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Nuclear power plant closes

Thursday, March 28, 2002

Inside Bradwell power station in Essex

A ceremony has been held to mark the closure of one of Britain's oldest nuclear power stations after 40 years in service.

Bradwell power station on the Essex coast is to stop producing electricity over the Easter weekend, ready for a lengthy decommissioning process.

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Power station may cause leukemia

Monday, April 30, 2001

Children living across the river from Oldbury Power Station may be far more likely to die of leukemia.

A leading expert claims new evidence gathered around the power station in South Gloucestershire could undermine the whole nuclear industry.

The study says that children living across the River Severn in Chepstow are 11 times more likely to die of leukemia than the national average.

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