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Framatome planning UK nuclear fuel fabrication facility

French company Framatome is planning the construction of a nuclear fuel fabrication facility in the UK as part of its plans to scale-up its operations in the country. In a separate development it also announced it was setting up a joint venture with Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation.

Uranium & Fuel 29 November 2023

South Korea, UK agree to bolster nuclear cooperation

A new Clean Energy Partnership between the UK and South Korea, together with nine memorandums of understanding regarding cooperation in nuclear energy, have been signed during a state visit by Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to the UK. The construction of Korean-designed reactors in the UK will be considered.

Nuclear Policies 22 November 2023

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nuclear Energy report, Made in Britain: The Pathway to a Nuclear Renaissance, says multiple small modular reactor units should be ordered to justify firms' investment in UK production facilities - and calls for Wylfa in North Wales to be backed within the next year as the next large-scale plant.

New Nuclear 17 November 2023

Work starts to permanently secure UK nuclear waste vaults

More than 60 years after disposal of low-level radioactive waste began at the repository site in Cumbria, work has started on the capping and securing of trenches and vaults which are full and ready for permanent closure.

Waste & Recycling 13 November 2023

UK regulators consider application of AI in nuclear sector

The UK's Office for Nuclear Regulation and the Environment Agency have completed a project piloting a nuclear regulatory sandbox process, using artificial intelligence as the test case. This project, which has reported its conclusions, will help inform the development of a regulatory approach to AI.

Regulation & Safety 10 November 2023

UK and USA team up on fusion development

The US Department of Energy and the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero have announced a new strategic partnership to accelerate the demonstration and commercialisation of fusion energy.

New Nuclear 10 November 2023

Fusion report focuses on future workforce challenges

The UK's Fusion Cluster report Growing the fusion workforce: Challenges and opportunities for the future says that "having the correct breadth and depth of skills is crucial" and says the sector must learn from other STEM industries in tackling issues such as lack of diversity.

New Nuclear 08 November 2023

Urenco to expand UK tails plant

Following a "rigorous procurement process", US engineering firm Bechtel has been selected by uranium enrichment services provider Urenco to support the expansion of the Tails Management Facility at its site in Capenhurst, UK.

Waste & Recycling 02 November 2023

Desalination plant planned for Sizewell C construction

A temporary water desalination plant, powered with electricity from Sizewell B, is planned to meet the water requirements for the construction of the Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk, UK. A new water main is expected to provide a permanent supply in the early 2030s.

New Nuclear 02 November 2023

LED lights developed specifically for nuclear facilities

Whitecroft Lighting has supplied LED lighting to the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project in Somerset, UK - its first nuclear energy lighting contract. The company says that through the contract it has developed a new, specialist LED lighting solution for the nuclear energy sector.

Corporate 23 October 2023

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