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  • Industry invests £600,000 to support acceleration of the UK energy transition

    03 September 2024

    Companies operating in the UK energy sector are backing the University of Aberdeen’s research into the Energy Transition to the tune of £600,000 to support the creation of a new research initiative focused on decarbonising the oil and gas sector and advancing the shift to clean energy....

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  • Pipework acid discharge and risk assessment shortfall at nuclear site

    02 September 2024

    The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has served improvement notices on a tenant and a contractor on the Urenco UK Ltd nuclear fuel enrichment site in Capenhurst, near Chester, Cheshire. This follows two separate and unconnected issues on the site in May and July respectively which were investigated by ONR inspectors....

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  • Westinghouse Electric SMR design cleared to enter GDA

    30 August 2024

    Westinghouse Electric Company has announced its AP300 small modular reactor (SMR) design has been approved to enter the UK’s generic design assessment (GDA) process. The formal approval from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is a necessary first step for the AP300 to be deployed in the UK....

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  • NSTA considering whether to name operators failing to meet decommissioning targets

    30 August 2024

    Investigation details into potentially substandard performance among North Sea operators could soon be reported to focus momentum on the energy transition and ensure a level playing field for licensees. It is also hoped that, if the proposals are enacted, companies will be more motivated to fulfil their decommissioning obligations which will, in turn, benefit the supply chain by providing decommissioning contracts....

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  • Hazardous substance improvements required at Sellafield

    27 August 2024

    The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has served two improvement notices on Sellafield Limited due to breaches of The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002. The enforcement action was taken after Sellafield failed to manage the risks of working with nickel nitrate and to prevent or adequately control exposure of workers to this hazardous substance in one of its effluent facilities....

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Essar appoints Wood to progress its Hydrogen Fuel Switching Project 27 August 2024

Essar Energy Transition (EET), the trading name of Essar Oil UK, has progressed to the front-end engineering design (FEED) stage of its Hydrogen Fuel Switching project. Hydrogen will be provided by EET Hydrogen, the company’s hydrogen-ready combined heat and power plant (CHP) to be built at its Stanlow refinery....

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EDF Renewables planning to bring over 300MW of UK battery storage projects online 20 August 2024

EDF Renewables UK is set to bring more than 300MW of battery storage online to support the decarbonisation of the UK’s grid. The plans include six projects in construction which are set to go live in the next 12 months, including a 57MW battery in Braintree, Essex and a 47.5MW battery in Indian Queens Saint Austell....

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Companies comply with two enforcement notices for fire safety shortfalls at Hinkley Point C 19 August 2024

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has confirmed that licensee NNB Generation Company Ltd and contractor REEL UK Ltd have complied with two enforcement notices served on them for shortfalls in fire safety at the Hinkley Point C construction site....

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Apollo to lead key studies for a large-scale UK carbon capture and shipping hub 13 August 2024

Engineering and energy advisory Apollo has been commissioned to undertake three essential studies for the 7CO2 Carbon Capture and Shipping Hub. This significant project is designed to enhance decarbonisation efforts in Southwest England, the Midlands, and West Wales, with the potential to bring in £1.3 billion of investment to the Bristol region and over £4 billion to surrounding areas....

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Holtec International’s Small Modular Reactor completes first step of design assessment 06 August 2024

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) have announced that they are progressing to the next phase of their assessment of Holtec International’s Small Modular Reactor (SMR) design....

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