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The Carbon Plan published in December 2011, sets out the Government’s plans for achieving the emissions reductions committed to in the first four carbon budgets, on the way to reducing UK emissions by 80% from 1990 levels in 2050.
The Science and Technology Committee, under the Chairmanship of Lord Krebs, has launched a short inquiry to investigate whether the UK’s nuclear research and development (R&D) capabilities are sufficient to meet its future nuclear energy requirements to 2050.
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Lady Janet Balfour of Burleigh has been reappointed as Chair of the Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board (NLFAB) for a second term of office.
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The latest routine quarterly report on the progress of Generic Design Assessment of the AP1000 and UK EPR reactors is available.
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A group of 9 leading European nuclear fission researchers and specialists will visit key nuclear research facilities in the UK between the 24th and 27th October 2011.
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DECC has released four key publications, providing detailed analysis of production, transformation and consumption of energy in 2010.
The Office for Nuclear Regulation ONR and Environment Agency have completed their initial assessment of the safety cases for the two proposed new nuclear reactor designs and have published all of the issues that still need resolving.
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DECC today approved an application under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for EDF Energy to construct and operate a Dry Fuel Store at the existing Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station at Leiston in Suffolk.
Developers of major energy projects in England and Wales will now have greater certainty on how planning applications will be considered after the Energy National Policy Statements were designated.
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Horizon Nuclear Power today welcomed the publication by the Department for Energy and Climate Change of the energy-specific National Policy Statements (NPS).