Chinese nuclear developer China General Nuclear (CGN) is set to accelerate work on Bradwell B, capitalising on the cancellation of other UK nuclear projects.
Following the suspension of Hitachi’s Wylfa project in Anglesey and the cancellation of the NuGen project in Moorside, sources close to CGN have said that plans for the 2.2GW nuclear power…
The supply chain working on the Wylfa nuclear power station project in North Wales is being “run down” after project developer Hitachi and the government admitted they had failed to agree funding terms.
Hitachi’s UK nuclear arm Horizon Nuclear Power announced yesterday that work on the £20bn new power station on…
Much more rests on the £19.6bn project to construct the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset than the ability to power 6M homes.
Everyone is bearing the pressure to get it right – from the shovel drivers at a nearby Somerset quarry who wash the wheels of their vehicles…
When it comes to learning lessons, the team delivering Hinkley Point C has a full textbook to go on.
None more so than Nigel Cann, who is delivery director for the £19.6bn new nuclear power station on the Somerset coast for EdF and China General Nuclear Power Group. While former EdF…
As work on the Wylfa Newydd nuclear power station hangs in the balance, the engineer leading the project’s technical operations has told New Civil Engineer he is confident the team can deliver on time and on budget thanks to a risk-free design.
Horizon Nuclear Power is the Hitachi-owned UK firm set…
Works at Wyfla Newydd nuclear plant on Anglesey could be paused as Hitachi seeks extra funding for the project.
Parent company Hitachi could stop work on the site unless further funding can be found. It comes after talks between prime ministers Theresa May and Shinzo Abe this week in which the plant was…
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has announced plans to seek a suitable site for a new multi-billion-pound geological disposal facility (GDF) for higher activity radioactive waste, which is currently stored in various sites across the UK.
Energy secretary Richard Harrington has announced the government’s plans to consult on, and locate, an appropriate site for a new underground nuclear waste disposal site. The new GDF…
Contractors have demanded answers from the government about Moorside nuclear plant, after Toshiba announced its decision to wind up its nuclear arm NuGen.
The Cumbrian scheme had been projected to supply 7% of the nation’s energy as well as creating between 14,000-21,000 jobs over the lifetime of the project. Director of…
Atkins is one of three companies to have been awarded deals by Hitachi Nuclear Energy Europe to assist with the design and construction of the £15bn Wylfa Newydd nuclear plant on the Isle of Anglesey.
The two other companiesthat have won deals to support the delivery of the plant are KBR…
The company building the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant has been accused of mismanaging faults in a similar plant under construction in France.
EDF has been rebuked by French safety regulators for failings in the construction of a prototype reactor in Normandy. The Autorité de Surété Nucleaire (ASN) has now demanded…
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