Graham Stuart has called for a public vote on whether a nuclear waste siteshould be built in Holderness amid opposition from some living in the area. 'Beverley and Holderness ' MP said Nuclear Waste Services, the GovernmentAgency which unveiled the waste site proposals last week, should be forcedto make their case directly to the public.…
GE Hitachi awarded nuclear design funding, 30 January 2024 GE Vernova’s nuclear business, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, was on 25January awarded a £33.6 m Future Nuclear Enabling Fund grant from theUK’s Department for Energy Security & Net Zero. The UK government hasambitions for 24 GW of nuclear generation by 2050 to help in providingenergy security for…
Section 317 of the Energy Act 2023 provides that the Secretary of Statemay by notice designate a company as Great British Nuclear. In exercise ofthe powers in that section the Secretary of State hereby gives noticedesignating British Nuclear Fuels Limited (Company Number: 05027024) asGreat British Nuclear. This notice of designation was given on 29 January2024…
Will nuclear energy make a comeback in Germany? Germany phased out nuclearenergy nearly a year ago. But even with the multi-billion euro problem ofhow to store radioactive waste, some policians are calling for new nuclearplants to be built. The CDU and CSU have changed their position on nuclearpower again. Now many in the party are…
Hinkley Point: endless setbacks at nuclear plant highlight political choice to destroy EDF On January 22nd, state-owned French utilities groupEDF announced new delays in the construction of two EPR nuclear reactors atthe British plant of Hinkley Point. Originally planned to enter service in2024, the first of the two reactors is now expected to be, at…