9 h. ago Russia wants to build a nuclear power plant on the moon in the next few years

Project aims to supply energy for its lunar space programme

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28 h. ago Warning Chernobyl nuclear plant radiation shield is at risk of collapse

A Russian strike could collapse the internal radiation shelter at the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine, the plant's director has warned. 

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53 h. ago World’s biggest nuclear power plant to restart 15 years after Fukushima meltdown despite fears of another disaster

JAPAN will restart the world's largest nuclear power station, nearly 15 years after the Fukushima meltdown. The decision was made despite fierce opposition from locals, many of whom saw the 2011 nuclear disaster first-hand. The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, about 136 miles northwest of Tokyo, is set to reopen around January 20 next year. Japan closed all...

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55 h. ago Japan clears final hurdle to restart world’s largest nuclear plant

Restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa facility comes despite public opposition in Niigata, where many residents say safety concerns from Fukushima have not been resolved

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6 d. ago Trump media set to merge with nuclear power company in $6 billion deal

Trump owns more than half of his eponymous media company, as of June

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1 week ago Health and safety rules holding UK infrastructure back, says writer of government report

Exclusive: John Fingleton says regulators need to change their attitude to risk to end the country’s economic stagnationOverbearing health and safety rules are stopping Britain building new infrastructure, according to the economist whom Keir Starmer has cited as an inspiration for his growth strategy.John Fingleton, who recently wrote a report for government on how to encourage developers to build new nuclear power plants, told the Guardian regulators needed to change their attitude to risk if the country was to end its long economic stagnation. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Japan earthquake live updates: First official megaquake warning issued after 34 hurt by rare 7.5

Nuclear power plants urgently carry out checks and at least 90,000 people evacuated

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2 w. ago Japan earthquake live updates: First official megaquake warning issued after 33 hurt by rare 7.5

Nuclear power plants urgently carry out checks and at least 90,000 people evacuated

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2 w. ago Japan tsunami live updates: First official megaquake warning issued after 33 hurt by rare 7.5

Nuclear power plants urgently carry out checks and at least 90,000 people evacuated

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2 w. ago Japan tsunami live updates: First official megaquake warning issued after 23 hurt by rare 7.5

Nuclear power plants urgently carry out checks and at least 90,000 people evacuated

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2 w. ago Japan tsunami live updates: At least 23 people injured after rare 7.5

Nuclear power plants urgently carry out checks after earthquake prompts tsunami warning

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2 w. ago Scientists debunk mystery of Chernobyl’s ‘blue dogs’ after claims they had ‘mutated due to radiation’

Images of blue dogs in Chernobyl surfaced in October, sparking a range of theories that have since been debunked

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2 w. ago Japan tsunami live updates: Warning issued over 3 metre wave after rare 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes

Nuclear power plants urgently carried out checks on Monday after an earthquake prompted a tsunami warning

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2 w. ago Japan tsunami live updates: Warning issued over 3 metre wave after rare 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes

Nuclear power plants urgently carried out checks on Monday after an earthquake prompted a tsunami warning

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2 w. ago Voices: There is still a way European leaders can help achieve a positive outcome for Ukraine

Editorial: Donald Trump wants to build bridges with Russia, but Europe must assert its interests as well

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2 w. ago Reeves’ £150 cut in energy bills will be nuked by Sizewell costs, ex

Dale Vince’s claims over the impact of paying for Sizewell C on energy bills is one of a number of hidden costs which could see consumers pay higher bills - instead of £150 less

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3 w. ago After a career as an environment writer, here’s what I have learned

Paul Brown looks back at his career reporting on the climate crisis, failed summit and nuclear power – and how to do it wellPaul Brown was the Guardian’s environment correspondent from 1989 until 2005 and has written many columns since. He submitted his last column last week after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. From his hospital bed in Luton, Paul offers his reflections on 45 years writing for the Guardian.We, in the climate business, all owe a great deal to Mrs Margaret Thatcher. Her politics were anathema to me and to many Guardian readers. But she prided herself on being a scientist before she was a politician. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘I have watched politicians failing yet and yet again’: lessons from a life as an environment writer

Paul Brown looks back at his career reporting on the climate crisis, failed summit and nuclear power – and how to do it wellPaul Brown was the Guardian’s environment correspondent from 1989 until 2005 and has written many columns since. He submitted his last column last week after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. From his hospital bed in Luton, Paul offers his reflections on 45 years writing for the Guardian.We, in the climate business, all owe a great deal to Mrs Margaret Thatcher. Her politics were anathema to me and to many Guardian readers. But she prided herself on being a scientist before she was a politician. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Mark Carney reaches deal with Alberta for oil pipeline opposed by First Nations

Prime minister says deal ‘sets the state for an industrial transformation’, but project is likely to face wide oppositionMark Carney has agreed an energy deal with Alberta centred on plans for a new heavy oil pipeline reaching from the province’s oil sands to the Pacific coast – a politically volatile project that is expected to face stiff opposition.“It’s a great day for Alberta and a great day for Canada,” the prime minister said on Thursday as he met the beaming Alberta premier, Danielle Smith. He said the agreement “sets the state for an industrial transformation” and involved not just a pipeline, but also nuclear power and datacentres. “This is Canada working,” he said. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Putin reveals plans to build allied country's 'first ever' nuclear power plant

Mad Vlad announced that Russia is looking to build a power plant in an allied country after claiming he provides the country with electricity. He shared his thoughts in a statement after state talks

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