Sellafield workers to stage 24-hour strike over pay
Workers at the Sellafield nuclear site will stage a 24-hour strike on Tuesday in a dispute over pay.
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Wood sells former Amec FW nuclear unit for £6m
Oil service giant Wood said today that it has agreed to sell its North American nuclear business to a Canadian engineering firm for about £6million.
Sellafield strike back on
A strike by workers at the Sellafield nuclear site is to go ahead after the company was accused of "going cold" on trying to reach a pay deal.
Barriers to nuclear generation must be removed, claims World Nuclear Association
The barriers to nuclear generation must be removed, according to a leading figure in the industry.
Saudi Arabia looks to go nuclear while selling more crude overseas
The world’s largest exporter of crude oil, Saudi Arabia has stated its intention to build two nuclear facilities so that it might have more oil to sell.
Dounreay decom scheme attracts 100 firms – including film makers
A total of one hundred companies - including some film makers - have registered an interest in a scheme to find innovative decommissioning solutions at Scotland's oldest nuclear reactor site in the Highlands.
Strike threat averted at Hinkley Point
The threat of strikes by workers building the new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point has been averted after an improved pay deal was accepted.
Wood wins waste recovery contract from French nuclear agency
Services giant Wood has won a contract to recover and package low-level radioactive waste from a storage silo at a major nuclear site in France.
BEIS ‘considering next steps’ over ‘mini’ nuclear reactor programme
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is considering the "next steps" for its long awaited nuclear small modular reactor (SMR) programme.
Iranian nuclear deal ‘could be sunk by one sided changes’
Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said the landmark Iranian nuclear deal can only be amended if his country and other signatories agree to proposed changes.
Sellafield firefighters to stage fresh strike over pay and conditions
Firefighters at the Sellafield nuclear site will stage a fresh strike on Thursday in a dispute over pay and conditions.
US nuclear plant under watchdog’s eyes after fault found
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has determined that a fault found at Duke Energy’s Catawba nuclear power plant in South Carolina has a "low to moderate safety significance".
UK needs nuclear safeguarding regime post-Brexit, Labour says
Labour have threatened to vote against nuclear industry contingency measures post-Brexit, claiming they give ministers a blank cheque to make "controversial policy decisions".
Firefighters at Sellafield nuclear site launch strike
Firefighters at the Sellafield nuclear site have launched the first of two 12-hour strikes in a dispute over pay and conditions.
Brexit takes bureaucracy to the atomic level for UK industry
To understand the implications of Brexit, it helps to go nuclear.
‘Stringent new sanctions’ for North Korea under UK-backed European scheme
Fresh sanctions against North Korea secured by Britain to ramp up pressure on the regime will be signed off by European ministers, Boris Johnson has said.
GMB warns industrial action at nuclear stations could lead to Christmas power shortages
Union GMB Scotland has warned that industrial action at both of Scotland’s nuclear power stations could leave the country without a third of its electricity supply this Christmas.
Scottish nuclear site looks to hire ‘health boffins’
A nuclear site criticised over its safety is seeking a team of health boffins - with starting salaries of £46,000 “upwards.”
Nuclear Authority’s failure to carry out decommissioning deal cost taxpayer £122million
Fundamental failures in awarding a £6.2 billion deal to decommission the UK's ageing fleet of Magnox nuclear power stations cost the taxpayer £122 million, an official report has found.
Nuclear Authority’s failures in awarding contract cost taxpayer £122m, report says
Fundamental failures in awarding a £6.2 billion deal to decommission the UK’s ageing fleet of Magnox nuclear power stations cost the taxpayer £122 million, an official report has found.
Fukushima: Japan Government and N-Plant must pay £3.4million to victims
A Japanese court has ordered the government and the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant to pay 500 million yen (£3.4 million) to thousands of former residents who demanded damages for their livelihoods lost in the 2011 nuclear crisis.
May discusses importance of Iran nuclear deal with Israel’s Netanyahu
Prime Minister Theresa May has used a phone call with her Israeli counterpart to stress the importance of the Iran nuclear deal.
Fire crew walkout deals fresh blow to beleaguered strike-hit Sellafield
The Sellafield nuclear site is facing a series of strikes by workers in disputes over pay after news of the first walk-out by its firefighters.
Firefighters to strike at Sellafield nuclear site
Firefighters at the Sellafield nuclear power station are to stage two days of strike action later this month in a dispute over pay.
EU business intends to honour Iran nuclear deal irrespective of Trump comments
Business leaders within the European market have given export guarantees to Tehran in an effort to retain the Iran nuclear deal in the event of US withdrawal, the Guardian has reported.