News Government confirms £14.2bn investment in Sizewell C 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.
People Sizewell C charter launched to boost local skills New charter includes a range of commitments to help address current and future workforce needs
People Job spotlight: lead cost estimator, NRS Dounreay 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
News Two-tonne weight strikes scaffolder on nuclear project Nuclear power station operator EDF and engineer Trillium Flow Services Ltd have been fined a combined £633,333 after a scaffolder was seriously injured by a falling two-tonne counterweight at the Dungeness B plant.
People Raising the quality bar in nuclear construction Paul Hampton from the University of Wolverhampton tells Nicky Roger about his work to improve nuclear quality control management.
People Hinkley Point C awarded for commitment to skilled workforce EDF Energy’s nuclear power project has been recognised for a commitment to training and developing skilled workers
News ‘Smurfs’ tested for nuclear decommissioning Nuclear decommissioning engineers are testing a Smurf – not one of the little blue people, but a Symbiotic Multi-Robot Fleet (SMuRF).
News Fire safety enforcement notices issued to Hinkley contractors The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has served enforcement notices for fire safety shortfalls to companies working at the Hinkley Point C construction site, including Laing O’Rourke.
People Morgan Sindall invests in infrastructure skills Morgan Sindall Infrastructure’s partnership with the Energy Coast University Technical College will support an apprenticeship programme in Cumbria
People How transparency on planning data can secure long-term skills pipeline How transparency on planning data can secure long-term skills pipeline
People Sellafield engineers celebrate degree success The next generation of nuclear professionals have completed their degree apprenticeships
People Hinkley Point C launches 30,000 new training places New opportunities created through the project’s £24m skills investment
News Sellafield fined after worker’s scaffolding ladder fall Sellafield Ltd has been fined £400,000 after admitting a health and safety breach that resulted in a worker sustaining serious back injuries when he fell from a scaffolding ladder at the nuclear site.
News First Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor pressure vessel ready A high-strength steel reactor pressure vessel is ready for delivery to Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Somerset.
News Photos | World’s largest crane lifts 304t steel liner ring at Hinkley nuclear plant Big Carl, the world’s largest crane, has lifted a 304t steel liner ring into place on the first reactor building at Hinkley Point C nuclear power station.
News Government’s first direct investment in nuclear power plant since 1987 The government is making its first direct investment in a nuclear power plant since Sizewell B in 1987, taking a £700m stake in Sizewell C in Suffolk.
News Nuclear waste borehole sealing test successful Specialist firm Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) has successfully sealed boreholes in a quarry as part of research into the safe disposal of radioactive waste.
News Worker killed at Hinkley Point C A construction worker has died in a “construction traffic incident” at the construction site of nuclear power plant Hinkley Point C.
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