Author Archives: Tom Pashby

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).

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.

The Planning Inspectorate has published phase two of its three-part advice series for developers planning Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs).

A “roads emergency” has been declared by Stafford Borough Council (SBC), which warned that the state of its roads is “at breaking point”.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.