Balfour Beatty win multi-million Hinkley Point C contract
Infrastructure giant Balfour Beatty has announced a multi-million deal for Hinkley Point C.
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Toshiba unveils robot to probe Fukushima damage
Toshiba has unveiled a remote-controlled robot it hopes will be able to probe the inside of one of the three damaged reactors at Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant.
Demise of nuclear plant plans ‘devastating’ to Welsh economy, MP claims
The shelving of plans to create a new nuclear power plant in Anglesey "will devastate the North Wales economy", according to a local MP.
Mixed reaction to nuclear project suspension
Unions have urged the Government to step in and help take Wylfa forward, after plans for the multibillion-pound new nuclear power station were suspended.
Plans for nuclear plant in Wales put on ice
Japanese conglomerate Hitachi confirmed it will halt work on its nuclear power projects in the U.K. and said it will take a one-time charge amid a shift away from reactor sales.
Discussions hit ‘impasse’ on multi-billion pound nuclear power station
Growing fears are being expressed about a planned new nuclear power station after a report that the project is going to be put on hold.
Hitachi to halt work on UK nuclear project
Japanese conglomerate Hitachi Ltd. will halt work on a nuclear power project in the U.K. and take a one-time charge as negotiations with the British government over funding stalled, the Nikkei reported. Shares in Tokyo rallied the most in more than two years.
EDF Energy ‘excluded’ from Hunterston B parliament briefing
EDF Energy has claimed that it was "excluded" from a Scottish Parliament meeting today on the future of its Hunterston nuclear power facility.
Dounreay nuclear site closed due to high winds
The Dounreay nuclear site has been closed due to extremely high winds, according to a spokeswoman.
Sellafield issued improvement notice by nuclear regulator
The safety regulator for the civil nuclear industry has issued an improvement notice to Sellafield following a “significant” electric cable incident at the site last year.
Dounreay site to be levelled by Cavendish Nuclear
The Dounreay nuclear reactor site is to be levelled by services firm Cavendish Nuclear.
Communist ghost town holds key to a nuclear future
On the edge of a small Bulgarian town on the southern bank of the Danube River lies a relic from communism with eerie echoes of one of the Soviet era’s most infamous places.
Flights of nuclear material sparks fury
The last reported flight taking high-grade nuclear material from Dounreay in Caithnesss has taken place.
French nuclear shutdown to develop ‘more slowly’
French President Emmanuel Macron has said the country will move more slowly than promised to cap the amount of energy it derives from nuclear energy.
Energy minister accused of throwing region ‘under bus’ over nuclear plant
Secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy (BEIS), Greg Clark, was accused of having "thrown under a bus" the people of Cumbria after plans to build a new nuclear power station collapsed.
UK power station plans hang in the balance as Toshiba dumps nuclear
Toshiba is to wind up its nuclear arm, which was leading a project to build a new power station in the UK.
Troubled Sellafield project hits nearly a billion in overruns
Most major projects at the Sellafield nuclear site are still "significantly" delayed, with expected over-runs of £913 million, according to an official report.
Cavendish Nuclear wins fusion engineering deal
Cavendish Nuclear has announced the award of an engineering services framework contract to support research into fusion energy.
Dounreay agrees £22m waste extension deal
Civil engineering firm Graham Group has announced a £22 million deal with Dounreay nuclear site for the construction of two waste store extensions.
Campaigners drop Hinkley mud legal challenge
Campaigners have dropped a legal fight against the dumping of mud excavated from the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant.
Hinkley Point C ‘on track’ despite setbacks
The new nuclear power station at Hinkley is on track for its next major milestone, two years after the final contract was signed, it has been announced.
Dounreay safety contract handed to Glasgow-based firm
A safety framework contract for the Dounrey nuclear site has been handed to Glasgow-based firm, Altran.
Nuclear transport protest in Highlands
Protesters from across the Highlands gathered in Inverness to stage a “peaceful protest” against the transportation of nuclear waste along the far north line.
WATCH: Sellafield nuclear chimney to be demolished
The site of Britain's worst nuclear accident is to be dismantled as part of the wider decommissioning of the Sellafield nuclear plant.
Sellafield trial date set over worker ‘exposed to plutonium’
A provisional trial date has been set over an alleged health and safety breach by Sellafield involving an employee being exposed to plutonium.