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'Telexistence' contest for UK nuclear decommissioning

'Telexistence' contest for UK nuclear decommissioning

A competition with a fund of GBP1.3 million (USD1.8 million) has been launched to find ways for a human operator "to project in" by using virtual reality equipment to remotely perform complex tasks and operate equipment from a safe distance.

Waste & Recycling 20 January 2022

Crane technology for nuclear construction projects

Crane technology for nuclear construction projects

Sarens has unveiled the world's largest crane which will be used for all major lifting at Hinkley Point C in Somerset, England. Meanwhile, PaR Systems will make a crane for NuScale's small modular reactor in Idaho, USA.

New Nuclear 20 November 2018

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Bats delay leading clean-up project

Crane technology for nuclear construction projects

Horizon appoints JV for Wylfa Newydd project

Rolls-Royce sees civilian nuclear power growth

Serial reactor construction key to lowering costs

'Telexistence' contest for UK nuclear decommissioning

UK research facility open for business

UK think tank urges nuclear innovation

Urenco tails plant to start up in 2018

Serial reactor construction key to lowering costs

Serial reactor construction key to lowering costs

Developers of new nuclear power plant projects in the UK agree that an experienced supply chain, together with a stable reactor design, will be key to significantly driving down construction costs, delegates heard at the Global Nuclear Investment Summit held yesterday at London's Guildhall. The event was hosted by global nuclear energy financial services provider Ocean Nuclear and the Financial Times.

New Nuclear 08 June 2018

Urenco tails plant to start up in 2018

Urenco tails plant to start up in 2018

Uranium enrichment company Urenco yesterday said it expects to commission the Tails Management Facility (TMF) at Capenhurst in the UK in 2018, after construction delays. The facility, to deconvert depleted uranium hexafluoride tails, had previously been expected to enter service this year.

Waste & Recycling 01 September 2017

Rolls-Royce sees civilian nuclear power growth

Rolls-Royce sees civilian nuclear power growth

Rolls-Royce said today the long-term outlook for its nuclear business was positive with renewed activities in the civilian market. There are "encouraging opportunities" in the UK and China in particular, alongside its nuclear submarine activities, the company said on the release of its 2016 financial results.

Corporate 14 February 2017

Horizon appoints JV for Wylfa Newydd project

Horizon appoints JV for Wylfa Newydd project

Wylfa Newydd site - aerial - 48The UK's Horizon Nuclear Power has today appointed a joint venture responsible for construction of its Wylfa Newydd plant. The newly created company, Menter Newydd, is a joint venture of Hitachi Nuclear Energy Europe, Bechtel Management Company and JGC Corporation (UK).

New Nuclear 20 May 2016

UK think tank urges nuclear innovation

UK think tank urges nuclear innovation

A think tank has urged the British government to spend money earmarked for nuclear R&D on ensuring that at least three advanced reactors including at least one small modular reactor (SMR) and a Generation IV design have completed regulatory assessment by the early 2020s.

Nuclear Policies 28 April 2016

UK research facility open for business

UK research facility open for business

DCF (Dalton Nuclear Institute)_48The UK has opened a new £20 million ($31 million) facility that aims to deliver world-leading nuclear research and transfer that knowledge to industry.

Corporate 06 September 2013

Bats delay leading clean-up project

Bats delay leading clean-up project

[BNG, 10 May] Roosting bats have caused a four-month delay to the UK's leading clean-up program. A colony of protected Pipistrelle bats has colonizedthe structure of the former Capenhurst gaseous diffusion uranium enrichment plant, which is currently being demolished by British Nuclear Group (BNG). After hibernating over the winter, the tiny flying mammals are now fully active and BNG is concerned they may begin to breed. Hoping to stick to its 2009 completion date, the company is consulting conservationists and investing in new roosting boxes so that the bats may live elsewhere on site.

Other News 11 May 2007