Energy News Updates
Costain and Strategic Pipeline Alliance help Anglian Water boost drought resilience with 260km of new pipeline.Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, as part of the Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA), will deliver hundreds of kilometres of new pipeline for Anglian Water. SPA, comprising… |
Babcock sparks apprentice skills with new welding school in BristolBabcock has launched a new apprenticeship welding school in Bristol, which will fuse traditional welding training with augmented reality, providing a skills boost to the region and UK defence.… |
Babcock secures £114 million contract to support first nuclear submarine defueling operations in 20 yearsWe have been awarded a three-year contract to prepare for the first nuclear defueling of a decommissioned Trafalgar Class submarine in over 20 years. The operations will take place at our… |
The New Nuclear "Golden Age"Guest: Tim Stone, chairman, Nuclear Industry Association In this podcast we’re going to explore the UK government's latest announcement to invest vast… |
Energy Minister asks NDA to explore clean energy at MoorsideEnergy Minister Michael Shanks asks the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to explore clean energy at Moorside. The government’s nuclear decommissioning arm, which owns the site adjacent to… |
Holtec selects Doncaster’s GatewayEast as home of new UK factoryHoltec Britain, an innovative leader in Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), and a finalist in Great British Nuclear’s SMR competition, has today selected GatewayEast, next to Doncaster-Sheffield… |
Engineering LeadershipGuest: Claire Gott MBE, Head of Structures, WSP In this week's podcast we talk about the challenges of building a career in the complex modern world of… |
Dounreay awarded Gold status for fourth year by ECITBNRS Dounreay has been awarded Gold status for skills and training for the fourth consecutive year by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board. The engineering construction… |
Flagship Sellafield project seals major milestoneMembers of the team who completed the final concrete pour at Sellafield's SRP project The Sellafield Product and Residue Store Retreatment Plant (SRP) is one of our largest and most complex… |
NDA celebrates 20-year partnership with Site Stakeholder GroupsThe Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is celebrating its unique 20-year relationship with nuclear communities. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is celebrating its unique 20-year… |
Decommissioning for the future with Stuart Miller, NDA GroupGuest: Stuart Miller, Programme Director, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. Nuclear power has played a vital role in the UK’s energy story for more… |
Infrastructure's AI Realities with Tom Bartley, Mind FoundryGuest: Tom Bartley, Director of Civil Infrastructure at AI scale-up Mind Foundry In today's podcast we delve into the world of Artificial Intelligence to… |
Sellafield’s ’locked vault’ gives up its nuclear secretsOne of the most challenging puzzles in the UK’s nuclear clean-up programme is being solved. Waste is now being routinely retrieved from one of the world’s oldest nuclear waste stores for the… |
Fuel free at Hunterston B nuclear station completes defuelingFuel free at Hunterston B as UK’s first Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor nuclear station completes defueling Since 1976 Hunterston B has contributed more than £13.3 billion to the UK economy, and… |
NDA group deliver defueling milestone with EDFThe Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group played a pivotal role in defueling Hunterston B on time and on budget. Yesterday (24 April) EDF announced Hunterston B nuclear power station… |
UK's hydrogen future with Brett Ryan, Hydrogen UKGuest: Brett Ryan, Head of Policy and Analysis at Hydrogen UK In today's podcast we focus on hydrogen – zero carbon fuel of the future or an exercise… |
Powering up the United Kingdom with Julia PrescotGuest: Julia Prescot, deputy chair, National Infrastructure Commission In this podcast we will be examining energy transition and asking what the UK… |
Infrastructure for a sustainable future with Jim HallGuest: Professor Jim Hall, 160th President of the Institution of Civil Engineers. In today’s podcast we try to understand how the infrastructure… |
Driving a UK nuclear renaissance with Tim StoneGuest: Tim Stone, chairman, Nuclear Industry Association It's the first anniversary episode of The Infrastructure Podcast and today we are going to… |
Second shipment of vitrified waste from the UK to Germany successfully completedA consignment of high-level waste (HLW) has been safely delivered to its destination in Germany. Seven flasks containing HLW in the form of vitrified residues, arrived at an interim storage… |