civil nuclear industry

Hunterston B reactor needs ‘additional technical analysis’

Colin Weir, station director at EDF Energy's Hunterston B nuclear power station, has written an open letter outlining that reactor 3 needs additional technical assessment. Last month the energy giant announced that reactor 4 was due to come online after it was inspected by it and the Office for Nuclear Regulation.

04/09/2019

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ONS reassures EDF reactor is safe despite cracked core

Cracks in graphite cores are a well-known phenomena according to the ONR. Reactor 4 will be allowed to operate for the next four month operational period.

20/08/2019

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Fossil fuels’ share of generation at ‘record low’

The share of energy generation from fossil fuels reached a “record low” in the first quarter of 2019, figures from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have found.

27/06/2019

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Industry reacts to CCC net zero report

Voices from across the industry and the political sphere have welcomed the conclusions made by the government’s climate change watchdog concerning delivering net zero emissions by 2050.

02/05/2019

Analysis

Civil nuclear faces ‘significant damage’ outside Euratom

The civil nuclear industry faces “significant damage” unless the UK maintains the benefits it enjoys as a member of Euratom treaty, the CBI has warned in a new report.

11/04/2018

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