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A new snake-like inspection robot has been trialed at the Dounreay site in Scotland, UK, to survey confined spaces. A team from Dounreay – the UK’s centre for experimental fast breeder research and development from 1954 until 1994 – has …

The Kew Lecture: Foreign Secretary’s speech on the climate crisis. In his first major foreign policy speech, David Lammy has made clear that action on climate is action on our security, our prosperity and our future.

FCO 17th Sept 2024…

For Hinkley Point C to deliver on its environmental claims, the project must install its mandated Acoustic Fish Deterrent (AFD) system, writes Fish Guidance Systems’ Lewis English. Can we truly call energy “clean” if it causes significant environmental harm? This …

A new nuclear development at Wylfa is ‘vital’ for the wellbeing and prosperity of Anglesey’s communities, says the local authority. The Isle of Anglesey County Council is calling on the UK Government to offer a firm commitment and timescales for …

A Suffolk wildlife and conservation charity has called for “greater transparency” from Sizewell C in relation to its wildlife compensation schemes. Earlier in September, developers of the new Sizewell C nuclear power station announced a new partnership with the nature …

Miliband urged by US nuclear giant to abandon large reactors in favour of mini-nukes. GE-Hitachi Nuclear boss says investors have ‘scars’ from large projects’ cost overruns. An American nuclear power giant has urged Ed Miliband to focus on building a …

‘£4,600 excluding VAT’ was the answer to the query posed to Nuclear Waste Services by NFLA Secretary Richard Outram who asked about the cost of commissioning a new logo for the GDF Theddlethorpe Community Partnership. With two speech bubbles signifying …

Inspectors found “inadequate” storage of alkali metals at the site earlier this year which fell below the legal requirements. A watchdog has called for an increase in safety and regulation requirements at Scotland’s largest nuclear clean-up and demolition project over …

Like its Finnish and French twins, Hinkley Point C has suffered from cost overuns and delays. What are the team doing to claw back the losses and what does this mean for Sizewell C? Nothing on the drive from Taunton …

Pete Wilkinson: Sizewell C now: from farce to drama. Construction of Sizewell C is already under way in Suffolk. The promise is for cheap, clean and safe energy, but what is the reality? As time passes and the land is …