Developer Chiltern Vital Berkeley (CVB) has acquired a science and technology park in Gloucestershire to turn it into the UK’s first low carbon “super cluster” for nuclear research.
Civil nuclear power directly employs over 77,000 people in the UK and is worth £6.1bn to the economy, but the value is so much more than that. Add in the social value that the sector delivers and the benefit to the economy more than doubles to £16bn when you consider…
The state-backed power company Great British Energy (GBE) can play a positive role in the energy transition if managed correctly, but complexities exist around integration with Great British Nuclear (GBN) and grid supply chains.
Five out of six shortlisted firms have successfully submitted initial tenders for small modular reactors (SMRs) to Great British Nuclear (GBN) as the body’s competition for rolling out the technology in the UK moves forward.
A powerful family dynasty of business people, the Madhvanis, are working with GE (General Electric) to bring small modular reactors (SMRs) to the UK, according to a report in the Telegraph.
The six small modular reactor (SMR) developers shortlisted in Great British Nuclear’s (GBN’s) competition now have an extra two weeks to submit documentation due to the General Election.
EDF says there is an “obvious case” for extending the life of Sizewell B nuclear station potentially to 2055 but it needs a government framework to “enable [it] to make those decisions”.
The construction of a small nuclear power plant (SNPP) in Uzbekistan by Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy corporation Rosatom will start this summer, according to the company.
The nuclear industry has come out in support of the government’s commitment to constructing the Wylfa nuclear power station on the island of Anglesey, north Wales.
Recent parliamentary discussions have revealed the UK is exploring the possibility of constructing a new nuclear power plant in Scotland despite fierce opposition from the Scottish government.
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