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International robotics community called upon to help develop fusion energy

27 April 2023

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) is calling upon the international robotics community to help make fusion energy part of the world’s future energy supply in a bid to combat climate change and build towards a net zero society....
Company fined for putting workers at risk of exposure to radiation

21 April 2023

A company in Cornwall, UK has been fined after putting its employees at risk of exposure to ionising radiation over a ten-year period....
Germany shuts down last three nuclear power stations

17 April 2023

Nuclear power production in Germany ended on April 15 after the country shut down its final three reactors: Isar II in Bavaria, Emsland in Lower Saxony, and Neckarwestheim II in Baden-Württemberg. The German government decided to phase out nuclear power following Japan’s 2011 Fukushima meltdown. A final shut down in 2022 was delayed after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent energy crisis....
Rolls-Royce SMR design moves to next stage of regulatory assessment

04 April 2023

Rolls-Royce SMR has progressed to Step 2 of the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) following the successful completion of the first step in the assessment by the UK’s independent nuclear regulators....
Rolls-Royce SMR to explore joint opportunities for small modular reactors in Finland and Sweden

28 March 2023

Rolls-Royce SMR and Fortum have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly explore the opportunities for the deployment of small modular reactors (SMR) in Finland and Sweden. The talks are the latest to take place between Rolls-Royce SMR and European nations following similar agreements with customers in Poland and Czechia....

Innovative use of robots and unmanned aerial vehicles at Sellafield 24 March 2023

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) is working with Sellafield Ltd on the deployment of robots and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on the Cumbrian site. It is part of the licensee’s drive to accelerate hazard risk reduction through new and innovative approaches within the industry, which ONR supports....

EDF confirms plans to extend lifetime of two UK nuclear power plants 13 March 2023

EDF has confirmed that it will keep turbines turning at its Heysham 1 and Hartlepool power stations until at least March 2026. The decision was made after a rigorous review by EDF of the technical and commercial cases for life extension....

Sellafield Ltd fined £400,000 after worker injured 07 March 2023

Sellafield Ltd has been fined £400,000 after admitting a health and safety breach that resulted in a worker sustaining serious back injuries when he fell from a scaffolding ladder at the nuclear site. The company attended Carlisle Magistrates Court on March 6 following a prosecution prepared by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)....

Sellafield silo installs second waste retrieval machine 03 March 2023

Last month, another silo emptying machine was fully built inside the Magnox Swarf Storage Silo, with the final piece of equipment – the main control cubicle – being lifted into the silo and fixed into position....

Rolls-Royce working with industrial group on the potential deployment of SMRs in Poland 14 February 2023

Rolls-Royce SMR has signed a memorandum of intent (MOI) with Polish industrial group, Industria, allowing the companies to collaborate on the deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs) in Poland....

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International robotics community called upon to help develop fusion energy

Company fined for putting workers at risk of exposure to radiation

Germany shuts down last three nuclear power stations

Rolls-Royce SMR design moves to next stage of regulatory assessment

Rolls-Royce SMR to explore joint opportunities for small modular reactors in Finland and Sweden