EDF’s Sizewell B nuclear plant, taken offline in April for routine refuelling and maintenance, will stay shut for three months longer than planned…
Continue ReadingEDF’s Hunterston B Nuclear Plant Cleared for Final Six Months of Operation
Written by Lauren Smith in Nuclear Energy
The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has granted EDF permission to return the Hunterston B nuclear power plant to service for six months…
Continue ReadingHinkley Point B Has Now Generated More Electricity Than Any Other UK Nuclear Power Station
Written by Lauren Smith in Nuclear Energy
Hinkley Point B nuclear power station has now generated more than 300TWh of low carbon electricity since coming online in 1976.
Continue ReadingBuild More Nuclear Reactors to Meet Zero Carbon Goal, CBI Says
Written by Lauren Smith in Nuclear Energy
The UK must embrace nuclear power, despite costs and controversy, to meet its net zero carbon target by 2050, Britain’s largest business lobby…
Continue ReadingHitachi has suspended plans to build £16bn nuclear plant in Wales due to concerns over the rising cost of the project.
Continue ReadingThe UK’s energy watchdog has received criticism from the National Grid over plans to connect the Hinkley point C power station the UK’s…
Continue ReadingMoves to bolster the UK’s nuclear power energy infrastructure have taken a leap forward, as regulators have cleared a new project based in…
Continue ReadingMPs Double Down on Criticism of Hinkley Subsidy Costs
Written by Michael Quinn in Government Policy Nuclear Energy
Fresh criticism has be brought to the table by MPs regarding the Hinkley Point nuclear power plant and the projected subsidy costs based…
Continue ReadingThe latest report from EDF had increased the projected cost of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station to £19.6 billion, up from…
Continue ReadingVincent de Rivaz is due to step down as chief executive of EDF Energy in October, following a successful campaign to ensure a…
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