Aldermaston

An explosive component was “unintentionally damaged” by workers at the Atomic Weapons Establishment’s (AWE’s) Explosive Technology Centre, leading the nuclear regulator to issue an improvement notice. The notice was issued under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, …

Climate Policy

Jeremy Corbyn: The facts about a planet facing climate disaster are clear. Why won’t this Labour government face them? Labour seems gripped by a form of denialism. The danger is real and incremental change won’t avert it. There is no …

Hinkley

Balfour Beatty completed major engineering works to deliver the tunnels and shafts for Hinkley Point C’s cooling system, but connecting them has been a significant challenge in itself. As principal contractor for the offshore elements of new nuclear power station …

Submarines

The Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) has detailed progress in its Dreadnought and SSN-A submarine programmes. HMS Dreadnought, the first of the next-generation strategic deterrent submarines, reached a key milestone with the completion of its largest structural segment, referred to as …

Chernobyl

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster of 1986 transformed a once-thriving region of Ukraine into a radioactive wasteland. Decades later, the 2,600 square kilometer Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) is largely abandoned by humans. But wildlife remains — and adapts. Recent …

Politics

Keir Starmer has given his full support to Tulip Siddiq, the Treasury minister, after Bangladesh’s anti-corruption commission accused her and family members of embezzling billions as part of a deal for a nuclear power plant. Siddiq, whose role as economic …

Ofgem

Energy consumers will benefit from stronger protections and improved customer service through the first comprehensive review of the energy regulator, which launches today. Households have paid the price for the country’s broken energy market, with sky-high bills, suppliers collapsing, and …

Energy Costs

New analysis from energy market analytics firm Aurora has shown that negative price periods in Britain have increased six-fold between 2022 and 2024. The research company blames this increase, and the resultant concern being felt by renewable energy developers, on …