The first of 24 gyrotrons has been installed on the top floor of the ITER experimental fusion reactor under construction in Cadarache, southern France. Meanwhile, General Atomics has completed the six central solenoid modules for the ITER device.

HS2’s construction partner, EKFB, is hosting its third annual schools’ event in Buckinghamshire next week, and there’s still time for local schools and colleges to sign up.

Making Tracks into Construction will welcome up to 2,000 students to EKFB’s construction site near Bicester from 16 - 20 September 2025.

The event includes 25 exhibits hosted by HS2’s supply chain partners, including Flannery, GAP and Ferrovial Construction. Experts from a range of job roles, including geology and safety, will be on hand to speak to students about careers and pathways into construction.

The 2.1-mile-long structure carries Britain’s new high-speed railway across a series of roads, lakes, the River Colne and the Grand Union Canal, north west of London. Trains will operate at 200mph on the viaduct’s gentle curve which is formed of 1,000 uniquely-shaped deck segments.

Guest: Dr Diana Casey, executive director for cement, energy and climate at the Mineral Products Association
Interviewed by: Antony Oliver

In today's episode we’re diving into cement – a material that underpins every road, every railway, every school, hospital, bridge, and home we build.

Because without it, the UK’s infrastructure ambitions would, quite literally, crumble!

The world's leading civil nuclear exhibition connects you with the most comprehensive network of worldwide top-tier suppliers and service providers across the entire nuclear sector, from energy to other application markets like medicine, agriculture & space.

£7.8 million investment in master’s degree training will create new opportunities at the University of York and the University of Edinburgh.

The funding will be distributed through UKAEA’s Fusion Opportunities in Skills, Training, Education and Research (FOSTER) Programme, which aims to develop the next generation of fusion energy specialists.

Guests: Jonathan Cobb, Senior Programme Lead Climate World Nuclear Association
Presented by: Alex Hunt. Co-produced and mixed by Pixelkisser Production

All the key findings from World Nuclear Performance Report 2025 - including the record amount of electricity generated by nuclear energy in 2024, how reactor performance changes as they age and which global region has dominated capacity growth in recent years.

In this edition Jonathan Cobb, author of the report, outlines the key findings of the latest edition of the annual World Nuclear Association publication.

We are proud to announce that Altrad has partnered with Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), a leading UK suicide prevention charity dedicated to helping people find hope and support in times of crisis.

At Altrad, we’re committed to building a culture of care – one where everyone feels safe enough to be their authentic selves, and where mental health is valued just as much as physical health. This partnership reflects our belief that wellbeing should be woven into every part of working life, for every role, in every location.

New figures show that in the last three months, 69 people started new careers with HS2’s Midlands-based construction partner, Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV). Those figures are expected to rise in the coming weeks as more candidates complete employment-ready training programmes.

In all, this means that 12,535 local residents are now employed on the UK's biggest infrastructure programme - representing over a third of HS2's 34,000-strong workforce.

Westinghouse has signed memorandums of understanding with six UK suppliers to support nuclear new build projects based on its AP1000 and AP300 reactor technologies in the UK and around the world.

MoUs have been signed with William Cook Cast Products, Trillium Flow Technology, Curtiss-Wright Controls (UK), Boccard UK, Bendalls Engineering and Sheffield Forgemasters.

Linxon has signed a contract with Svenska kraftnät to construct a new 400 kV substation, which includes a partial renewal of the existing 400 kV substation in Hamra, located in Enköping municipality.

Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe has been granted a permit by the head of the Pomeranian Voivode to begin preparatory works related to the construction of Poland's first nuclear power plant at Lubiatowo-Kopalino.
Go-ahead for preliminary works at Polish plant site

The permit, issued by Beata Rutkiewicz, covers: surveying works; development of the construction site, including the construction of temporary technical and other facilities; removal of trees; construction of a temporary fence; and levelling the terrain.