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Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

Government unlocks floating offshore wind with major investment for Scottish port

The expansion of Port of Cromarty Firth will make it the first port able to make floating offshore wind turbines on site and at scale in the UK, backed by a grant from the Floating Offshore Wind…

climate change dialogue

UK and China restart meaningful climate change dialogue

Energy Secretary calls for action and cooperation from China to tackle the climate emergency.

As the government pursues its mission to become a clean energy superpower under the Plan for…

North Sea Clean Energy

Government to unleash the North Sea’s clean energy future

The government is consulting on plans to put the North Sea at the heart of Britain's clean energy future and drive economic growth.

UK government consults on plan to unleash the North Sea’s…

Laura Hogg - NDA Group

From reactors to a role model: Laura’s journey through the NDA group

Laura Hogg, 7 March 2025 - Mission delivery, Science, Waste management

To mark International Women’s Day, Laura Hogg shares her story of entering the nuclear sector at 18…

Evolve Sellafield

Future innovators with the ‘Evolve’ work experience programme

Sellafield Ltd invites Year 10 learners with an interest in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) to participate in the ‘Evolve’ work experience programme.

So far, more than 100 students…

Hunterston B

Major application step brings Hunterston B closer to joining NRS

Nuclear Restoration Services has formally submitted applications to regulators as it prepares to take responsibility for the Hunterston B site in Scotland.

Nuclear Restoration Services has…

NNB Apprentices

3,000 new jobs in Somerset as Hinkley Point C hits peak construction

Over the next 18 months, Britain’s largest low-carbon energy project at Hinkley Point C will create 3,000 new jobs in Somerset as it approaches peak construction, with around 15,000 people…

Altrad Stork

Altrad completes the acquisition of Stork’s UK business

Altrad is delighted to confirm it has completed the purchase of Stork TS Holdings Limited which holds the Stork UK group of companies.

The transaction, which concluded on 1st February 2025,…

Moltex Energy Achieves Breakthrough in Nuclear Fuel Recycling with WATSS Technology

Moltex Energy Achieves Breakthrough in Nuclear Fuel Recycling with WATSS Technology

Moltex Energy Canada Inc. (Moltex) is shaking up nuclear waste management with its revolutionary Waste to Stable Salt (WATSS) process. This innovative technology is set to transform nuclear waste…

NTS vessel Pacific Grebe at sea

CoRWM visits Nuclear Transport Solutions sites at Barrow and Carlisle, Cumbria

Members of CoRWM look at preparations for transporting nuclear waste, including shipping at Barrow Port and rail options around Cumbria.

Members of CoRWM - Derek Lacey (Vice Chair), Ray Kemp…

El Cabril Site

Time for change at El Cabril

Four Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) members travelled to Andalucia to visit the El Cabril low and intermediate level nuclear waste disposal facility.

The true extent of…

Kiara Orchard (left), Anouschka Van Mourik (right).

Recognition for Sellafield’s inclusion trailblazers

Two Sellafield Ltd colleagues, Anouschka Van Mourik and Kiara Orchard, have been nominated as ‘Future List Game Changers’ in the Northern Power Women Awards.

The awards recognise and…

NDA funds Plutonium Ceramics Academic Hub

NDA funds Plutonium Ceramics Academic Hub with universities

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has announced it’s establishing a Plutonium Ceramics Academic Hub with the Universities of Manchester and Sheffield.

The Nuclear Decommissioning…

Drone testing at Winfrith

Innovative new security systems trialled at former nuclear site

Trials of four innovative new security systems successfully launched at former nuclear site in Dorset.

The trials of four innovative new security systems have been successfully launched at…

Hub2U

Sellafield supported family hub hits the road

A mobile support service for Cumberland’s families and young people has been launched.

Hub2U takes Cumberland Council’s resources to people who need them in neighbourhoods across the area.…

Sellafield Substation

Sellafield powers forward with more resilient electricity supply

An important project to ensure the Sellafield site has a more resilient electricity supply has taken a significant step forward.

The Electrical Distribution Network Upgrade Project (EDNUP)…

Laser Cutting Dragon Reactor Neck

Dragon reactor dismantling underway

South Dorset MP Lloyd Hatton has visited the Winfrith Site to see how a cutting-edge robotic laser is taking apart the site’s Dragon reactor core.

MP Lloyd Hatton commented: “It was a…

Dounreay to take on 23 new apprentices

Dounreay to take on 23 new apprentices

One of Britain’s most complex environmental restoration projects is taking on 23 new apprentices.

Fallon Campbell (second from left), a fourth-year electrical apprentice at Dounreay, was…

Mindset to Lead training programme

‘Mindset to Lead’ training programme launched to support women into senior leadership

Women in Nuclear UK (WiN UK) is thrilled to announce the launch of our exciting new initiative, Mindset to Lead—a paid-for pilot training programme in partnership with Mindset Practice.

The…

Turning Nuclear Waste into Breakthrough Cancer Treatments

Turning Nuclear Waste into Breakthrough Cancer Treatments

Funding awarded by UKRI to explore sustainable manufacturing of new targeted radiotherapy treatments that could improve patient outcomes

United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL)…