The UK’s largest engineering consultancy, Atkins, has offered to help bridge the nuclear skills gap by opening up its own training academy to key partners in the nuclear industry. Read it all..

Press Release 6 January 2008

The Government has welcomed the completion today of EDF\’s £12.5 billion purchase of British Energy Group plc. The purchase is a significant step in EDF\’s plans to build four new nuclear reactors in the UK Read it all..

BERR Consultation document

The Government published a White Paper on nuclear Power in January 2008. This said that energy companies should have the option of investing in new nuclear power stations and set out a programme of actions which need to be taken by Government to facilitate this investment. One of these actions relates to Justification.  This is based on EU legislation which requires that the Government must make an assessment to ensure that the benefits of a new practice involving ionising radiation outweigh any detriments to health. Read it all..

BERR News

The Office for Nuclear development  was launched formally on 18 September 2008. The aim of the OND is to facilitate new nuclear investment in the UK.

The Forum, chaired by the Secretary of State, will bring together Government with key industry stakeholders to ensure that that there is regular and high level contact between all parties on the issues that matter the most to potential investors and operators. Read it all..

01 October 2008 NDA News

Following an extensive programme of work between BERR, the Regulators, NDA and Magnox Electric Limited, Magnox was formally separated into two nuclear licensed companies on 1 October 2008. This final stage of Magnox restructuring supports the strategic plan for restructuring the nuclear industry published by NDA in 2005. The two new companies are Magnox South Limited and Magnox North Limited that manage the Magnox fleet of reactors on behalf of the NDA. The companies are owned by Reactor Sites Management Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary or Energy Solutions (EU) Limited.

Bill Coley, Chief Executive British Energy, today welcomed the Government’s leadership for the development of new nuclear build in the UK following the first meeting of the recently created Nuclear Development Forum hosted by Business Secretary John Hutton.  Read it all..