The Guardian: Energy

MARCH 9, 2024

The mocking comment on Sunday came as the government continued to pour scorn on the opposition’s speculative alternative plan to renewable energy. O’Brien said the Coalition was in the “advanced stages” of finalising its policy, which is not expected to be unveiled for several weeks.

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Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Former chief scientist and current federal government advisor on low emissions technology says there is no need to include nuclear power in Australia's future energy. The post No need for nuclear power to reach Australia’s climate goals: Finkel appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 2, 2023

Amid turbocharged renewables growth, nuclear power remains stagnant – only an acceleration of China’s program will save it from a death spiral. The post Is nuclear power in a global death spiral? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

UK lines up Abu Dhabi wealth fund for stake in £20bn-£44bn project despite growing row over other Emirati investment plans A United Arab Emirates sovereign wealth fund has been approached to take a stake in the Sizewell C nuclear power plant project in Suffolk, it has emerged.

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Business Green

JANUARY 10, 2024

Ministers publish major new strategy for expanding UK's nuclear power capacity in line with net zero goals

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 8, 2021

Small modular reactors (SMRs) — nuclear reactors using novel technologies to fit into much smaller and mass-producible packages than the behemoth nuclear power plants of today — are presented as a way of rapidly decarbonizing the grid in the face of an ever more pressing need to meet climate targets.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 19, 2022

German chancellor agrees to delay the closure of the nation's remaining nuclear plants. But stresses that after winter, nuclear power is "finished in Germany.". The post Germany extends life of nuclear power plants, but phase-out stands appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

JUNE 1, 2022

New Nationals leader David Littleproud is keeping up the party's support for nuclear power in Australia, but is the debate dead in the political water? The post Has the Coalition gone cold on nuclear power? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Sizewell C project takes major step forward as government unveils plans to establish Great British Energy, a new arms-length public body to oversee UK nuclear power pipeline. More details are expected early in the new year, including on the government's funding commitment to the new body.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Australia's atomic culture warriors are now focused on promoting ‘advanced’ nuclear power and small modular reactors. The post Coalition nuclear power bill “dead on arrival,” but somehow the debate lives on appeared first on RenewEconomy. A new report debunks – yet again – the propaganda.

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Mr. Sustainability

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Nuclear power is up to three times more expensive than wind or solar Summary - Costs of renewables continue to fall incrementally and are at a record low of around €40 per MWh. Nuclear power plants, especially in the West, are confronted with high construction costs, extreme delays and more stringent safety measures.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

But Japanese engineering giant promises to 'keep the lines of communication with government' on the future of the Wylfa and Oldbury sites. The plant was envisaged as a replacement for the existing nuclear power plant at the site which is coming towards the end of its current lifespan.

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Financial Times: Energy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Cost of ‘yellowcake’ jumps to levels not seen since before 2011 Fukushima disaster

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2023

Ministers are gearing up to launch a consultation on changes to the government's taxonomy rules - which classify what constitutes a 'green' investment - in order to redefine nuclear power projects as environmentally sustainable, The Financial Times reported this morning.

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Business Green

JANUARY 26, 2020

Rolls-Royce is aiming to have mini nuclear power stations up and running across the UK from 2029, claiming its smaller reactors can produce energy at a cost comparable to renewables projects. The engineering giant is leading a consortium bid to build Small Modular Reactors (SMR) at old nuclear sites in Cumbria and Wales.

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Canary Media

JANUARY 18, 2024

Conditions are perfect for the American nuclear renaissance. government and the Department of Energy stand squarely behind commercial nuclear power, providing meaningful incentives to construct new advanced reactors, enrich fuel and keep existing plants open. Citizen sentiment about new nuclear power is…

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Governments around the world are stepping up efforts to expand both these nascent sectors, with Germany, France, and Japan all announcing new hydrogen R&D and infrastructure funding in recent months and the UK government reportedly poised to do the same.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 15, 2020

government unveiled its contract for difference with EDF’s 3.2-gigawatt gigawatt Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in 2012, it proudly proclaimed that the arrangement proved new nuclear did not need direct subsidy. ” RAB: Nuclear's next top model? Another option: State-backed nuclear funding?

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

North Teeside will host the first Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in the UK, with facilities to be delivered by a collaboration between US nuclear firm Westinghouse Electric Company and Community Nuclear Power (CNP), based in Cumbria.

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The Guardian: Energy

MARCH 18, 2024

Nuclear power is shaping up as a major issue leading into the next federal election. The Coalition wants Australia to lift its ban on nuclear power, with leader Peter Dutton saying his plan would involve building as many as six power plants. But the government has dismissed the idea.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2020

Sue Ferns of trade union Prospect argues the government can help ensure nuclear power provides a vital plank in the net zero transition. The new government has staked its credibility on a twin economic platform of levelling-up the regions and clean growth to beat climate change.

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Financial Times: Energy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Luc Rémont is trying to improve profitability at the recently renationalised nuclear power group

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Business Green

JANUARY 7, 2022

Closure of EDF's Ayrshire plant, which has operated on west coast of Scotland since 1976, leaves UK with just seven operational nuclear stations. The 1.2GW capacity power station first began operating in 1976, and although it was originally expected to operate for 25 years, EDF was able to extend the plant's lifespan a number of times. "It

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POWER Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Government officials have reversed the country’s planned phase-out of nuclear power and are now making commitments to deploy domestic reactor technology across the country and abroad.

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Financial Times: Energy

JANUARY 22, 2024

The British government is seeking to attract outside investors to the £20bn project

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The Guardian: Energy

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Environmental Audit Committee ( EAC ) said that ministers’ approach to developing factory-built nuclear power plants “lacks clarity” and their role in hitting a goal of moving the grid to clean energy by 2035 was unclear. Continue reading.

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy kicks off new Nuclear Fuel Fund to encourage investment and in nuclear supply chain. The UK government has launched a new £75m fund that aims to catalyse investment in the nuclear fuel sector.

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Energy Storage News

MARCH 28, 2024

The mayor of a town in Germany has allocated land at a former nuclear power plant site for a 120MW/280MWh BESS, after the government rejected plans to use it for storing nuclear waste.

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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 18, 2024

Government previously denied evidence countries with nuclear weapons favour atomic power over renewables There is long running debate about whether nuclear power has a role in combatting the climate crisis. The UK government decided last week it was vital and is planning a vast expansion.

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2022

Campaigners have launched a legal challenge against the government's decision to grant planning permission to the Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station in Suffolk, arguing that development consent has been granted unlawfully. The government was satisfied with the water plan during construction and with the long-term plan.".

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2024

What fate awaits the power sector under what will likely be a Labour government, and why is the question so important? gigawatts of nuclear power lost between now and 2028, and Hinkley Point C won’t be online until after 2030 at the earliest. To begin with, there is an upcoming imbalance in electricity supply and demand.

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Business Green

JANUARY 10, 2024

The UK government is pursuing an uneconomic nuclear programme in large part so as to maintain and renew military nuclear capabilities, argues BEEF's Andrew Warren

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Energy Central

MARCH 17, 2024

IAEA Kicks Off Nuclear Summit March 21st in Brussels Experts Outline Key Challenges for SMR Commercialization Japan’s Government to Back Restart Of Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Station Germany / Minister Announces Funding Program For First Fusion Reactor By 2040 Turkey Continues Negotiations on New Nuclear Power Plants – No Decisions for (..)

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Business Green

MAY 2, 2023

The Welsh Affairs Committee argues government ambitions on nuclear energy must be translated into action by pushing ahead with Wyfla nuclear power station

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Business Green

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Government touts RAB funding model as 'win-win' for climate and consumers, but pushing upfront costs onto energy bills could prove controversial. The new financing rules are likely to provide a major boost for EDF's hopes of building a £20bn nuclear power plant at Sizewell C in Essex.

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

International regulators unable to properly monitor Russian-held site, says dossier sent to western leaders International regulators are incapable of properly monitoring safety at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, according to a critical dossier compiled by Greenpeace that is being sent to western governments on Thursday.

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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 12, 2022

US government scientists say they’ve vaulted a critical nuclear power threshold, achieving a net energy gain in a fusion reaction for the first time. The post US scientists claim fusion “breakthrough”, but it’s still early days appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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