The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has served a number of enforcement notices at the Hinkley Point C site in Somerset following the death of a worker in November.
Jason Waring, who was working on the site, died after a "fatal construction traffic incident during planned work activities". ONR inspectors have…
US energy firm NuScale Power is "ready to move forward" with its small modular reactor (SMR) technology in the UK.
Going forward, SMRs, alongside large-scale nuclear plants, are seen as a crucial tool in the country’s battle against the energy crisis and drive towards net zero. The government established a new body…
Rolls-Royce SMR has revealed the three shortlisted locations for its first small nuclear reactor factory.
The heavy pressure vessels (HPV) factory will produce components for a fleet of small modular reactors (SMRs) designed and built in the UK. The three locations are: · The International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP), Sunderland and South…
The first nuclear reactor built for a British power station in more than 30 years is complete and ready for delivery to Hinkley Point C in Somerset.
The “reactor pressure vessel” is the high strength steel cylinder that contains the nuclear fuel and the chain reaction needed to make heat. The…
Development of the next generation of small nuclear reactors has been boosted by £77M of government funding.
The government has announced new funding to support clean energy production in the UK, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent impact on global energy prices. The funding, which totals £102M, includes £77M…
EDF Energy has appointed a design team made up of Egis, Jacobs UK, Setec TPI and Tractebel Engineering for the Sizewell C nuclear power plant.
The ICOSH consortium will deliver the civil engineering design for the nuclear island at power station, with the contract including designs for the reactor, fuel and…
Jacobs has been appointed to support the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) on plant maintenance and provide the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) with specialist engineering services.
The firm’s agreement with the UKAEA sees it placed on all lots of its new Plant Maintenance and Operational Support Services (PMOSS) framework. This…
The potential delay to the Hinkley Point C project has been described as "worrying" by the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA).
Reports surfaced this week suggesting that the nuclear power station in Somerset will not be operational until 2036, 11 years after its original 2025 completion date. REA…
Plans for Hinkley Point C are "unchanged", despite fears that the project could be facing an 11 year delay.
Reports surfaced this week suggesting that the nuclear power station in Somerset will not be operational until 2036, 11 years after its original 2025 completion date. However a Hinkley Point C spokesperson…
Nuclear energy has been assigned a major role in the UK’s energy strategy. But the strategy will fail unless the government supports and enables the delivery of small nuclear reactors alongside faster construction of large reactors.
In April 2022 the UK government set out its ambition to quadruple UK nuclear…
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