July 2016

Detailed offshore ground investigation works are under way to gain a better understanding of the geological conditions offshore from the site of the proposed Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant on the Isle of Anglesey, UK.

         For decades, there has been an unstable balance between various nuclear arsenals of countries that are hostile to each other. During the Cold War, the U.S.

Uranium mining in Australia is polluting the Antarctic, about 6,000 nautical miles away. phys.org

India’s first insurance policy covering public liability to an atomic power plant operator has been issued to Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) but the reinstatement of insurance value post a claim will be decided later, industr

The decision by Japan's Environment Ministry to allow the re-use of contaminated soil from the Fukushima disaster has come under fire amid a broader debate on nuclear power, with critics saying Tokyo needs to remember the devastating lessons of the past. rt.com

       I am going to continue my coverage of the impact of the Brexit on the Hinkley Point C nuclear project with respect to internal British politics. Major labor unions in Britain are highly supportive of the project.