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As a cyclist, it's always unnerving to see drivers driving down narrow streets with one hand on the steering wheel and the other hand holding a mobile phone taking a call.

In UK driving whilst using a mobile phone is illegal because of the distraction it causes. Don't do it. Don't squish the cyclist. Save lives.

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Articolo de' #ilpost interessantissimo, e anzi secondo me anche contenuto del descrivere il danno immenso della #Brexit, con una crisi senza precedenti in #UK che non vedo quale sbocco potrà avere rimanendo in solitaria

Il #Regnounito del resto ha anche la gigantesca questione irrisolta dell'#indipendenza della #Scozia, che prima o poi (più prima che poi) tornerà a bomba sull'attualità, cosa che spero tanto per i fratelli #scozzesi che in realtà vogliono + #europa

"The Sizewell C nuclear power plant project in the UK is "on time and on budget" and is "the best prepared nuclear project in modern nuclear history", MPs have been told in the first annual progress update on the project.

The update delivered to MPs by Sizewell C - majority owned by the government - outlines the progress made since the project received its Development Consent Order (DCO) one year ago. It was delivered by Julia Pyke and Nigel Cann, Sizewell C's joint managing directors, at the beginning of Nuclear Week in Parliament.

The MPs also heard that independent due diligence commissioned for the HSBC bank by consultancy firm Enco praised the project's progress, stating that "Sizewell C is likely the best prepared nuclear project in modern nuclear history".

The independent assessment concluded: "The Sizewell C project has high chances of avoiding pitfalls that led to a significant schedule and cost overruns on many nuclear projects, including those with EPR reactor models."

The EDF-led plan is for Sizewell C to feature two EPRs producing 3.2 GW of electricity, enough to power the equivalent of around six million homes for at least 60 years. It would be a similar design to the two-unit plant being built at Hinkley Point C in Somerset, with the aim of building it more quickly and at lower cost as a result of the experience gained from what is the first new nuclear construction project in the UK for about three decades.

The update noted the project is demonstrating the "game-changing benefits" of replicating Hinkley Point C's reactor design, with GBP1 billion (USD1.2 billion) of cost savings identified so far through innovation and replication.

MPs were told that contracts worth GBP2.5 billion have already been agreed with 290 suppliers across the UK. The project will eventually support over 70,000 jobs across the UK, and generate income for over 2000 UK-based suppliers, with 90% of the supply chain benefits felt in the UK. 1000 people are now employed on site, with a 60% female executive team. Sizewell C's apprenticeship recruitment has been 50% female since the programme began in 2021. The workforce is currently over 40% female. The project will generate around GBP2.92 of economic value for every GBP1 invested during construction and will create over GBP100 billion of value for the UK over the lifecycle of the project.

Commenting on the update, Pyke and Cann said: "Sizewell C is already a massive driver of growth in the UK, and the team has made extraordinary progress in the year since we received permission to begin construction.

"Sizewell C is on time and on budget and has a stable cost base. That's in no small part because we're using exactly the same reactor design as Hinkley Point C, which means we've benefitted from the research and innovation already done there.

"Sizewell C is the most important energy project that the UK is likely to undertake in the next two decades, and its benefits will be felt in every constituency across the country."

The project received an additional GBP2.7 billion in funding from the government in the 2024 Budget and is due to receive its Final Investment Decision in the upcoming Spending Review."

#Nuclear #News #UK

world-nuclear-news.org/article

The planned Sizewell C plant (Image: EDF Energy)
World Nuclear NewsSizewell C reports project progress to parliamentThe Sizewell C nuclear power plant project in the UK is "on time and on budget" and is "the best prepared nuclear project in modern nuclear history", MPs have been told in the first annual progress update on the project. ;

#Cardiff University: 'Land of song silenced if arts axed'

« Music is one of the subjects facing cuts at the university - alongside nursing, modern languages, ancient history and religion and theology - as it confirmed plans to cut 400 full time academic jobs amid a funding shortfall earlier this week. » #uk #wales

bbc.com/news/articles/cx24p8r9

Ianto Williams pictured outside Cardiff's school of music. He is playing a clarinet, and wearing a black suit.
www.bbc.comCardiff University: 'Land of song silenced if arts axed'Plans to axe the study of music could see the "land of the song" being silenced, says a former student.

Would anyone in the #UK have a use for an #Nvidia RTX #3090 (the one with 24 GBytes of GDDR6X VRAM)?

I don't have an immediate use for it so if anyone would be interested in purchasing it at fair market price with free UK delivery please let me know.

I'm assuming that the most likely audience would be those who need the VRAM for AI work however it works well for PC gaming also 😉

Hundreds of PSC members from our branches across Britain packed into Conway Hall for our AGM. Our movement is growing fast & we will never stop protesting, lobbying, boycotting & campaigning until Palestine is free!

Join our movement:

x.com/PSCupdates/status/188563

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@palestine@a.gup.pe
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