Residents reported hearing a loud bang and a large cloud emanating from Heysham 2 nuclear power plant. [Graeme Moorby] A large cloud of steam and a loud bang at a nuclear power station was "no ...

Pictures showed a giant plume of steam in a mushroom shape above the Heysham 2 plant at around 5pm on Wednesday. It followed a ‘loud bang’ at the power station, with alarmed residents calling ...

Heysham 1, Heysham 2 ... generated around 13pc of Britain’s electricity needs last year. Seven AGR power plants were in operation originally, with EDF having already shut down Hunterston ...

Green party councillors in Lancaster City Council have branded a recent Labour motion to welcome an extension to the life of the two ageing nuclear power stations in Heysham as 'deeply irresponsible'.

Power company EDF, which owns Heysham 1 power station, said the employees were taken to hospital following an "accidental steam release". The BBC understands one person suffered burns, one a ...

The Celtic League NGO has queried the impact on the marine environment of the British government’s decision to extend the ...

A large cloud of steam and a loud bang at a nuclear power station was "no cause for concern", the site's operator said. People in Heysham, near Morecambe, were alarmed and called Lancashire Fire ...

People in Heysham, near Morecambe, were alarmed and called Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service to report the sudden noise at the EDF operated power plant at about 17:00 GMT. Pictures shared with ...