Tom Pashby | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Tue, 24 Sep 2024 09:40:45 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/07/favicon-nce192x-70x70.png Tom Pashby | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 32 32 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 125 75 Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer South Yorkshire chosen to host Holtec’s £1.5bn SMR factory https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/south-yorkshire-chosen-to-host-holtecs-1-5bn-smr-factory-23-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/south-yorkshire-chosen-to-host-holtecs-1-5bn-smr-factory-23-09-2024/#respond Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:17:16 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283925 Holtec Britain has chosen South Yorkshire as the home of its planned £1.5bn small modular reactor (SMR) factory, subject to a final investment decision (FID).

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/south-yorkshire-chosen-to-host-holtecs-1-5bn-smr-factory-23-09-2024/feed/ 0 Software company Oracle plans to use three SMRs to power AI-focused data centre https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/software-company-oracle-plans-to-use-three-smrs-to-power-ai-focused-data-centre-23-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/software-company-oracle-plans-to-use-three-smrs-to-power-ai-focused-data-centre-23-09-2024/#respond Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:30:19 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283936 Plans for three small modular reactors (SMRs) have been announced by software giant Oracle as part of its proposals to build an artificial intelligence (AI) focused data centre.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/software-company-oracle-plans-to-use-three-smrs-to-power-ai-focused-data-centre-23-09-2024/feed/ 0 Planning Inspectorate publishes new advice for Environmental Impact Assessments on infrastructure https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/planning-inspectorate-publishes-new-advice-for-environmental-impact-assessments-on-infrastructure-23-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/planning-inspectorate-publishes-new-advice-for-environmental-impact-assessments-on-infrastructure-23-09-2024/#respond Mon, 23 Sep 2024 08:38:48 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283953 The Planning Inspectorate has published phase two of its three-part advice series for developers planning Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs).

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/planning-inspectorate-publishes-new-advice-for-environmental-impact-assessments-on-infrastructure-23-09-2024/feed/ 0 ‘Roads emergency’ declared by Stafford Borough Council https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/roads-emergency-declared-by-stafford-borough-council-20-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/roads-emergency-declared-by-stafford-borough-council-20-09-2024/#respond Fri, 20 Sep 2024 16:27:19 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283890 A “roads emergency” has been declared by Stafford Borough Council (SBC), which warned that the state of its roads is “at breaking point”.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/roads-emergency-declared-by-stafford-borough-council-20-09-2024/feed/ 0 Balfour Beatty to start steel sheet piling works at North Wales coastal defence project https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/balfour-beatty-to-start-steel-sheet-piling-works-at-north-wales-coastal-defence-project-20-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/balfour-beatty-to-start-steel-sheet-piling-works-at-north-wales-coastal-defence-project-20-09-2024/#respond Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:21:24 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283877 Steel sheet piling for the Central Prestatyn Coastal Defence Scheme delivered by Balfour Beatty will start in October 2024, following a pause in the scheme.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/balfour-beatty-to-start-steel-sheet-piling-works-at-north-wales-coastal-defence-project-20-09-2024/feed/ 0 IAEA team observes Russian-led emergency exercise at Ukrainian nuclear power plant https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/iaea-team-observes-russian-led-emergency-exercise-at-ukrainian-nuclear-power-plant-20-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/iaea-team-observes-russian-led-emergency-exercise-at-ukrainian-nuclear-power-plant-20-09-2024/#respond Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:45:37 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283865 A team of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) officials have observed an emergency exercise by the Russian authorities at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP).

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/iaea-team-observes-russian-led-emergency-exercise-at-ukrainian-nuclear-power-plant-20-09-2024/feed/ 0 Company behind Hinkley Point C pulled up on environmental transparency https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/company-behind-hinkley-point-c-told-it-must-be-more-open-with-environmental-information-19-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/company-behind-hinkley-point-c-told-it-must-be-more-open-with-environmental-information-19-09-2024/#respond Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:18:34 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283826 The company building Hinkley Point C has been told by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) that it must comply with Environmental Information Regulations (EIR), following a challenge by Fish Legal.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/company-behind-hinkley-point-c-told-it-must-be-more-open-with-environmental-information-19-09-2024/feed/ 0 Network Rail bridge strikes fall by 20% since 2018 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-rail-bridge-strikes-fall-by-20-since-2018-19-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-rail-bridge-strikes-fall-by-20-since-2018-19-09-2024/#respond Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:43:16 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283816 Bridge strikes, including vehicle collisions, on Network Rail’s estate have fallen by 20% from 1,937 in 2018/2019 to 1,518 in 2023/2024.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-rail-bridge-strikes-fall-by-20-since-2018-19-09-2024/feed/ 0 £17M of spaceport roads investment cut by South Ayrshire Council https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/17m-of-spaceport-roads-investment-cut-by-south-ayrshire-council-18-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/17m-of-spaceport-roads-investment-cut-by-south-ayrshire-council-18-09-2024/#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:59:11 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283782 South Ayrshire Council has announced it is no longer funding Prestwick Spaceport, based at Prestwick International Airport, and the cut includes a £17M roads project.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/17m-of-spaceport-roads-investment-cut-by-south-ayrshire-council-18-09-2024/feed/ 0 Defra leak reveals poor state of flood defences putting thousands of properties at risk https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/defra-leak-reveals-poor-state-of-flood-defences-putting-thousands-of-properties-at-risk-18-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/defra-leak-reveals-poor-state-of-flood-defences-putting-thousands-of-properties-at-risk-18-09-2024/#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:55:26 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283748 Tens of thousands more properties are at risk now compared to 2018 due to deteriorating flood defences, according to a leak to the Guardian newspaper.

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