The development of Sizewell C in Suffolk has triggered its development consent order (DCO) paving the way to the formal construction period for the 3.2GW nuclear plant.
It comes after completion of pre-construction work and satisfaction of its planning requirements as set out in its Deed of Obligation. The project was…
The dome for Hinkley Point C’s first reactor building has been lifted into place.
It closes the roof on the first reactor building, allowing the first nuclear reactor at the Somerset power station to be installed next year. Hinkley Point C’s two nuclear reactors will provide reliable zero-carbon electricity for 6M…
Decarbonisation involves the whole energy system.
The energy transition requires us to decarbonise all our sources of energy. Expanding the role for low carbon electricity from renewables and nuclear will go a long way. Currently though, electricity makes up less than 20% of the UK’s energy consumption, and many energy…
Work at Hinkley Point C is nearing its next major engineering feat as a 245t steel dome set to be lifted to close the first reactor building.
In the latest update from the under-construction Somerset power station, nuclear island area director Simon Parsons said the lift “will be a spectacular sight…
The £10bn decommissioning work taking place at Sellafield has passed a milestone as engineers have begun to scoop out waste from the UK’s oldest nuclear waste storage building.
The Pile Fuel Cladding Silo (PFCS) at Sellafield nuclear facility in Cumbria is a sealed building with six compartments of radioactive material. It…
Changes to Hinkley Point C’s water discharge activity have been approved by the Environment Agency but campaigners argue that these will impact the fish population.
Permissions for the construction and operation of EDF Energy’s 3.26GW Hinkley Point C nuclear power station near Bridgwater in Somerset were granted in 2013 and included…
Sellafield has launched the tender process for up to £4.6bn of decommissioning works at the nuclear site in Cumbria.
The plant is looking for up to five partners for the works, which are spread across four Lots and include remediation, decommissioning and demolition works. The contract would last for 15 years…
A group of cross-party Welsh MPs are calling for the government to make “more progress in finding a buyer” for the Wylfa land on Anglesey where a potential new nuclear power station could be built.
The Welsh Affairs Committee published its latest Nuclear energy in Wales last week, based on evidence…
Government organisation Nuclear Waste Services has commenced studies to assess potential sites for suitability to host nuclear waste storage facilities.
Known as a geological disposal facility (GDF), it will see the creation of underground vaults and tunnels in which to store the radioactive waste from nuclear power stations. Currently the UK’s…
MPs have demanded “concrete commitment” from ministers to deliver a new nuclear plant on Anglesey.
The House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee called for urgent action from the UK government to unlock the long-stalled Wylfa project in North Wales. More than two years have passed since developer Horizon Nuclear Power withdrew…
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