The British nuclear industry is on the verge of its renaissance, a London conference heard today, despite many uncertainties that remain now and for the future.
The Horizon Nuclear Power project will be taken forward by Hitachi, but the Japanese firm will secure other investors before construction starts on the first new reactor.
A majority of people in the UK think the government should increase the use of low-carbon nuclear, solar and wind energy and reduce the use of oil, gas and coal-fired power stations, according to the findings of a recent poll.
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UK utility EDF Energy is to extend by seven years the life of four of its Advanced Gas-cooled Reactors - two each at Hinkley Point B and Hunterston B.
The UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has today completed the transfer of its Capenhurst site to Urenco subsidiary Capenhurst Nuclear Services.
The UK's Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has granted a site licence for EDF Energy's planned Hinkley Point C power station. It is the first new site licence to be awarded for a UK nuclear power station in 25 years, although further consent will be needed before construction can begin._80x48.jpg "Atlantic Osprey, 26 September 2012 (Fred Dott - Greenpeace) 80x48")
Nuclear material transporter International Nuclear Services has secured an injunction against further "irresponsible and unsafe actions" by Greenpeace towards its operations.
Sellafield Ltd is to be prosecuted over alleged mistakes made in radioactive waste disposal that saw four bags of low-level waste sent to conventional landfill. Some charges relate directly to the shipment, while others concern working practices.
Swedish decommissioning company Studsvik has won a £15 million ($24 million) contract to remove and treat the final heat exchangers remaining at the UK's shut-down Berkeley nuclear power plant._615x160.jpg)
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The Horizon Nuclear Power project will be taken forward by Hitachi, but the Japanese firm will secure other investors before construction starts on the first new reactor.