nuclear power, Tag

Britain was always going to prefer homegrown technology for the SMR reactors at Wylfe. The US would have done the same

As Keir Starmer announces SMRs to be built in Wales, US ambassador says Britain should choose ‘a different path’

For those who have repeated energy realities for years, the vindication is bittersweet. The satisfaction of being right is tempered by the knowledge that many have suffered because reality has been ignored.

Watchdog’s flagship report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drilling

With a strong push from the Trump White House, the nuclear energy industry in the U.S. is, for the first time since Three Mile Island, bullish about its future. It’s about time, given that the average existing U.S. nuclear...

The answer to safe, continuous, uninterruptible, emissions-free electricity is laying right in front of us. 

Africa must take the wisdom of its accumulated ages and combine it with a new vision of the future, looking towards nuclear power.

Let’s not be too cynical about the US-UK agreement to build new power plants – but costs must fall if nuclear is to make headway

Starmer announced multibillion-pound link-up to build ‘mini-nukes’ likely to be signed during Trump visit

Agreements include plan to build 12 reactors in Hartlepool with Centrica, creating 2,500 jobs, and fast-tracking UK and US safety checks

Joint response by 25 bodies says proposals to speed up approval of new power plants weaken protection for public

In an era where electricity security and economic development are inextricably linked, backing small and micro nuclear technologies isn’t just good business; it’s an investment in a more equitable and sustainable global...

From fracking to North Sea drilling, party’s leaders and members give climate solutions the cold shoulder at conference

Heysham 1 in Lancashire and Hartlepool in Teesside to continue operating until March 2028

Ideological tensions to be on full display amid growing list of Liberal state divisions opposed to emissions reduction policy