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Future fusion energy facilities will continue to be regulated by the Environment Agency (EA) and Health & Safety Executive (HSE), the UK government has confirmed in its response to a consultation seeking views on the regulatory framework for ensuring the safe and effective rollout of fusion energy. Fission power plants are regulated by the Office for Nuclear Regulation.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 22 June 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UK-developing-regulatory-framework-for-fusion
Net-zero needs nuclear, UK minister for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change Greg Hands told the country's industry at the Nuclear Industry Association's Nuclear2021 conference in London last week in a strong message of support. The following is the text of his speech.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 07 December 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Speech-UK-is-on-a-mission-for-fission
Five sites - one in Scotland and four in England - have been shortlisted to host the UK's prototype fusion energy plant - the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP). The site of the demonstration plant, due to begin operating by 2040, is expected to be announced at the end of next year.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 15 October 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Five-bids-shortlisted-to-host-STEP-fusion-plant
The UK government on 1 October published a strategy setting out how it aims to leverage scientific, commercial and international leadership to enable the delivery of fusion energy. It has also launched a consultation seeking views on the regulatory framework for ensuring the safe and effective rollout of fusion energy.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 06 October 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsuk-government-publishes-fusion-strategy-9129061
In a paper outlining the government’s fusion strategy, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said the realisation of fusion energy will require continued collaboration with other nations and international organisations, with academia and technical experts, and with businesses and industry groups all around the world.
“The challenges of fusion energy remain considerable,” the paper says. “As with any technically demanding goal, there will be setbacks. However, advances in fusion science and engineering capabilities mean that there is increasing confidence in the fusion sector’s ability to overcome these.”
The paper says the “overarching goals” of the fusion strategy are for the UK to demonstrate the commercial viability of fusion by building a prototype fusion power plant in the UK that puts energy on the grid; and for the UK to build a world-leading fusion industry which can export fusion technology around the world in subsequent decade.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Tuesday, 05 October 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/uk-says-time-is-right-for-decisive-and-strategic-action-10-1-2021
The UK government has today published a strategy setting out how it will leverage scientific, commercial and international leadership to enable the delivery of fusion energy. It has also launched a consultation seeking views on the regulatory framework for ensuring the safe and effective rollout of fusion energy.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 02 October 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UK-government-sets-out-fusion-ambitions
The UK government must make urgent decisions in this Parliament to restore UK nuclear capacity to at least 10 GW based on deployable technologies by the early 2030s, according to a report produced by a cross-party group of Members of Parliament. Meanwhile, the government has announced an earlier target for the phaseout of coal and a bill to reflect the country's freedom from EU state aid rules.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 01 July 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UK-must-commit-to-at-least-10-GW-of-new-nuclear,-s
The UK government has identified nuclear power as a way to help the country achieve the four-fold increase in clean electricity generation needed to achieve its net zero target. Its long-awaited Energy White Paper published today notes that renewables now account for over one-third of electricity generation, up from 7% in 2010, but "building on this foundation" the country "needs to go further".
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 15 December 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UK-confirms-status-of-nuclear-as-clean-energy
The UK government has called on local communities across the country to put forward proposals to host the UK’s prototype fusion energy power plant. Today's announcement follows Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution and the UK’s ambition to be the first country in the world to commercialise fusion energy technology.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 03 December 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UK-seeks-host-community-for-STEP-fusion-plant
The UK government has outlined plans to invest £525 million ($686 million) to help develop large and smaller-scale nuclear power plants, and research and develop new advanced modular reactors.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 21 November 2020
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsuks-ten-point-plan-supports-small-and-advanced-reactors-8371307