After 44 years of safe operation, Magnox’s Oldbury power station – the world’s oldest operating nuclear power station – ceased generation at 11am on 29 February 2012.
Two major groups have won the £1.5 billion framework agreement for design services at Sellafield.
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UK Nuclear Fission Technology Roadmap Preliminary Report is the name of a new report by NNL that sets out possible nuclear new build scenarios, and some of the key issues and decisions that will need to be made for developing a long-term nuclear programme and R&D roadmap.
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The NDA is seeking proposals on potential alternative approaches for managing the UK’s plutonium stocks alongside providing support to the Government as it progresses its preferred policy of converting the material into Mixed Oxide fuel (MOX) for reactors.
Horizon Nuclear Power’s first ‘public information surgery’ on plans for a new nuclear power station at Wylfa, Anglesey, UK, could hardly have been better timed.
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This is the latest routine quarterly report on the progress of Generic Design Assessment (GDA) of the AP1000® and UK EPR™ reactors. It follows the issuing of interim design acceptance by ONR and the Environment Agency in December 2011.
Magnox Ltd, that operates and maintains Wylfa Power Station, has requested ONR consent to restart Reactor 1 at the end of its 2011 periodic shutdown in accordance with Licence Condition 30(3) of Nuclear Site Licence 58A.
NuGen, the UK nuclear company has announced it has completed the purchase of SSE’s 25% stake in the project.
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Atkins and Assystem are to expand their nuclear engineering alliance to support EDF in the deployment of the UK European Pressurized water Reactor (EPR) programme.
The UK and France have put the green economy and energy security at the heart of their relationship. This came as companies from both nations agreed a raft of commercial deals, and the two governments signed up to new agreements to cooperate on energy issues.
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