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Labour leader Keir Starmer is to call for a ban on crippling energy price rises this autumn in a move that would save the average household more than £2,000 a year on gas and electricity bills, the Observer can reveal. …

Hinkley Point B closure adds to strain on Britain’s power supplies. The nuclear plant is due to stop generating power on Monday, despite households facing risk of blackouts. Hinkley Point B, near Bridgwater in Somerset, will stop generating at 10am …

In case you were wondering if it was environmentally sound to bury a massive stockpile of untreated nuclear waste beneath the ocean floor, the answer that many UK-based experts will likely give you is: probably not. But according to The …

To reach Net Zero, the UK will need a lot of renewables, with the National Grid Electricity System Operator (NG ESO) looking to wind and solar power, which currently make up 43% of GB energy supply, rising to at least …

Hinkley Point B (HPB) may be ending electricity generation on 1st August, but the UK will be left with its legacy of nuclear waste for thousands of years. Even after generating waste for 46 years, we are still not sure …

Going nuclear: Digital Transformation at EDF’s Hinkley Point C. The UK’s first nuclear power station in 20 years is also the first to be designed with digital in mind – involving integration on a mass scale and fusion of agile …

Therese Coffey writes to minister after surprise Sizewell C decision. Therese Coffey has written to the minister in charge of giving Sizewell C the green light after being “surprised” by last week’s decision. The Suffolk Coastal MP said she expected …

William Atkins author of The Immeasurable World: Journeys in Desert Places and The Moor. A new nuclear power station needs a vast supply of water. But where will Sizewell C get it from? Last week, the government gave the go-ahead …

French state-owned energy company EDF has reportedly been forced to redesign Britain’s proposed reactors after leaks at a major nuclear power station in China. Last year, China General Nuclear Power Group which operates the Taishan nuclear power plant announced the …

Is nuclear energy a sustainable solution to climate change? Sizewell C, if built, would not produce electricity until the 2030s. But, if you believe the hype, small modular reactors are the answer to all climate ills. A debate in the …