Plans to power a refinery in Scotland with a Rolls-Royce small modular reactor (SMR) are likely to stall due to opposition from the Scottish government.
Government officials have said they will block any moves to power the Grangemouth refinery on the Firth of Forth with a nuclear reactor. According to the…
Sizewell C contracts will be signed within weeks, with chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirming in his Autumn Statement that the government is pressing ahead with the plans.
It comes after reports earlier this month that EDF’s board had “unanimously approved” plans to take a 20% stake in the nuclear project, but was…
Rolls-Royce has identified four priority sites for the deployment of its small modular reactors (SMRs) in the UK.
The four sites include the Wylfa Newydd site in Wales, previously earmarked for a £20bn full scale nuclear plant. The three other priority sites are at Oldbury, Sellafield and Trawsfynydd. Rolls-Royce’s SMR division…
Sizewell C has an "important" role to play in helping the UK reach its energy targets, according to Nuclear Industry Association chief executive Tom Greatrex.
Greatrex's comments come after doubt was cast over the future of the proposed nuclear power station in Suffolk, with reports last week suggesting it was being…
With £10bn of decommissioning work to be completed at Sellafield by 2039, the team charged with delivery has a challenge ahead and the approach is anything but business as usual.
As the world’s first nuclear power station, Sellafield in Cumbria is used to being an industry leader and it is now…
The importance of nuclear energy has been heightened by the country's drive to reach net zero by 2050, according to industry experts.
University of Manchester Dalton Nuclear Institute associate director Adrian Bull told a Welsh Affairs Committee meeting on nuclear energy in Wales that the commitment to net zero "ratchets up…
Labour leader Keir Starmer's plan to create a publicly-owned renewable energy company is a positive step for the industry, according to Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit senior analyst Jess Ralston.
At the Labour Party conference, Starmer announced proposals to create the new company, named Great British Energy, if Labour wins…
The United States' Department of Energy (DOE) is looking into the possibility of converting coal power plant sites to nuclear in a bid to boost the country's net zero drive.
The DOE has released a report showing that hundreds of United States coal power plant sites could be converted to nuclear…
Prime minister Liz Truss has pledged to ramp up nuclear and renewable energy generation, with the aim of tackling the current energy crisis and ensuring the UK is a net energy exporter by 2040.
Speaking in the House of Commons today, Truss said that "energy policy has not focused enough on…
It’s official: Liz Truss will be the UK’s next prime minister.
During the extensive campaign process, Truss made some pledges for infrastructure while promising to boost the country’s economy, which should benefit the construction sector. The most eye-catching infrastructure pledge is her promise to build Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR), a campaign…
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