Undersea robot for Dounreay
Efforts to clean up radioactive particles discharged to sea from Dounreay will be bolstered this month by the addition of a large crawler robot.
Source: World Nuclear News | Posted on 23.07.10

EU moves to shore up Iter budget
The European Commission proposed yesterday a major additional cash injection of over €860 million ($1100 million) in funds for nuclear fusion demonstration as Europe's share of the cost of Iter doub...
Source: World Nuclear News | Posted on 21.07.10

Nuclear investment vital to emission targets
An early and radical reform of UK electricity markets is needed to provide a framework to secure large-scale private sector investment in nuclear energy in the UK, consultancy group KPMG has warned. S...
Source: World Nuclear News | Posted on 19.07.10

Frazer-Nash to help Horizon advance UK plans
Horizon Nuclear Power has awarded engineering consultancy Frazer-Nash a five-year framework contract for the provision of regulatory and licensing services related to its plans for constructing new nu...
Source: World Nuclear News | Posted on 16.07.10

UK energy minister: nuclear plans still on course
The UK government is planning to strengthen national policy statements for energy to help ensure that large energy projects like new nuclear plants go ahead, the UK's energy minister has announced.
Source: World Nuclear News | Posted on 16.07.10

Major upgrade for MOX plant
A new manufacturing line is to be installed at the Sellafield MOX Plant that will carry out work for Japanese utilities and might secure the plant's future.
Source: World Nuclear News | Posted on 02.07.10

Franco-British waste and decommissioning agreement
France's national atomic energy commission the CEA has signed its third international cooperation agreement in the space of a month – this time with the UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA).
Source: World Nuclear News | Posted on 02.07.10

New infrastructure planning regime for UK
The UK's new Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government has confirmed plans to scrap the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC), an independent body established by the previous Labour govern...
Source: World Nuclear News | Posted on 30.06.10

UK gets a new plutonium lab
The National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) has celebrated the start of work at the UK's only civil facility that works with plutonium samples on fuel cycle issues.
Source: World Nuclear News | Posted on 29.06.10

EOn and CEA to cooperate on nuclear R&D
German energy group EOn and French national nuclear energy commission the CEA have signed a framework agreement on future cooperation in nuclear energy research and development. The CEA has also signe...
Source: World Nuclear News | Posted on 28.06.10

UK reactor assessment update
The latest progress report from UK nuclear safety regulators has made the best-case completion of the Generic Design Assessment process seem unlikely.
Source: World Nuclear News | Posted on 23.06.10

Roadmap shows the way for nuclear future
Nuclear power could become the world's single biggest source of electricity, said a roadmap revealed today by intergovernmental agencies. Industry says the projections are not ambitious enough.
Source: World Nuclear News | Posted on 21.06.10

Forgemasters denied by government cuts
The prospect of building a press big enough to make the largest nuclear components at Sheffield in the UK has fallen dramatically with the withdrawal of a key government loan.
Source: World Nuclear News | Posted on 18.06.10

Mitsubishi partners with Iberdrola on APWR
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is to team up with Spain's Iberdrola in the construction of its Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor (APWR) in Europe.
Source: WNA | Posted on 02.06.10

Nuclear excellence centres for UK universities
Rolls-Royce has announced the opening of two new university centres dedicated to nuclear technology at Imperial College in London and the University of Manchester.
Source: WNA | Posted on 11.05.10

No clear winner in British election
The UK general election has had the result nobody wanted and no party has gained an overall majority. Negotiations will now begin, with one of the three major players opposed to nuclear power.
Source: WNA | Posted on 10.05.10

Changes for international nuclear safety
The World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) is adapting to ensure safety and performance improvements remain the top priorities of a growing industry, managing director George Felgate told World...
Source: World Nuclear News | Posted on 28.04.10

Nuclear a competitive energy option, study shows
Nuclear energy is a highly competitive energy option for the production of baseload electricity, the OECD's Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) have concluded in thei...
Source: World Nuclear News | Posted on 25.03.10

25 March 2010 - Press Release - Progress continues on development of new UK nuclear power
The Government today made further progress towards facilitating new nuclear power in the UK. Draft legislation - providing for the creation of a new body to improve the regulation of civil nuclear ene...
Source: DECC | Posted on 25.03.10

UK needs massive energy program, says academy
The UK needs to exploit its renewable energy resources to the maximum to meet future energy demand and reduce carbon emissions - and will still need to build at least 20, even up to 80, new nuclear or...
Source: World Nuclear News | Posted on 18.03.10

Britain looks for reprocessing strategy
The UK has begun to weigh up its options with respect to reprocessing or directly disposing of used nuclear fuel as its main reprocessing plant ages.
Source: WNA | Posted on 18.03.10

UK nuclear energy centre secures funding
A new Centre for Nuclear Energy Technology (C-NET) that will help develop nuclear industry professionals and support nuclear R&D has secured a share of a major UK government funding initiative.
Source: WNA | Posted on 23.02.10

UK reactor assessment work contract
Progress in the UK's Generic Design Assessment program is being supported by the contracting of expert consultants for the most detailed stage of analysis. Frazer Nash's role in safety evaluation will...
Source: WNA | Posted on 11.02.10

Planning request for UK plant due in August
A revised schedule of expected applications for permission to construct new nuclear power plants in the UK has been published by the Infrastructure Planning Commission. The first is expected from EDF ...
Source: WNA | Posted on 02.02.10

Urenco expands enrichment capacity
Uranium enrichment company Urenco reported that its production capacity significantly increased in 2009 through expansion projects at its European sites and will be boosted further this year with the ...
Source: World Nuclear News | Posted on 28.01.10

High-level waste sets sail for Japan
The first consignment of solid highly active waste belonging to Sellafield's Japanese customers has started its journey back to Japan from the UK. The waste arose from the reprocessing of those custom...
Source: WNA | Posted on 25.01.10

Sellafield Ltd fined after contractors inhale radioactive contamination
Sellafield Ltd was today fined £75,000 after pleading guilty to breaches of health and safety law after two contractors inhaled radioactive contamination. The prosecution follows an investigation by ...
Source: HSE | Posted on 07.12.09

Radiation risks questioned
The risks of small radiation doses could have been exaggerated, the Electric Power Research Institute has found, while an industry group has sharply criticized the drive for ever-lower doses absent fr...
Source: WNA | Posted on 04.12.09

Third quarter 2009 statement of nuclear incidents at nuclear installations
A statement on incidents at nuclear installations in Britain which meet Ministerial reporting criteria is reported to the Secretary of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change and the Sec...
Source: HSE | Posted on 20.11.09

Somerset prepares for new nuclear
The south western English county of Somerset is engaging with new nuclear build through a consultation and a new training centre, all related to the forthcoming Hinkley Point C.
Source: WNA | Posted on 18.11.09

Eurelectric: Keep nuclear for emissions cuts
A study from Europe's electricity industry reveals that increasing nuclear power will help cut carbon emissions faster.
Source: World Nuclear News | Posted on 16.11.09

Approval for utility deals
Electricité de France has permission to take a controlling stake in a Belgian utility as well as to complete its deal with Centrica regarding British Energy after a ruling by European competition aut...
Source: World Nuclear News | Posted on 13.11.09

9 November 2009 - Transcript - Ed Miliband statement to the House on the draft National Policy Statements
Check against delivery With permission, I would like to make a statement about the energy National Policy Statements and our proposals on clean coal. In the summer, we published the Low Carbon Transit...
Source: DECC | Posted on 09.11.09

Horizon clear for EOn, RWE joint venture
The UK joint venture between European utilities EOn and RWE will begin operating later this month under the name Horizon Nuclear Power. It aims to develop around 6000 MWe of new nuclear capacity in th...
Source: World Nuclear News | Posted on 06.11.09

Focus on EPR's systems
Areva has come under pressure after a joint statement from safety regulators urged it to revise control and safety systems for its EPR design to ensure independence.
Source: WNA | Posted on 03.11.09

NDA endorses continued operation of SMP
Improvements in performance following the takeover of operations by a new 'parent body organization', has led the UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to conclude that the Sellafield MOX Plant should ...
Source: World Nuclear News | Posted on 28.10.09

New nuclear for Sellafield
New reactors look likely near Sellafield after a large potential site for a power plant was purchased by Iberdrola, GdF-Suez and Scottish & Southern. Up to 3.6 GWe of nuclear capacity is planned.
Source: WNA | Posted on 28.10.09

28 October 2009 - Press Release - New nuclear power could supply every home in the UK
A third potential new nuclear operator entered the UK market today, taking total proposals for new nuclear power stations up to 16 gigawatts of electricity. A consortium of GDF SUEZ SA, Iberdrola SA a...
Source: DECC | Posted on 28.10.09

UK needs 10 to 12 new reactors, says industry
The UK's premier industry organization, the CBI, is calling for policy changes to enable the country to build the 16 GWe of new nuclear generating capacity it says it will need by 2030 to meet climate...
Source: WNA | Posted on 23.10.09

More shield work on AP1000
Westinghouse could suffer a setback in plans to deploy its AP1000 reactor after US nuclear safety regulators required more work on the shield building.
Source: WNA | Posted on 16.10.09

9 October 2009 - Statement - Ofgem's Project Discovery report
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband said: "The most important thing about Ofgem's report is that it emphasises the need to - as we are doing - get on with new nuclear power, new renew...
Source: DECC | Posted on 12.10.09

Next head of EdF decided
Henri Proglio is set to take over as CEO of Electricité de France (EdF), after a board meeting last weekend. The French government has announced his nomination, which requires approval from parliamen...
Source: World Nuclear News | Posted on 29.09.09

HSE marks 35 years
The number of employees being killed or injured at work is at its lowest level since the inception of the modern health and safety system 35 years ago. Read anniversary press release
Source: HSE | Posted on 29.09.09

History of HSE - online timeline
The history of HSE  - charts the significant changes that led to the birth of the Health and Safety Executive and the developments since. View the history of HSE - online timeline
Source: HSE | Posted on 25.09.09

Nuclear - contractors and intelligent customer capability
Guidance to help Inspectors assess the suitability of the approaches that the licensee takes to maintaining its in-house capability and to its use and oversight of contractors whose work has the poten...
Source: HSE | Posted on 11.09.09

“Complacency has no place” warns new offshore head
Steve Walker, the new head of the HSE’s Offshore Division has put tackling any industry complacency on safety at the top of his priority list. View offshore press release
Source: HSE | Posted on 11.09.09

Warning to scaffolding companies after collapse prosecution
Scaffolding companies need to double check their structures are safe and secure, the HSE has warned following the collapse of scaffolding at an industrial unit in Caerphilly. View scaffold collapse ...
Source: HSE | Posted on 11.09.09

More U mines needed as nuclear grows
Nuclear energy's fuel supply infrastructure should be able to meet world demand in the short term, but expansion will be needed across the entire fuel cycle beyond 2020, warns the latest WNA market re...
Source: World Nuclear News | Posted on 10.09.09

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