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Government promises to ‘tread lightly on people’s lives’ as it set out plans to accelerate net zero transition in its formal response to the Climate Change Committee’s 2024 progress report. A national strategy for better engaging the public with the …

The National Nuclear Laboratory has been given a new mission and role following a strategic review. Set up in 2008, NNL – which has bases in Workington and at the Sellafield site – is the UK’s lead civil national laboratory …

“Australia’s nuclear debate is as polarising as it gets, with two starkly opposed camps,” Poljak writes on LinkedIn. “Let’s be honest – facts alone aren’t likely to sway minds here. So why not take a different approach and explore the …

Will the legacy of nuclear power ever disappear from our coasts? Andrew Blowers tackles this ongoing question in the December 2024 issue of Regional Life magazine. Back in the last century a fleet of nuclear power stations emerged, their bulky …

It has been an electrifying 12 months at Sizewell C – with a variety of onsite and offsite developments as the new power plant takes shape. In May, Sizewell C was awarded a nuclear site licence by the government. This …

Accelerating to Net Zero: Responding to the CCC Progress Report and delivering the Clean Energy Superpower Mission. Accelerating to net zero offers huge opportunities for Britain. By driving to clean energy we can get off the rollercoaster of volatile fossil …

Baseload power plants are not necessary to maintain supply in an energy system dominated by wind and solar power, and only have a place in future systems if they help cut costs, say researchers in Germany. In a new report, …

17 December 2024: Updated section 7 of the ‘GDA Step 1 of the GE-Hitachi SMR: statement of findings public summary’ about public and stakeholder engagement to say that the regulators will consider any comments received up to 31 August 2025.…

Nearly 100 new early career opportunities are set to launch at Sizewell C in Suffolk. The project is scheduled to unveil 35 new apprenticeship placements on December 27. These apprenticeships will span a wide range of areas, including cyber security, …

Plan to bring forward Midlands nuclear reactor sites by 2040. Small scale nuclear reactors could form part of plans to transform energy generation in the midlands, according to new proposals published today. A white paper on energy security published by …