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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Magazine ranks Octopus as UK’s most ethical energy supplier. BG, EDF & Shell are...
Octopus Energy has been awarded a perfect score of 100 for ethical accreditation by The Good Shopping Guide, ranking it Britain’s most scrupulous energy...
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...
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...
Heysham 1 steam leak triggers EdF improvement notice
The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has served an improvement notice on EdF Energy's nuclear generation division, following an incident at Heysham 1 power...
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...
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...
Government confirms grant to SMR builders planning Hartlepool nuke plant
The government has confirmed an early financing deal to develop a next generation nuclear reactor for a new station in Hartlepool.
Joint recipients today of...
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...
Hinkley C connectors cross Ts, eye transmission
National Grid has installed overhead conductors on all 116 of its new T-pylons, marking a major milestone for its Hinkley Connection Project to bring...
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...
Onshore wind supported by 80% of Brits, as renewables resisters change minds or die
Britons’ resistance to renewable energy continues to weaken even among the old, the government’s long-term tracking study of public attitudes indicates.
A combined 87% of...
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...
Sizewell C: Kwarteng finds £100 million to lure investors
Prospects for Sizewell C, Britain’s second new nuclear mega-project, advanced today as energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng confirmed £100 million of government cash to encourage...
Sizewell C decision still on hold, this time until July
Energy ministers at D-BEIS have for a second time delayed taking a final decision on the development consent order (DCO) for the Sizewell C...
Invest in renewables to fund nuke clean-up, councils urge Whitehall
A protest group centred on local councils claims to have found a way of meeting at least part of Britain’s multi-billion public bill for...