Nuclear

Nuclear

Reports: EDF board member quits ahead of Hinkley Point vote

Reuters reports Gerard Magnin has resigned from the board, declaring he can no longer support a strategy he disagrees with

clock 28 July 2016 • 2 min read

Nuclear

Reports: EDF shareholders agree to raise extra €4bn for Hinkley Point ahead of final investment decision

EDF expected to approve plans for £18bn Somerset nuclear plant later today

clock 28 July 2016 • 4 min read

Nuclear

New nuclear projects in Wales must be 'cost-competitive' with renewables, say MPs

Planned nuclear sites in North Wales should only go ahead if government can prove development is 'value for money', as Business Secretary Greg Clark visits Japan to fan investor interest in UK nuclear projects

clock 26 July 2016 • 3 min read

Nuclear

Final investment decision for Hinkley Point expected next week

EDF poised to make final investment decision on nuclear power plant, bringing to an end years of thorny negotiations

clock 22 July 2016 • 1 min read

Policy

Nuclear competitiveness falling with rise of renewables, says government watchdog

Supporting early nuclear projects rather than renewables could lead to higher costs in the short term, says National Audit Office as it offers its verdict on Hinkley Point C deal

clock 14 July 2016 • 4 min read

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NuScale Power eyes UK small modular reactor opportunity

US nuclear developer teams up with Sheffield's Nuclear AMRC in a bid to develop its prospective SMR technology

clock 13 July 2016 • 2 min read

Nuclear

Hinkley cost estimate rises to £37bn

DECC doubles estimate for cost of subsidies for new nuclear plant to £37bn, up from £14bn last year

clock 08 July 2016 • 2 min read

Policy

MacNeil argues 'constituency of common sense' would defend Climate Change Act post-Brexit

Chair of Energy and Climate Change Committee warns Brexit would hamper essential clean energy investment, and argues it is time for government to re-think Hinkley Point plan

clock 16 June 2016 • 4 min read

Nuclear

Hinkley Point delay reports spark carbon target fears

The Energy and Climate Change Secretary has previously said any delay to Hinkley Point would put decarbonisation targets 'at risk', now EDF document suggests commissioning date could slip to 2026

clock 12 May 2016 • 3 min read

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Hurricane Katrina is the real parallel for Fukushima, not Chernobyl

Energy for Humanity's Kirsty Gogan reflects on a recent visit for Fukushima that revealed an economy and a community slowly recovering from disaster

clock 10 May 2016 • 8 min read