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In 2017, evidence was submitted to a parliamentary public accounts committee investigation of the deal to build Hinkley Point C power plant. On the basis of the evidence, the committee asked the then MoD head (who previously oversaw civil nuclear contract negotiations) about the military nuclear links. His response was:
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The U.K. government has just announced the “biggest expansion of the nuclear sector in 70 years.” This follows years of extraordinarily expensive support for nuclear projects.
Kazatomprom is the biggest uranium miner in the world. It has warned that it is likely to fall short of its production targets over the next two years. This announcement added another risk to uranium supply as demand for the nuclear fuel rebounds.
Russia has not been shy about threatening the use of nuclear weapons against perceived enemies. They have a long history of flying nuclear bombers through foreign airspace without warning. They regularly sail nuclear capable warships and submarines through other countries territorial waters without notice.
Several pieces of equipment containing radioactive material are missing at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts. At the time of a periodic inventory last fall, items such as explosives detectors were not in their expected locations according to Pilgrim owner Holtec International.