The police have arrested two men after a vehicle was driven into a group of striking workers on a picket line outside the Sellafield nuclear site on Wednesday (17 September).

A remote control robotic arm has been successfully tested for nuclear decommissioning at Sellafield.

AtkinsRéalis and Sellafield have successfully trialled the remote operation of Spot the robot dog from a different location. They claim this is an industry-first milestone “that demonstrates the potential of virtual site access on nuclear licensed sites, safely and securely”.

Skanska is expanding its data academy and addressing the impact and opportunities of AI.

Digital twin to give Liverpool “world-class London-style” public transport.

Balfour Beatty is using an automated cable installation equipment (ACIE) machine to deliver the second phase of the National Grid’s London Power Tunnels 2 project.

Sellafield’s Engineering Centre of Excellence is helping to inspire the next generation of STEM professionals

Is AI just what the construction industry needs to take a significant step forward? Or is the technology the beginning of the end?

The next generation of nuclear professionals have completed their degree apprenticeships 

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.

A demonstration project has successfully digitalised the Approved Documents compliance process.

Researchers in China have successfully used a digital twin to investigate the reasons for a building collapse.

Nearly 30 local authorities are set digitalise their planning systems after securing £3.2m-plus funding from the government.

Students from New College Lanarkshire won all three categories – gold, silver and bronze – in the digital construction category, in the WorldSkills UK competition last week.

Leica BLK laser scanners have gone autonomous and can fly and walk: the scanners have been fitted to Boston Dynamics’ Spot the robot dog and a drone.

Construction of a new product and residue store retreatment plant – one of the largest ever construction projects at the nuclear facility – is to gather pace after the business case for the project was approved.