Category: Nuclear
First EPR achieves grid connection but a long road ahead for Hinkley Point C
Last week the world’s first European Pressurised Water Reactor (“EPR”) came online at Taishan in China, 18 years after the first planned EPR at Olkiluoto in Finland made its first licence applic... Read More
New power projects in Wales: Government expected to approve new nuclear but reject tidal lagoon
Nuclear power is back in the news in the UK, with reports that the Government is provide support to the new nuclear plant being developed at Wylfa Newydd in Angelsey, Wales by Horizon Nuclear Power, a... Read More
The UK’s new nuclear saga rumbles on, but ABWR reactors may provide hope
The saga of the UK’s attempts to re-invigorate its nuclear industry continues, with further criticism of Hinkley Point C, this time by the Public Accounts Committee, speculation that an investor... Read More
New project re-ignites European interest in thorium
Last month, Dutch research institute, NRG, re-ignited interest in thorium nuclear projects by announcing a new investigation into the use of thorium reactors in collaboration with the EU. The Salt Irr... Read More
Leaving Euratom: disaster or opportunity?
Since the announcement in on 29 March that as well as exiting the EU, the UK would also be withdrawing from Euratom, the European Atomic Energy Community, there has been much consternation, with fears... Read More
The political pressures driving new nuclear
This week has seen two significant prices of news relating to the new nuclear reactor being constructed at Hinkley Point in Somerset. Firstly, the French nuclear regulator, the Autorité de Sûreté N... Read More
Nuclear power: small steps towards new nuclear in the GB market
The past couple of weeks have seen a stream of news on the topic of nuclear power. In this post I will outline the key developments and what they mean for the GB power market. Hinkley Point con... Read More
Why we shouldn’t be ignoring the French nuclear problem
When the UK government gave the final approval for Hinkley Point C in September this year, people could have been forgiven for thinking that a new generation of nuclear reactors was a done deal for th... Read More