15 h. ago Ditch ‘dishonest’ just transition and back nuclear energy, Findlay tells Swinney

He will call on the SNP to drop its “bone-headed ideological opposition” to nuclear energy

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8 d. ago Robot dog flips switch at Scots nuclear plant that is 'too unsafe' for humans

The switchboard which powers the crane had laid inactive for around two years after safety restrictions forbade workers from approaching.

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1 week ago Unsafe for Russia to restart Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, says Ukraine energy chief

Energoatom CEO, Petro Kotin, says ‘major problems’ need to be overcome before it can safely generate powerIt would be unsafe for Russia to restart the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant and would take Ukraine up to two years in peacetime if it regained control, the chief executive of the company that runs the vast six-reactor site has said.Petro Kotin, chief executive of Energoatom, said in an interview there were “major problems” to overcome – including insufficient cooling water, personnel and incoming electricity supply – before it could start generating power again safely. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Scots support retaining Trident nuclear deterrent, poll shows

The finding puts the public at odds with the SNP’s long-standing opposition

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4 w. ago Ministers told to ‘stop pussyfooting around’ and end nuclear block in Scotland

Scotland’s sole remaining nuclear power station is at Torness, where operations have been extended to 2030.

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last month The underground Cold War nuclear bunker in Scotland being used by Army regiments due to Russian threat

Army regiments have applied to train in the Cold War nuclear bunker

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last month Secret Scots nuclear bunker could be used by MoD amid current 'threats of war'

The historic bunker in Barnton Quarry, near Edinburgh, was built in the 1940s and remained completely secret until it was declassified in 1955.

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last month John Swinney ‘not credible’ on Scotland’s national security, claims Anas Sarwar

The First Minister and his party have repeatedly called for the UK's nuclear deterrent to be removed from Scotland.

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