nuclear energy

More taxpayer money down the nuclear hole.

The longer it takes to build a nuclear waste repository, the more money goes into the hands of the nuclear power industry. Does this make any sense? After all, taxpayers are footing the bill.

 Energy companies building the next generation of nuclear power stations will choose between four models, the manufacturers of which have already applied to have their designs approved for use in Britain.

Environmental campaigners are furious over Government plans to make the UK one of the world's leading nuclear energy users.

Nuclear power will remain a key element as the world seeks to move toward low carbon energy, the European Commission said Friday, announcing a new forum for nuclear energy research.
The Sustainable Nuclear Energy Technology Platform will bring together industry and researchers to draw up a strategy "to prepare for the future and maintain European leadership in this sector," the EU's executive arm said in a statement.

Reproducing the power of the sun on Earth is no easy task, but an international team of physicists based in Europe is now preparing to give it a go.