A siting study has identified 21 sites in the Midlands region of central England that could potentially support 20 GWe of new nuclear generating capacity in the nearer term. Two sites were selected as the region's most strategic nuclear deployment opportunities.
Construction firms Balfour Beatty, Laing O'Rourke and Bouygues Travaux Publics have signed a Programme Alliance Agreement with Sizewell C to deliver the main civil works at the new nuclear power plant in the UK.
The UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has announced a partnership which will see innovative technology deployed for the first time on a nuclear site to remotely and autonomously sort and segregate radioactive waste.
A memorandum of cooperation has been signed between the UK and Japan for partnership on fusion energy - as companies in the two countries announce new collaborations.