Nuclear submarines boss to head delivery of UK’s fusion energy
Ministry of Defence mandarin Paul Methven is the first CEO of UK Industrial Fusion Solutions (UKIFS), responsible for the delivery of STEP – a...
Veolia UK supports first full civil nuclear reactor decommissioning with Imperial College London
Veolia has supported Imperial College London to successfully decommission the Reactor Centre at Imperial’s Silwood Park eco-campus in Ascot, Berkshire, making it the first...
Nukes: French see Olkiluoto 3 feeding Finns’ grid ‘in January’; Rolls-Royce SMRs ‘fully funded’
The 12-year-delayed nuclear forerunner of Hinkley Point C is expected to be pumping power into its nation’s grid late next month, according to an...
Renewables output in 2023 ‘enough to power all UK homes‘, ECIU calculates
Academics at the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit say the 90TWh of electricity generated in 2023 by Britain’s wind, solar and hydro sectors alone...
Enforcement action revealed after Hinkley Point C site death
Three enforcement notices have been served on owners and contractors at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station development following a worker’s death on...
Rolls-Royce and NPL ally to monitor mini-nukes
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and Rolls-Royce SMR are partnering on a new project to investigate safe automated reactor operation for nuclear-powered Small Modular...
Hydrogen hopes: Rolls-Royce trios up to probe gas’s potential from small nukes
Small nuclear reactors (SMRs) as sources of low-carbon hydrogen fit to decarbonise industry and to fuel vehicles are the focus of an engineering partnership...
Fourth European Pressurised Reactor to be equipped with IMI valves comes online
France’s Flamanville 3 European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) has been connected to the French electricity grid, making it the fourth EPR reactor across three plants...
Sizewell C meets councils’ demands, opens way to construction
Backers of the Sizewell C nuclear project have initiated its Development Consent Order (DCO), clearing the way for construction to begin at the new...
US and Britain sign research accord on nuclear fusion
The UK and US last week signed a partnership to advance the development and commercialisation of nuclear fusion technology.  Andrew Bowie, the UK’s minister...
Government eyes Anglesey as site for 3.2GW nuke plant
Energy ministry D-ESNZ has confirmed the old Hitachi plot at Wylfa on Anglesey as the government’s preferred site for the UK’s third mega-nuclear power...
ONR grants nuclear site licence for Sizewell C
The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has today announced that it has granted a nuclear site licence for generating company EDF to install and...
Elexon poised to direct suppliers’ cash towards new nukes
A change in rules for financing new nuclear capacity leaves trading platform Elexon preparing to play a key role in supporting expansion of the...
Hunterston A stores 2,100 tonnes of its own radioactive waste; more to come
Over 2,100 tonnes of solid radioactive waste – the equivalent weight of 153 Big Ben bells - have been retrieved and safely stored at...
Government pumps £300m into high-tech nuclear fuel, ends Putin’s sector dominance
Britain is set to become the first country in Europe to launch a high-tech HALEU nuclear fuel programme, strengthening supply for new nuclear projects....
Ministers seek ‘fourfold’ nuclear leap forward, Britain’s biggest in 70 years
The government today signalled its ambitions to increase nuclear capacity fourfold to 24GW by 2050, a leap billed as Britain’s biggest in 70 years.
Construction...
Notts ex-coal plant picked for nuke fusion trial
EDF’s former fossil-fuelled power station at West Burton in Nottinghamshire is to host a pilot plant for nuclear fusion.
The government is providing £220 million...
EDF to invest £4.5bn this year in UK low carbon electricity
Nuclear-to-solar-to-wind generator EDF Energy says it is on track to develop £4.5billion-worth of low carbon electricity-making assets in the UK this year.
In its 2023...
ONR signs off decommissioning of nuclear research site – after ten years
A nuclear experimental site used by Imperial College researchers has become Britain's first to be fully decommissioned in UK nuclear history under modern regulatory...
Buy British to boost nuclear generation, and revive Wylfa, MPs urge
Britain’s nuclear expansion must be sourced from home-based suppliers, and must include reviving north Wales’ defunct Wylfa station, an industry-backed panel of MPs advocates...