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ECITB supports robotics training in Cumbria

Students trying out the robotics training equipment at the facility in West Cumbria. Photo by UKAEA.Plans for the centre of excellence were first announced in…

adminSeptember 4, 2026

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Morgan Sindall starts work on Leconfield regeneration

The first phase will see the construction of two high-specification business units. The buildings are expected to be completed by the end of 2027.The iSH…

adminAugust 24, 2026

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Jacobs picked for SMR planning

The US-headquarterd engineers will provide strategic planning, consent support and leadership to key land-use planning activities to help advance required project approvals. Initially, the focus…

adminJuly 22, 2026

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Ground engineering trio for Sizewell C

The Sizewell C main siteThe organisations form the Geotechnical Sub-Alliance (GSA), which Sizewell C says may be the first time three companies have come together…

adminJuly 20, 2026

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Great British Energy seeks £1.08bn SMR partner

Wylffa, one of the first SMR's expected in the UKThe partner will be responsible for supporting the development and delivery of the programme, providing technical,…

adminJune 30, 2026

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Rolls-Royce to open SMR development centre

Pioneer Works will develop the processes—and share the skills—needed for SMR deliveryThe manufacturing development centre, scheduled to open later in the year, will establish the…

adminJune 26, 2026

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EDF, Trillium issued ONR improvement notices

The incident occurred during a planned outage at the East Lothian site in Scotland, in March 2026, when workers could have been exposed to asbestos…

adminJune 16, 2026

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Second reactor lifted at Hinkley Point

The use of the giant crane—at 250,000 tonne-metres the world's largest land crane—was a change from the process used on the first reactor, where a…

adminJune 1, 2026

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Rolls-Royce picks suppliers for SMR programme

The Czech and Korean companies will undertake pre-production work—including for the reactor pressure vessel body—early supplier engagement, design finalisation and manufacturing readiness to support the…

adminMay 29, 2026