Nuclear

IEA report predicts nuclear is set to generate a record level of electricity in 2025, but warns governments and industry must overcome 'significant hurdles' if sector is to successfully enter new era

News comes as EDF celebrates major milestone for Hinkley Point project and court victory for Sizewell C plans

Almost 30 gigatonnes of CO2 could have been avoided since 1991 if nuclear growth rates had continued at same rate as before Chernobyl disaster, new report claims

Britain Remade campaign group warns it will be 'almost impossible' to meet clean power goal without an extension to the life of Heysham 2 and Torness nuclear power stations

Agreement expected to help pool together billions of pounds-worth of nuclear technology R&D

BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week

Retailer says it will work with technology firm X-Energy to bring string of US nuclear projects to market by 2039

Washington DC-based firm unveils plans to build four micro-nuclear plants in Bridgend County in bid to decarbonise local industry

One British company - Rolls Royce SMR - and three US-headquartered firms to progress to next stage of high profile nuclear procurement competition

Renewables account for 52 per cent of the electricity mix between April and June, new government data confirms