“Low key” Hinkley Point signing ceremony expected today
A signing ceremony is expected to be held to finalise the deal to build the first new UK nuclear power station in a generation.
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Opinion: The economic and moral bankruptcy of UK energy policy
With its choice for Hinkley Point C - a £100billion boondoggle – its enthusiastic support for expensive and environmentally harmful fracking, and its relentless attack on renewable energy, the UK government’s energy policy is both morally and economically bankrupt, write Peter Strachan, Professor of Energy Policy at the Robert Gordon University, and Alex Russell, Professor and Chair of the Oil Industry Finance Committee. Westminster must reconsider this folly, which will be a disaster for the Conservative party, and embrace the renewable energy transition that can lead us into a clean and economically healthy future.
Amec wins £7m contract for Dounreay effluent plant project
Amec Foster Wheeler has won a £7million contract to build a new effluent treatment plant at the Dounreay nuclear test site in Caithness.
First Dounreay radioactive material flight to US takes off “in secret”, report says
The first transfer of radioactive material from Dounreay to the US as part of an agreement between London and Washington took place at the weekend, a news report said.
Hinkley Point go-ahead boosts hopes for Sino-British relations
The Government’s approval of the Hinkley Point nuclear project has rekindled hopes for a “golden era” of Sino-British relations, with the move potentially paving the way for billions more in Chinese investment.
Opinion: Hinkley just the start of a new generation of nuclear
The Government’s decision to press ahead with Hinkley Point C yesterday is good news for consumers, the environment, UK industry and the economy.
Jeremy Cresswell: Hinkley – The maddest UK energy decision ever
Generations to come will grow to loathe Britain’s love affair with nuclear power ... an infatuation that started in the 1950s and which hangs over these islands like a curse.
Chinese firm targets Bradwell deal after Hinkley point nuclear plant green light
The Chinese firm helping to build the new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point is to submit a design for another site after the Government go-ahead for the £18 billion project.
Alex Salmond: Commons vote on Hinkley would help ‘name and shame’ supporters
MPs should be given a vote over the Hinkley Point nuclear power station so those who support it can be “named and shamed”, Alex Salmond has said.
Energy sector change could leave ‘base load’ power stations relics of past
At an estimated cost of £30 billion to the bill-payer, the new Hinkley Point nuclear power plant has sparked accusations of being a huge white elephant.
NIA says Hinkley green light boost for UK
The Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) has said the final approval of Hinkley Point is a welcome boost for the UK's nuclear industry.
Hinkley C finally gets green light after ‘revised agreement’ with EDF
The Hinkley Point C nuclear power station will go ahead following a “new agreement” with EDF, the Government has confirmed.
Go-ahead for £18bn nuclear plant at Hinkley could be close
Speculation is mounting that the Government is set to give the go ahead for the first new nuclear power station to be built in the UK for a generation, creating thousands of jobs.
Greenpeace claims support for Hinkley Point at ‘all time low’
A poll has shown support for the Hinkley Point nuclear power station is at an 'all time low', according to reports.
Nuclear industry supports more than 65,000 UK jobs
Fresh data has revealed an estimated 65,000 jobs in the UK are supported by the nuclear industry.
South Korean electric power utility eyeing UK nuclear investment
A South Korean electric power utility is said to be close to investing in a $13billion project in the UK which could see construction of a new nuclear power plant near Sellafield.
North Korea capable of another nuclear test at any time, says Seoul
North Korea is capable of detonating another nuclear device at any time at the country’s main test site, South Korea has said, three days after Pyongyang carried out its fifth atomic bomb explosion.
Iran starts to build second nuclear power plant
Iran has begun building its second nuclear power plant with Russian help, the first such project since last year’s landmark nuclear deal with world powers.
Iran starts building second nuclear plant with Russian help
Iran has begun building its second nuclear power plant with Russian help, the first such project since last year’s landmark nuclear deal with world powers.
Seismic activity reported near nuclear testing site in North Korea
A European monitoring agency has reported a 5.0 magnitude quake near North Korea’s north-eastern nuclear test site.
Sellafield poses no safety risk to site staff or public, Minister insists
Sellafield nuclear site is not a danger to the public, the Government has insisted after a whistleblower warned of a string of safety concerns.
Hinkley Point decision delay due to the way I operate, says Theresa May
Theresa May has defended the delay on whether to give the go-ahead to Hinkley Point despite the diplomatic difficulties it will cause during her visit to China.
France concerned China talks could scupper Hinkley Point nuclear project
French President Francois Hollande’s government is concerned that discussions on the sidelines of the Group of 20 talks in China will sound the death knell for the Hinkley Point nuclear power project in the U.K., according to people involved in the talks.
Airport roads to shut for nuclear-waste flights to the US
Roads around Wick Airport will be regularly shut over the next 18 months so nuclear waste can be flown to the United States.
French unions challenge Hinkley Point nuclear plans
The long-running saga over a planned new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point has taken a fresh twist after French union officials started legal action against a decision by energy giant EDF to go ahead with the project.