Councils ask for nuclear development profit share
TweetIn an attempt to compensate for the impact of nuclear developments, three councils in Somerset want a share of the profits from two nuclear reactors planned for the area. The £10bn reactors will...
View ArticleHinkley Report submitted by councils
Impacts on transport, local businesses and housing are just some of the issues raised by three Somerset councils in relation to plans to build a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point. Somerset...
View ArticleBouygues TP and Laing O’Rourke preferred for Hinkley Point
Bouygues TP and Laing O’Rourke have been named as preferred bidders via a Joint Venture process for a contract for a proposed nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C in Somerset. The contract, worth...
View ArticleHinkley Point nuclear power station gets planning permission
Planning consent has been given for the construction of the first new nuclear power station in the UK since 1995, in a boost to the move to a low carbon energy mix. The planned multi-billion pound...
View ArticleGMB raises construction standards at Hinkley Point
GMB the union for construction workers, have signed a ground breaking industrial relations agreement with EDF Energy to build the new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point. The project will be the...
View ArticleState aid approval for Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant
The first new nuclear power station in a generation has moved an important step closer, as the European Commission announced that it has approved the Hinkley Point C State aid case. New nuclear power...
View ArticleCBI comments on Hinkley Point nuclear power station
The CBI has commented on the approval for the construction of Hinkley Point nuclear power station in Somerset by the board of EDF. Josh Hardie, CBI Deputy Director-General, said: “The final green light...
View ArticleLocal skills and jobs in nuclear part of Industrial Strategy
New Energy Minister’s visit to Somerset reaffirms importance of new nuclear projects to our future low carbon, sustainable energy mix. The importance of nuclear and the huge benefits to technical...
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