nuclear

Companies sign deal to advance plans to develop fleet of four privately-financed small modular reactors on Teesside with a view to power plants coming online in the early 2030s

GE Vernova nuclear business secures £33.6m from UK Future Nuclear Enabling Fund to support roll out of 'game-changing’ small modular reactors in the UK

EDF confirms project that is expected to provide seven per cent of the UK's power may not come online before 2030, presenting a threat to UK carbon targets and Labour’s clean power goal

Additional funding aimed at supporting initial construction work for 3.2GW project situated on Suffolk coast

Government is consulting on plan to make more sites available for nuclear development, drawing support from pro-growth campaigners and fuelling fears among environmental groups

French energy giant claims fresh funding takes its total investment in UK's nuclear energy fleet to almost £9bn since 2009

Day three at Dubai Summit sees wave of commitments to accelerate clean tech deployment, ramp up climate finance, and phase out coal power, as the Pope calls for the 'elimination of fossil fuels'

US among new members of the Powering Past Coal Alliance, as major economies back target to treble global nuclear capacity

Government agrees to map out route to 24GW nuclear target by 2050 and allow Parliament to consider major investment value for money amid fears of 'another HS2'

Controversy around how to deal with the wreckage of the Fukishima power plant has major implications for the UK's nuclear plans, writes Andrew Warren