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The UK’s planned Sizewell C NPP in Suffolk is planning to power a temporary water desalination plant using electricity from the operating Sizewell B NPP. Sizewell C says the desalination facility “will ensure the Sizewell C project has the water it needs until a new water main provides a permanent supply in the early 2030s.”

Date: Thursday, 09 November 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsdesalination-plant-planned-for-sizewell-c-11282427

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.

Date: Friday, 03 November 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Desalination-plant-planned-for-Sizewell-C-construc

EDF says it has created EDF EPR Engineering UK to strengthen its nuclear engineering presence in the UK and optimise its project performance. EDF EPR Engineering UK incorporates teams already present in the UK from EDF Group, including EDF SA, Framatome, Edvance and EDF Energy as well as its partners. EDF EPR Engineering UK is a 100% subsidiary of Edvance (itself a subsidiary of EDF and Framatome).

Date: Friday, 29 September 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsedf-group-creates-new-uk-engineering-subsidiary-11180150

The defuelling of the first reactor at the UK’s Hunterston B NPP has been completed, on time and on budget, EDF Energy reported. Reactor 3 was defuelled in 16 months and work is due to start shortly on Reactor 4.

Date: Friday, 22 September 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsdefuelling-of-first-reactor-complete-at-hunterston-b-11164076

The defueling of the first of two reactors at the Hunterston B advanced gas-cooled reactor (AGR) nuclear power plant in the UK has been completed on time and on budget, EDF Energy announced.

Date: Friday, 22 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Fuel-removed-from-first-Hunterston-B-reactor

The UK's Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has launched a pre-qualification for potential investors as the first stage of an equity raise process for the Sizewell C nuclear power plant project in Suffolk, England.

Date: Tuesday, 19 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Private-investment-sought-for-Sizewell-C-project

An EDF-led consortium has been awarded UK government funding to further develop plans to use heat and electricity from Heysham 2 to create hydrogen for use in the production of asphalt and cement. Earlier this year, a feasibility study demonstrated the significant benefit the project would bring in proving how nuclear could power hydrogen electrolysis.

Date: Friday, 15 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/More-funding-to-progress-UK-nuclear-generated-hydr

The UK government has made available a further £341m ($434m) of previously allocated funding for development work on the Sizewell C NPP project in Suffolk. “The extra money will help prepare the site for construction, procuring key components from the project’s supply chain, and expanding its workforce,” the statement said.

Date: Friday, 01 September 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsmore-funding-for-sizewell-c-11112441

The UK government has made available a further GBP341 million (USD434 million) of previously allocated funding for development work on the Sizewell C nuclear power plant project in Suffolk, England. It said the extra money will help prepare the site for construction, procuring key components from the project's supply chain, and expanding its workforce.

Date: Thursday, 31 August 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/More-funding-for-Sizewell-C-preparations