Underground radioactive dump clean-up to restart
Work is to restart on preparations to empty Dounreay’s notorious underground radioactive nuclear dump.
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Nuclear secrets and lies
In the run-up to Offshore Europe 2019, I had a cracking conversation with Simon Gray, chief executive of the lively East of England Energy Group.
New report warns Japan that era of nuclear decommissioning looms
Japanese policy-makers have adopted a report saying the country is entering an era of massive nuclear plant decommissioning.
Dounreay lightning strike inquiry launched
An investigation has been launched after a lightning strike knocked out power at the Dounreay nuclear plant and its back-up supplies also failed.
Wood CEO insists company getting a grip on debts
Wood chief executive Robin Watson insisted yesterday the Aberdeen-based energy service giant was getting its debt under control.
Wood agrees £250m sale of nuclear business, H1 profits rise
Energy service giant Wood will sell its nuclear business to US company Jacobs for £250 million.
Lack of welders threatens Johnson’s UK nuclear renaissance
Britain’s plan to revitalize its aging nuclear energy infrastructure is likely to take a hit if Brexit jeopardizes a crucial supply of welders.
Iran tanker signals it’s heading for Greece on leaving Gibraltar
The Iranian supertanker detained last month on suspicion of hauling oil to Syria in violation of European sanctions set sail from Gibraltar waters after being released by the British territory and is now signaling Greece as its next destination.
UN’s nuclear watchdog to appoint new boss in October
The United Nations' nuclear watchdog aims to name a new leader in October following the death last month of Yukiya Amano, its director general for the past decade.
Eastern Europe going cold on nuclear power
Zoltan Gorog is ready for the Russian invasion. The real estate agent in the Hungarian town of Paks has added Cyrillic to the blue and white sign hanging above his offices. He’s set up empty desks for when he needs to expand to cope with the surge in business.
Texas oil town wants the nation’s nuclear waste
As Blake Roberts bounced along a single-lane dirt road in his red Ford Super Duty pickup he pointed to a pumpjack bobbing in the West Texas heat.
New funding plans for nuclear and CCS, BEIS say
New ways of funding nuclear power and technology to capture carbon emissions could help the UK deliver net-zero emissions, the Government has said.
Hunt to dial down tensions in Gulf after Iran tanker seizure
Jeremy Hunt is to launch a fresh diplomatic bid to prevent the Iran nuclear deal unravelling and to ease tensions in the Gulf.
Analyst predicts ‘massive investments’ for UK renewables sector
An analyst has predicted “massive investments” for the UK’s renewables sector between now and 2030.
Workers evacuated from Dounreay after radioactive contamination discovered
Workers were evacuated from a high-security plant at Dounreay after radioactive contamination was detected there, it has emerged.
Milestone for Hinkley Point nuclear power station
The new multibillion-pound Hinkley Point C nuclear power station has reached its biggest milestone with completion of the base for the first reactor.
Half of Dounreay rundown money remains unspent
Nearly half of a fund run by Dounreay’s operators to help the far north weather the terminal rundown of the nuclear plant went unspent last year.
Chernobyl TV series making things ‘difficult’ for nuclear sector
A television series about the world’s worst nuclear accident is refocusing millions of viewers on atomic risks just as the industry struggles to gain traction in markets flooded with renewable power.
Dounreay ‘poaching’ hurts local regeneration drive, councillor claims
“Poaching” of skilled workers from Caithness-based firms to work at Dounreay is threatening to derail efforts to regenerate the local economy, it has being claimed.
Diversification strategy is paying off for Wood
Wood chief executive Robin Watson said yesterday the Aberdeen-based energy service giant was successfully “broadening” its business and becoming less reliant on offshore oil and gas projects.
Wood wins £768million contract as part of Sellafield nuclear decommissioning programme
Aberdeen-headquartered energy services firm Wood has won a £767.8million contract to help decommission the UK’s most complex nuclear site.
Wood wins contract for Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor
Aberdeen-headquartered Wood has been made a special advisor for construction of the first UK nuclear power station to be built in more than 20 years.
Why Holyrood must put power back in hands of autonomous Caithness bodies
Suppose that Edinburgh’s prospects were so dire that its population was projected to nosedive by a fifth in 20 years.
Footage shows cracks in Hunterston nuclear reactor
Footage has been released of cracks found inside a reactor at a nuclear plant in Scotland.
Should we rethink nuclear power?
While it seems to fly in the face of everything we believe and have been taught about nuclear power, it may actually be the safest form of power production that we have. Ironically, the immense potency of the power of splitting an atom is simultaneously what makes nuclear weapons so dangerous as well as what makes nuclear power so safe.