As the final removal of the iconic filters at the top of the remaining Windscale chimney draws to a close, the son and grandson of John Cockroft, at whose insistence the filters were built, have taken part in the work.

Horizon Nuclear Power has signed an agreement with the UK nuclear regulator which paves the way for it to begin buying long-lead components for the planned Wylfa Newydd plant.

The UK's shut down Bradwell nuclear power plant is sporting a new look as cladding work progresses in preparation for care and maintenance. Meanwhile, UK construction and engineering group Costain plans to develop novel ways to treat irradiated graphite from decommissioned reactors.

The UK nuclear regulator has given EDF Energy permission to restart two units at its Hartlepool nuclear power plant and one at its Heysham I plant. The units have been offline since August for investigations into potential cracks in boiler spines.

A novel technique using expanding polyurethane foam has been used to prevent radioactive materials escaping from storage tubes at the British Experimental Pile Zero (BEPO) at Harwell, which is being decommissioned.

Britain's Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre has taken delivery of two new machining centres capable of producing large parts for nuclear, offshore and wind power applications.

Over half the 52,060 used nuclear fuel elements at the former Magnox nuclear power plant at Oldbury in the UK have now been removed from site, two and a half years after the plant generated its last power.

The European Commission's decision that the revised UK support package for EDF's Hinkley Point C nuclear project is compatible with EU State aid rules does not necessarily provide an easy blueprint for subsequent projects. Other EU nuclear project sponsors and investors face a number of difficult issues that should be at the heart of planning for subsequent projects, write George Borovas, Nick Buckworth and James Webber.

The European Commission has found revised UK plans to subsidise the construction and operation of a new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point to be in line with EU state aid rules.

The European Commission's approval of agreements between EDF Group and the UK government to build Hinkley Point C demonstrates that they are "fair and balanced for investors and consumers now and for the long term," EDF Energy chief executive Vincent de Rivaz said.

Cracks found in two of the 6000 graphite bricks in one of two Hunterston B reactors in North Ayrshire, Scotland have no safety implications, Colin Weir, station director at the plant said today in response to media coverage of the matter.

Wylfa unit 1 - the world's last operating Magnox reactor - will be able to continue generating electricity until the end of 2015 after the UK nuclear regulator approved the plant's latest periodic safety review.