Summit sparks debate about Cumbria’s economic future
Cumbria is facing ‘exciting and challenging times’ according to the man leading the group charged with drawing up an economic plan aimed at …
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First contractor call for £80bn Government mega-framework
The government is putting contractors on alert for a construction framework worth up to £80bn. A contract notice is due to be published in J…
NDA opens new specialised cyber facility
Cyber security attacks are a common and dynamic threat across all organisations, including the civil nuclear sector. The Group Cyberspace C…
New managing director appointed at Dounreay
Dave WilsonHe joins from AtkinsRealis, where he was market director and delivery lead for its nuclear decommissioning and waste services bu…
Renewables and nuclear must work together to reach net zero, new report argues
Nuclear energy should play an important role in the UK’s net zero future, according to a new report authored by experts from the Dalton Nucl…
PM Sir Keir Starmer highlights Barrow project in speech at COP29 climate summit
Sir Keir Starmer has used a speech at the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan to highlight environmental projects in the UK including one in …
Lakeside facility connects to grid and becomes UK’s largest transmission connected battery
National Grid plugs TagEnergy’s 100MW battery project in at its Drax substation.Following energisation, the facility in North Yorkshire is t…
GDF programme developments in Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire
NWS siting and communities Director Simon Hughes provides an update on the GDF programme We have been engaging with the community around The…
UK Government introduces Clean Industry Bonus to boost offshore wind investments
The UK Government has introduced the Clean Industry Bonus (CIB), a new initiative to encourage offshore wind developers to invest in key ind…
Negotiations begin for UK’s small modular reactor programme
Great British Nuclear (GBN) has today started detailed negotiations with the final four shortlisted bidders into the UK’s Small Modular Reac…
Britain faces huge challenge to meet 2030 clean power goal, grid operator says
LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Britain faces a huge challenge to meet its goal of decarbonising the electricity system by 2030 with rapid reform …
UK breaks power imports record
ecord 26 TWh of power imported so far this year – enough to power 8 million homesFrench nuclear helps keeps UK lights on as Britain waits fo…
NDA supply chain award winners 2024 revealed
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority group have announced five organisations as winners of this year’s supply chain awards. NDA supply chai…