Existing boreholes at the Rosemanowes quarry in Cornwall, southwest England, have been successfully sealed by Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) in a demonstration of the technology it plans to use to…
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Finland is building the largest and most powerful nuclear reactor in Europe - and may have worked out what to do with spent nuclear fuel once and for all.
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Short video outlining the types of rock that are being considered as suitable to host a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF)
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Newly-established development firm Solway Community Power Company has selected the Rolls-Royce small modular reactor (SMR) for deployment in West Cumbria, England. Earlier this week, it was…
A siting assessment review has identified a range of existing nuclear power plant sites in the UK that could potentially host Rolls-Royce small modular reactors (SMRs), with four sites owned by…
USA-headquartered KBR has been awarded a contract to support the UK's Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) in developing a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). Such a facility, NWS says, will create more…
Sky News was given exclusive access to the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria, including to the Magnox Swarf Storage Silo, which has been described as the most hazardous building in Western Europe…
Tokamak Energy has given some information on the spherical fusion demonstrator which it intends to build in the UK by 2026 to demonstrate key technologies and inform the design of a prototype…
EDF’s West Burton A site in Nottinghamshire is to host the UK’s first prototype fusion energy power plant.
The decision to site the new plant there was announced on Monday, October 3 by…
Energy giant EDF says it will review the case for a "short extension" for the Hartlepool and Heysham nuclear power plants to generate beyond the current forecast of March 2024.
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The UK is on the verge of a nuclear renaissance – how can we seize the moment?
As Europe faces a disastrous energy crisis this winter, the reliability, security, and independence provided…
In July the company announced six potential locations for the factory, saying the shortlist was selected against a clear set of criteria, picked from more than 100 submissions from local…
Hinkley Point C has hit its goal of training 1,000 apprentices during the power station’s construction phase. The target was set during the planning stage of the project, as part of its…
After more than 46 years generating home grown zero-carbon electricity, Somerset powerhouse Hinkley Point B has today switched off its second reactor.
The station first produced power when…
Hinkley Point C is getting ready for another spectacular engineering feat with the precision placement of 5,000 tonne cooling-water intakes on the seabed.
Four times longer and twice as…
Industrial services leader Altrad has announced the successful acquisition of the Sparrows Group, which was concluded on 11 July 2022.
Sparrows is a global provider of engineering,…
Hinkley Point C’s Delivery Director, Nigel Cann has released his latest update on the project.
The footage shows how work has progressed over the last six months, with the site moving into…
Altrad are delighted to announce its agreement to acquire Doosan Babcock Limited.
The transaction, which is likely to conclude in quarter three of 2022, marks another exciting milestone in…
Altrad has agreed to acquire Sparrows Group, a specialist provider of engineering, inspection, operations, and maintenance services in the Offshore Energy, Renewables and Industrials sectors.…