
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By Eddie Barnes Political Editor ALEX Salmond has called on Westminster to resurrect plans for a revolutionary low-emission power station in Scotland.
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Here is the full text of Prime Minister Tony Blair's statement to the House of Commons on the future of the UK's nuclear deterrent: "With your permission, Mr Speaker, I shall make a statement about the ...Comment
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The British government approved Thursday a new generation of nuclear power stations, infuriating environmentalists who are considering a legal challenge.
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Ministers must ensure there are enough skilled workers in the UK to build the next generation of nuclear submarines, MPs say.