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
Anglesey’s hidden history has been uncovered by budding archaeologists taking part in a community dig and open days around the Wylfa Newydd site. As part of its ongoing archaeological investigations for the Wylfa Newydd Project, Horizon Nuclear Power invited local people from across Anglesey and North Wales.
Posted by SONE on 17 November 2017 in NIA
Nuvia, the international nuclear engineering, project management and services contractor, has secured a multi-million pound contract to support the completion of the Box Encapsulation Plant (BEP) for Sellafield Limited’s Seascale site in Cumbria. The BEP will process nuclear waste retrieved from Sellafield’s historical Storage Silos/Ponds and prepare ...
Posted by SONE on 14 November 2017 in NIA
The demolition of one of Sellafield’s tallest hazards has started. A chimney on top of the oldest reprocessing plant on the nuclear site will be crunched away at a rate of one metre a week. The tower will be gone by 2020, resulting in a permanent change to the Sellafield skyline.
Posted by SONE on 10 November 2017 in NIA
The UK should invest in new nuclear as part of the wider electricity mix to secure a sustainable and low carbon future and to forge new trading relationships post-Brexit, according to a new report launched by leading think tank ResPublica. The UK’s 15 existing nuclear reactors churned out 65TWh of power in 2016.
Posted by SONE on 9 November 2017 in NIA
Rolls-Royce has today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with state-owned Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) to conduct a technical feasibility study for the construction of a Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactor (SMR) in Jordan, highlighting the growing international interest in small modular nuclear technology. The signing took place ...
Posted by SONE on 30 October 2017 in Newsletters
Minutes of AGM, Oct 2017. Plans for SONE's future.
Posted by SONE on 16 October 2017 in NIA
New polling released today shows that only 10% of the UK public agree with the UK government’s decision to leave Euratom, the Treaty which regulates the nuclear sector across Europe, at the same time as leaving the European Union.
Posted by Unknown on 9 October 2017 in Historic
After 50 years of nuclear energy generation, we know that nuclear energy provides the future of safe, secure and low-carbon generation.
Posted by SONE on 6 October 2017 in NIA
Horizon Nuclear Power is inviting local people to meet the team at its next Open Surgery in Cemaes on Monday 16 October to learn more about the Wylfa Newydd Project. The monthly Open Surgeries are held on the third Monday of every month.
Posted by SONE on 30 September 2017 in Newsletters
How much choice do we have?
Posted by SONE on 29 September 2017 in NIA
Small businesses can get a direct route into opportunities at Sellafield via a new scheme. LINC with Sellafield Ltd encourages small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to work together to provide innovative solutions to the site’s decommissioning programme.
Posted by SONE on 28 September 2017 in NIA
New figures released by the government today show an increasing proportion of the UK’s electricity generation from low carbon sources, with nuclear providing the largest single source of clean energy.
Posted by SONE on 18 September 2017 in NIA
Horizon Nuclear Power has welcomed its second intake of technical apprentices to the Wylfa Newydd team as the company continues to invest in a future workforce to support Wales’ most significant energy project in a generation. The 11 apprentices come from schools across North Wales, and have ...
