Nuclear

Agreement should advance £14bn plans for a new reactor at Hinkley and could see China own a majority stake in new power projects

UK suppliers struggling to meet complex safety and quality standards of first nuclear facility in almost 20 years

Energy and Climate Change Secretary says UK needs to keep pace with EU green energy roll out and must not cut social programmes to insulate vulnerable households

Reports suggest long-running negotiations over the proposed new nuclear reactor at Hinkley Point are close to completion

Prime Minister confirms details of tax on fossil fuels and announces nuclear levy

Survey finds disaster has not affected public opinion on nuclear although technology remains less popular than green energy

Members accept limited role for atomic power at Glasgow conference in historic reversal of policy

Energy department policy makes district councils lead authority on locating waste dumps, which Cumbria county council says abandons big society

Exposure to emissions would be fatal within hours, say Japanese authorities, as race to build frozen wall begins

Prime minister Shinzo Abe makes pledge amid growing concern at scale and complexity of operation