Latest News

Filters

Filter by tags: EDF Energy Westinghouse Electric Company Clear all tag filters

4 news articles found


US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a contract extension with EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Limited (NGL) to supply fuel for the UK’s Advanced Gas Cooled Reactors (AGRs) from its Springfields fuel fabrication facility in the UK.

Date: Saturday, 01 July 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newswestinghouse-contracted-to-supply-fuel-to-uk-agrs-10978749

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a roundtable at Downing Street with nuclear industry leaders to discuss how to improve domestic energy security and rapidly accelerate nuclear projects in the UK.

Date: Friday, 25 March 2022
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsuk-discusses-energy-security-and-accelerating-nuclear-projects-9574841

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosted a roundtable at Downing Street on 21 March with leaders from the nuclear industry to discuss how to improve domestic energy security and rapidly accelerate nuclear projects in the UK.

Date: Wednesday, 23 March 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Johnson-looks-to-boost-UK-nuclear-capacity

Hitachi announced today it will end its business operations on the Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant construction project, which it had suspended in January 2019 "because it was clear that further time was needed to decide on a financing structure". Horizon Nuclear Power, the UK project developer that Hitachi acquired in November 2012, said it will now take steps for the "orderly closing down" of all its current development activities, but will "keep the lines of communication open" with government and other key stakeholders regarding future options at both its sites, which in addition to Wylfa Newydd on Anglesey, include Oldbury on Severn in South Gloucestershire.

Date: Thursday, 17 September 2020
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Hitachi-withdraws-from-UK-new-build-project