Beyond Nuclear International Weekly Digest, MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026

Posted: 13th May 2026

Beyond Nuclear International Weekly Digest

Nuclear power is not needed and in Scotland, at least, a moratorium against new nuclear plants remains intact after a big election victory last week by the Scottish National Party, which supports a nuclear-free Scotland.

Green power is all Scots need

Polls show that Scots don’t want nuclear power and, for now, they won’t be developing it. Instead, writes George Baxter, the country has a chance to “get on with building a country that is a renewable energy powerhouse so that future generations can look back and thank us for choosing a green, clean and sustainable energy route.” The eye-watering costs of current UK nuclear projects could instead pay to “install a 5kWh battery in every one of the 28 million homes in Britain, and leave £44bn for other things.” he writes.READ MORE

Ten reasons to say ‘no’ to nukes

Beyond Nuclear’s new handout lists 10 reasons to say ‘no’ to nuclear power. Drawn from the longer index in our new book, No to Nuclear, this new flier is designed as an educational tool, especially for politicians, too many of whom are now blindly jumping on the nuclear power bandwagon, a choice that will be disastrous economically, environmentally and for our health and safety. (If you received this handout from us earlier, please discard, as this is the corrected version.) READ MORE

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