Press Release
Interim assessment reports for two nuclear power station designs being considered for construction in the UK have been made public.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published the reports on Step 3 of its Generic Design Assessment of the designs put forward by EDF/AREVA and Westinghouse. Read it all..
Press Release
Support services and Construction Company Carillion has signed a major Collaboration Agreement with French company Eiffage to deliver new nuclear power stations in the United Kingdom.
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NDA Press release
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is pleased to announce that today, following a period of market engagement and negotiation with interested parties, it has sold an area of land comprising 190 ha (470 acres) lying to the north of the existing site at Sellafield in Cumbria for a value of at least £70 million. The winning consortium comprises Iberdrola S.A, GdF Suez S.A and Scottish and Southern Energy plc. Read it all..
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today announced plans to collaborate with EDF Energy, the UK business of the French utility group, on programmes that will initially support the construction of four new nuclear power plants in the UK. Read it all..
EDF and AREVA have applied for generic design acceptance for the EPR from the UK regulatory authorities.
The UK EPR design is based on the Flamanville EPR (FA3) plant being built in France. Read it all..
As the National Policy Statement approaches, now is a critical time for all the organisations involved in new nuclear to come together and discuss their role in the future of the UK nuclear industry. Read it all..
The AP1000 pressurised water reactor is currently being assessed by the UK’s Nuclear Regulators (the Health and Safety Executive and the Environment Agency) under their Generic design assessment process (GDA). This assessment is due to be completed by June 2011. Read it all..
The Confederation of British Industry CBI has responded to a government consultation on the future of nuclear power. Read it all..
Statement from Vattenfall about UK Nuclear New Build. Read it all..
The Future of Nuclear Power 2009 report by MIT is an update of the 2003 version.
The conclusion is that if more is not done, nuclear power will diminish as a practical and timely option for deployment at a scale that would constitute a material contribution to climate change risk mitigation. Read it all..
