Centrica has opted out of a joint venture with EDF Energy to build new nuclear power plants in the UK, dealing a blow to the project. Centrica retains its 20% interest in eight operating plants.
By electrifying more track and contracting nuclear power supplies from EDF Energy the UK rail network operator will reduce fossil fuel use over the next ten years.
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The Trawsfynydd nuclear power plant, under decommissioning in Britain, will feature in a sound and film installation that explores industrial architecture._615x160.jpg)
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The UK energy minister has asked nuclear regulators to begin discussions over Generic Design Assessment for Hitachi-GE's Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR). The design has been proposed for new units at the Wylfa and Oldbury sites..jpg)
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By electrifying more track and contracting nuclear power supplies from EDF Energy the UK rail network operator will reduce fossil fuel use over the next ten years.
Some 27 hectares of land at Harwell nuclear research site has been released from the last remaining nuclear regulations by the UK parliament. The land will be reused as part of a technology park.