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…
25 June 2019
Nuvia wins health & safety honours
Nuclear engineering group Nuvia has been given the highest award from the Royal Society for…
15 May 2019
Wood to lead digital reactor research
Engineering group Wood is to lead the next phase of research into digital reactor design.…
17 January 2019
Horizon suspends Wylfa new build
Horizon Nuclear Power has confirmed that it is suspending its nuclear new build projects at…
7 November 2018
Conference focuses on commercialising small reactors
Around 200 industry experts attended the UK's first government-backed conference to explore the investment opportunities…
10 August 2018
Five-year funding for HVM Catapult
The government has confirmed ongoing funding for the High Value Manufacturing Catapult network of industry-led…
