15 September 2021
Nuclear jobs primed for growth
Nuclear industry employment has grown solidly in 2021, according to the Nuclear Industry Association’s latest…
29 July 2021
UK opens HTGR consultation
The UK government is calling for evidence on the potential benefits of high temperature gas…
30 June 2021
Parliamentarians plot roadmap for nuclear
A new Parliamentary report sets out what needs to happen over the next three years…
17 May 2021
UK SMR unveils new design and power
The UK SMR consortium, led by Rolls-Royce, has revealed its latest design and an increase…
18 February 2021
Nuclear plans for a green hydrogen future
Nuclear power could produce a third of the UK’s clean hydrogen needs by 2050, according…
14 January 2021
Allerdale considers GDF hosting
The West Cumbrian district of Allerdale has become the second community to launch a working…
2 December 2020
UKAEA seeks host for fusion power plant
Fusion developer UKAEA is inviting nominations to host its prototype power plant, and potentially create…
18 November 2020
Government pledges support for advanced nuclear
The UK government has outlined plans to invest £525 million to help develop large and…
9 November 2020
UK SMR attracts international interest
The UK SMR consortium continues to draw international interest, with Rolls-Royce signing agreements with utility…
4 November 2020
Copeland to consider hosting GDF
Copeland in Cumbria has become the first community to formally consider hosting the Geological Disposal…
16 September 2020
Hitachi ends UK new build plans
Hitachi has confirmed it is ending development of new nuclear plant at Wylfa Newydd and…
6 August 2020
TSP Engineering wins £30m Sellafield contract
TSP Engineering has won a £30 million contract to manufacture nuclear waste containers for Sellafield…
24 June 2020
NIA calls for 40 by ’50
The UK needs to commit to new nuclear power stations to make a clean economic…
27 May 2020
Sizewell C submits planning application
EDF Energy has submitted the planning application for a new nuclear power station at Sizewell,…
23 April 2020
New head for UK SMR consortium
Tom Samson has been appointed interim chief executive of the UK SMR consortium. The move…
30 March 2020
VentilatorChallengeUK consortium moves into production
UK industrial, technology and engineering businesses from across the aerospace, automotive and medical sectors have…
23 January 2020
Manufacturing the future workforce
A new report from the High Value Manufacturing Catapult and partners sets out how to…
5 November 2019
Initial funding for UK SMR
The UK SMR consortium has received match funding to support the early development of a…
3 October 2019
£220 million for fusion power development
The government has confirmed continuing funding for early development of the Spherical Tokamak for Energy…
23 July 2019
Government proposes support for UK SMR
The government is proposing to invest up to £18 million in the UK SMR consortium…
