Tag: nuclear
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Remote control robotic arm passes nuclear test
Nicholas Clarke, Sellafield remediation technology and innovation lead, said: “The project has delivered outstanding results, completing months ahead of schedule and significantly under budget. It demonstrates the viability of robotic glovebox operations and shows what we can achieve when we enable our teams to collaborate, think freely and innovate together. View the original article…
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Miliband signs off multi-billion funding for Sizewell C
“Today’s green light will ensure the knowledge and skills honed at Hinkley Point C will continue to flow through to Sizewell C’s planning, design, and throughout programme delivery. This maximises opportunities for replication, which we know is vital to deliver new nuclear efficiently, and it will help to maintain the UK’s world-class skills base in…
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Sizewell C: are we ready for a nuclear renaissance?
The UK government recently committed to a £14.2bn investment to build the Sizewell C nuclear power station, ending years of delay and uncertainty over the project. Now the project has been given the green light, how should the construction industry prepare for Sizewell C and a potential pipeline of future nuclear builds? Nuclear…
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In pictures | Engineering students hone nuclear skills
Julia Stevens, chief executive of Constructionarium, said: “With government’s recent announcement about investment to build the new Sizewell C nuclear plant in Suffolk and national focus sharpening on energy security and low-carbon generation, Constructionarium is helping to address the skills shortage by equipping students and early careers employees with the skills they need to become…
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AtkinsRéalis tests robots for nuclear waste sorting
Melanie Brownridge, NDA chief R&D officer, said: “This is a hugely exciting project for us, using robotics to autonomously sort and categorise waste, and has the potential to save hundreds of millions of pounds in waste storage and disposal costs.” View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Kiewit, WSP tapped for $3.2B Canada nuclear waste project
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Award: Nuclear waste storage repositoryValue: $3.2 billion for initial constructionLocation: Northwestern Ontario, CanadaClient: Nuclear Waste Management Organization A project to store Canada’s nuclear waste is moving forward in northwestern Ontario with the selection of a design and…
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Kiewit, WSP tapped for $3.2B Canada nuclear waste project
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Award: Nuclear waste storage repositoryValue: $3.2 billion for initial constructionLocation: Northwestern Ontario, CanadaClient: Nuclear Waste Management Organization A project to store Canada’s nuclear waste is moving forward in northwestern Ontario with the selection of a design and…
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Plan to relax planning rules to allow small nuclear reactors (SMRs) across the UK sparks backlash
Opposition to Government’s plans to introduce small modular reactors (SMRs) across England and Wales is growing, with critics arguing that the move could lead to unnecessary, unwanted and unsafe developments. Keir Starmer introduced plans to build small modular reactors for the first time in the UK and announced changes to make it easier to gain…
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Generator, advanced nuclear stocks reel as low-cost DeepSeek chills AI load growth outlook
Listen to the article 7 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Shares of some independent power producers fell sharply Monday amid a broader selloff in technology and AI infrastructure stocks. Shares in companies with significant nuclear and gas generation fleets in unregulated markets were particularly hard-hit,…
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MottMac JV to design major nuclear submarine site expansion
Rolls-Royce Submarines infrastructure director, Terry Meighan, said: “The expansion work we have planned is of critical national importance as it enables us to safely increase our speed of manufacture, helping to deliver Dreadnought and the new SSN-AUKUS attack submarines at a much faster rate.” View the original article and our Inspiration here