Posted by NucNet on 5 February 2016 in NucNet
The European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) will continue participating in international collaboration for research and development of Generation IV nuclear energy systems after a recommendation by an EU Council of Ministers working group was published on 29 January 2016.
Posted by NucNet on 28 January 2016 in NucNet
Westinghouse Electric Company has signed two 10-year framework agreements for decommissioning work at the Sellafield site in the UK, a statement said. One agreement is as part of the Cumbria Nuclear Solutions Ltd (CNSL) consortium and the other is as part of The Decommissioning Alliance (TDA) consortium.
The UK’s Nuclear Industry Association (NIA), the country’s nuclear industry trade group, has appointed Tom Greatrex as its new chief executive, to replace the retiring Keith Parker, the London-based organisation said. Mr Greatrex will take up the post 1 February 2016..
Posted by World Nuclear News on 22 January 2016 in WNN
The UK’s Sellafield Ltd plans to make efficiency savings to be able to work within its £2 billion ($2.85 billion) budget for the next financial year as the site “enters the most crucial period in its modern history”.
Posted by NucNet on 19 January 2016 in NucNet
The UK’s ambitions to build small modular reactors may be realised as soon as 2025, according to Fluor Corporation’s NuScale unit, which is seeking to be a pioneer in the market, Bloomberg reported.
Posted by SONE on 30 December 2015 in Newsletters
The Paris climate change talks ended in an agreement (of sorts). The UK Government approved exploratory drilling at potential shale gas sites beneath national parks. A challenging new book was published, one which should be read by everyone with an interest in nuclear energy.
Posted by NucNet on 30 December 2015 in Issues
It is claimed, under the heading of subsidising growth, that “The UK nuclear industry employs over 60,000 people directly, with tens of thousands more jobs indirectly supported”, and that “The projected new nuclear build projects will create around 40,000 new UK jobs”.
Posted by SONE on 30 November 2015 in Newsletters
Britain has the makings of a credible energy policy at last, one which acknowledges the key role which nuclear energy must play, alongside natural gas, at the centre of the UK’s electricity generation system. Expenditure on energy research is to be doubled, with a major commitment to SMRs.
Posted by NucNet on 30 November 2015 in Issues
Off-shore wind As suitable sites for on-shore wind turbines in the UK are limited, given the nuisance they can cause and the amount of land they occupy, more hopes are being placed on the potential for off-shore wind farms. But this is not without its own problems.
Posted by SONE on 30 October 2015 in Newsletters
Annual report for the year 2014-2015. Small could be big for Britain. The next big thing for the UK’s nuclear energy industry and its suppliers could well be small – small modular reactors (SMRs) to be precise.
Posted by NucNet on 30 October 2015 in Issues
The Vital Spark Athough it was published in July 2013 the Third Harwell Paper with the subtitle “Innovating clean and affordable energy for all” is relevant today. It is based on the work international group of energy ‘experts ‘ (from Japan (4), Brazil (2), England, (3), Sweden (2), ...
Posted by NucNet on 9 October 2015 in Issues
Why Bother In the 17th century, before the development of fossil fuels when Miguel de Cervantes wrote Don Quixote, attacking windmills, seen as a race of giants advancing across the plain, was clearly delusional; they were at that time a valued energy source. Now the situation is reversed ...
Posted by SONE on 30 September 2015 in Newsletters
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, world-wide nuclear generating capacity is set to expand over coming decades. The notable exception is Western Europe, where it is expected to decline. That can be attributed largely to Germany’s decision to abandon nuclear energy.
Posted by NucNet on 16 September 2015 in NucNet
NuGen has signed a long-term agreement with Sellafield Ltd and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) to support “safe and compliant operations” at its Moorside nuclear site in Cumbria, northwest England. The agreement was signed at the same time as NuGen’s recent land deal with the NDA, which confirmed ...
As EDF Energy approaches a final investment decision for the planned Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in the UK, the company’s CEO, Vincent de Rivaz, has said it is “the right technology, at the right price, at the right time”. The 100,000th visitor to EDF Energy’s nuclear ...
Posted by NucNet on 14 September 2015 in NucNet
Unless the UK has new nuclear it is going to lose a vital source of reliable, secure low-carbon electricity, chairman of the London-based Nuclear Industry Association Lord Hutton has said. Writing in The Daily Telegraph, Lord Hutton, a former secretary of state for business, said: “While we’ve seen ...
