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  1. The #DunwichHorror is real... And it's #Nuclear!

    #SuffolkUK #wildfire latest: #NuclearPowerPlant on alert as firefighters to battle blaze for days amid #drought

    Fire crews warn people to stay away after homes evacuated as flames rip through #DunwichHeath reaching #RSPB #Minsmere

    Nicole Wootton-Cane, Bryony Gooch, Holly Evans & Jane Dalton
    Thursday 30 July 2026

    "A huge nuclear power plant in Suffolk is on alert as wildfires continue to tear through #Dunwich Heath, with authorities declaring a 'major incident'.

    "Authorities at #SizewellB are understood to be monitoring the situation, which firefighters called 'live and dynamic'. There is currently no risk to the station, operator #EDF energy said.

    "At least 90 firefighters are on the scene of the 'large-scale, wind-driven forestry fire' which broke out on Dunwich Heath around 5.30pm on Wednesday. Fire chiefs said they are expected to be tackling the blaze near the plant for 'at least 24 to 48 hours'.

    "Residents in several coastal properties and caravans have been forced to leave, and firefighters pleaded with people to stay away.

    "The smoke and flames have also spread to the #RSPBMinsmere #NatureReserve, which includes nationally important wildlife habitats protected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)."

    Read more:
    independent.co.uk/news/uk/home

    #NoNukes #NoNewNukes #UKWildfires #BigOilAndGas #ClimateChange #WildlifeHabitat #Sizewell

  2. This one very topical as #Sizewell has just taken delivery of a reactor.

  3. Alison Downes, director of pressure group Stop Sizewell C, said: "This much-delayed final investment decision has only crawled over the line thanks to guarantees that the public purse, not private investors, will carry the can for the inevitable cost overruns."

    #Sizewell C nuclear project cost rises to £38bn - BBC News
    bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cev03w

  4. France's EDF will own a 12.5% stake in the future Sizewell C nuclear plant in the UK.

    The French electricity giant will oversee the construction of British reactors at the plant.

    London hopes to complete the project's funding round over the summer.

    mediafaro.org/article/20250709

    #France #UK #Sizewell #NuclearEnergy #NuclearPower #Energy #EDF #Environment #Economy

  5. Heute hat die britische Regierung angekündigt, den Bau des neuen #AKW #Sizewell C mit knapp 17 Mrd. € und den Bau des ersten #SMR im UK mit ca. 3 Mrd. € zu fördern - für Letzteres wurde ebenfalls heute der Hersteller Rolls-Royce nach einem zweijährigen Wettbewerbsverfahren ausgewählt.

    Einen Überblick über "all things nuclear" im UK bietet unser Länderdossier: grs.de/de/kernenergie-im-verei

  6. Apropos "Renaissance der #Atomkraft":

    "Cost of #Sizewell C nuclear project expected to rise close to £40bn"

    Geschenkt, Appel und Ei das 😂
    ft.com/content/0b483728-de5b-4

  7. New #Blog post: Spending an Afternoon in the Sizewell Control Room Simulator

    I'm a bit late in writing something, but @popey, @8none1, @sil got to spend an afternoon in the operations training centre at #Sizewell B #nuclear power station

    T'was an awesome afternoon

    bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/gen

  8. Reminder that #nuclear plants are thermal plants that require large amounts of #water to run.

    A lawsuit against #Sizewell C #argues in court that the environmental impacts of securing a #water supply for the proposed Suffolk #nuclear plant were not assessed.

    To proceed with #SizewellC while being fully aware that it is highly vulnerable to #SeaLevelRise, storm surges and #flooding only adds to the inter-generational burden we pass on."

    #EnergyTransition
    energylivenews.com/2023/03/23/

  9. "The main investor is France’s EDF. CGN, which has been blacklisted in America for allegedly helping to acquire US tech for military use in China has also joined with EDF on the proposed nuclear plant at Sizewell C in Suffolk"
    thetimes.co.uk/article/how-bei

    #Nuclear #EDF #CGN #Sizewell