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Posted by SONE on 3 May 2018 in Newsletters

Let us give thanks that the “Blast from the West” is slowly evicting the “Beast from the East” from these shores. George Inglis CBE – a short obituary.

Posted by SONE on 9 April 2018 in Newsletters

Sir William McAlpine, Bt - a short obituary. Small modular reactors by Neville Chamberlain.

Posted by SONE on 8 March 2018 in NIA

The NIA has welcomed the government’s response to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee report into the impact of Brexit on the civil nuclear sector. Tom Greatrex comments.

Posted by SONE on 2 March 2018 in Newsletters

Decarbonizing Cities: Helsinki Metropolitan Area by Rauli Partanen.

Posted by SONE on 14 February 2018 in NIA

Sellafield Ltd has signed an agreement that will introduce a significant change in the way it works with its major partner, the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL). Both have a long and proud history of working together – and the new Technical Services Agreement (TSA) is designed to strengthen that history.

Posted by SONE on 13 February 2018 in NIA

The Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre is seeking views from manufacturers on new regional R&D hubs to provides additional support in key areas of nuclear technology. The Nuclear AMRC, part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, has launched the consultation to gauge demand from companies working in in the nuclear industry.

Posted by SONE on 2 February 2018 in Newsletters

A summary of UK nuclear power reactors. To know, or not to know: the nuclear question.

Posted by SONE on 29 January 2018 in NIA

The NIA has welcomed the recommendations set out in the House of Lord’s EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee in its report: “Brexit: Energy Security”. Tom Greatrex, Chief Executive of the Nuclear Industry Association, said: “The UK’s civil nuclear industry welcomes the conclusions of the committee”.

Posted by SONE on 15 January 2018 in Newsletters

The year 2017 has seen some real progress in plans to build new nuclear power stations in the UK. That this progress has been slow is the fault of finance, regulation and public opinion.

Posted by SONE on 4 January 2018 in NIA

MW Hargreaves, a world-leading provider of complete ventilation solutions, has concluded a £10 million, two-year project at the Chernobyl New Safe Confinement (NSC) in Ukraine, one of the world’s largest engineering feats in recent history. MW Hargreaves supplied over 6,000 metres of specialist ductwork to the site.

Posted by SONE on 22 December 2017 in NIA

Sellafield’s newest plant is up and running, supporting the site’s clean-up mission. Evaporator D has been set to work reducing the volume of Sellafield’s most radioactive waste product – highly active liquor. The £750m plant is the only evaporator on the site able to process high-level liquid waste.

Posted by SONE on 21 December 2017 in NIA

Official statistics published by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) show the vital role nuclear power plays in providing low carbon electricity in Scotland, with more than 80% of the electricity generated coming from nuclear and renewable sources.

Posted by SONE on 14 December 2017 in NIA

The Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) has welcomed confirmation from the Office for Nuclear Regulation and the Environment Agency that they have approved Hitachi Nuclear Energy Europe’s UK ABWR reactor design. Horizon Nuclear Power plan to use the technology at its first site at Wylfa Newydd.

Posted by SONE on 4 December 2017 in NIA

A new study released today shows that the UK’s civil nuclear sector contributed £6.4 billion to the UK economy last year – equivalent to the aerospace manufacturing industry; and its 65,000 employees are part of one of the most productive workforces in the country. The study, compiled ...

Posted by SONE on 30 November 2017 in Newsletters

An international view of nuclear energy issues for 2018 by Dan Yurman.

Posted by SONE on 20 November 2017 in NIA

James Fisher Nuclear, a subsidiary of James Fisher and Sons PLC, has reached the first important milestone in a project to decommission one of the UK earliest experimental reactors. The project has reached the ‘Design Detail’ stage, when the client, Magnox and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority authorises the move towards implementation