ILIOS, a consortium led by a Kier and Nuvia joint venture, has been appointed by UK Fusion Energy to deliver the first three‑year, £200m tranche of the STEP fusion programme.

Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N) has appointed Arup to provide early-phase foundation engineering and design support for the UK’s first small modular reactor (SMR) project.

Great British Energy’s nuclear arm has appointed WSP and Mott MacDonald to provide specialist environmental services and permitting support for the small modular reactor programme at Wylfa.

A round-up of the most impressive construction pictures from the past month.

Mace Consult, Hochtieff, Turner & Townsend and Unipart have been appointed to the delivery partner team helping Rolls-Royce build nuclear power plants with small modular reactor (SMRs).

The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board’s Thomas Docherty has been appointed as the new chair of the National Nuclear Provider Coordinating Body.

Skanska has been appointed by Rolls-Royce SMR to deliver an aseismic bearing pedestal demonstrator for its small modular reactor (SMR).

Hinkley Point C’s second nuclear reactor has arrived at the power station site in Somerset, marking a significant step forward for the project.

Hinkley Point C has released new footage from the project, offering a glimpse into the work that happens after dark at the site.

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has served a fire enforcement notice after identifying “significant fire safety shortfalls” at the Hinkley Point C nuclear construction site.

The nuclear industry needs to attract new talent and turbocharge it with technology in order to meet the sector’s massive growth.

The Office for Nuclear Regulation has revealed that Balfour Beatty will be prosecuted following a fatality at the Atomic Weapons Establishment’s Aldermaston site.

Energy secretary Ed Miliband has signed today (22 July) the final investment decision for Sizewell C after years of delays and uncertainty around the project.

Constructionarium recently welcomed engineering and construction students from the University of East London to its site-simulator facility in Norfolk.

Rolls-Royce SMR has been selected as the preferred bidder to build one of Europe’s first small modular reactor (SMR) fleets and the first in the UK.

The government has committed to a £14.2bn investment to build the Sizewell C nuclear power station to put an end to years of delay and uncertainty in the project.

New charter includes a range of commitments to help address current and future workforce needs

Donna Foubister, lead cost estimator in project controls for Scotland’s largest nuclear decommissioning and demolition programme, reveals how her role makes a real difference to successful project delivery