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South Korean nuclear developer talks with UK to build plant
It has been revealed that South Korea's nuclear state developer discussed the construction of a multi-billion-pound plant in Wales, with the UK government.
Kepco, South Korea's largest utility company, has had early-stage talks with…
The cost of HS2 is now higher than the nuclear graveyard undersea
The long-delayed plan to store radioactive waste produced over decades
The UK's largest, most expensive and longest-lasting infrastructure project is expected to be a vast nuclear graveyard subsea that will hold Britain's growing piles…
The “twisted donut” reactor could help bring nuclear fusion closer
A new reactor design may help commercialize super-fuel
A task force created by the King may have brought nuclear fusion one step closer with a new design of a reactor that looks like a doughnut twisted.
The stellarator reactor offers…
Decision over first mini-nuke sites delayed amid legal action fears
Great British Nuclear (GBN) has postponed deciding where to build the first mini-nuclear power reactors until after the next elections due to concerns about potential lawsuits from contestants.
The agency in charge of promoting a "nuclear…
The British are at risk of blackouts due to delays in the construction of French nuclear reactors
Analysis finds that UK faces a 'crunch-point' due to delays at Hinkley Point C and the closure of other nuclear plants.
New research warns that delays to French-built nuclear reactors will put the UK at risk of blackouts in 2028.
The…
Scientists from Europe set a record for nuclear fusion energy
Scientists in Europe have achieved a new record for energy produced by nuclear fusion. This is another step forward in the decades-long quest to harness the reaction that powers our sun.
Researchers at the Joint European Torus Facility…
Britain could have a commercial nuclear fusion reactor “as early as the 2040s”
STEP's engineer hopes to win the race against global rivals for clean, limitless power.
According to the engineer in charge of the UK's latest scheme to achieve the dream of unlimited clean energy, a commercial nuclear fusion plant could…
Paris asks for UK loan guarantee following the cost explosion of Hinkley Point nuclear power plant
French officials are pushing British ministers for loan guarantees to help EDF finance Britain's new nuclear power plant, Hinkley Point C. The price of the station has increased dramatically.
EDF, the French utility , said last week the…
Hinkley Point: Why can’t Britain build new nuke power stations?
Imagine that you are a fish swimming in the Bristol Channel. Imagine you are a fish swimming in the Bristol Channel, with your herring, sprat, and brethren. Suddenly, you are sucked up into the cooling system of a nuclear plant, never to be…
The French government is pressing the UK to fill a multi-billion-pound gap in nuclear projects
The French government wants the UK to plug a multi-billion-pound budget hole for nuclear power projects that are being built by France's electricity provider EDF in Britain.
The UK's request for a contribution is likely to create…
Newcleo, a nuclear startup, has decided to build its factory in France instead of the UK.
After being personally lobbied by Emmanuel Macron, a British nuclear startup dropped its plans to build a groundbreaking power plant in Cumbria in favor of investing £4bn instead in France.
Newcleo is based in London and is developing an…
EDF delays closure of four UK Nuclear Power Plants
EDF Energy, the French state-owned company, announced Tuesday that four of Britain's declining fleet of nuclear plants will remain in operation for at least two more years. The operator said its goal was to stop seven years of falling…
Nuclear fusion is about to enter a new era
Today workers will start knocking down West Burton A, a coal-fired power station on the Nottinghamshire-Lincolnshire border that gave its final sparks of electricity to the grid last March.
West Burton, a coal-fired power plant in West…
The UK is facing a cold snap that has lowered nuclear power production to its lowest level since the…
The UK's net-zero goals have suffered a serious setback as the nuclear power production in Britain has fallen to its lowest levels since 1982.
According to data released by the Government and EDF, the permanent closure of Hinkley Point B…