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Location, location, location: finding sites for nuclear power plants

Adrian Bull with beard By Adrian Bull Filed Under: All posts, Energy and Environment, Renewables, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology Posted: March 13, 2023

Expanding nuclear power should be a key priority as the government aims to cut its carbon emissions. However, finding suitable sites to accommodate the proposed plants raises new questions. In this article, based on the Dalton Nuclear Institute’s position paper, Siting implications of nuclear energy, Professor Adrian Bull gives his view on how policymakers can […]

Tagged With: carbon reduction, Dalton Nuclear Institute, energy, environment, government, net zero, nuclear, nuclear energy, nuclear power, nuclear skills, renewable energy

Fine weather ahead for the nuclear industry?

By Juan Matthews Filed Under: Brexit, Energy and Environment, Science and Engineering Posted: July 9, 2018

On the 28 June, the long awaited “Nuclear Sector Deal” was launched. The response from the nuclear industry has been enthusiastic and it could be an important step in establishing a nuclear renaissance. Professor Juan Matthews of the Dalton Nuclear Institute takes a closer look at the likely impact and some other recent developments. The […]

Tagged With: Brexit, Business Energy & Industry, Dalton, Enery, Euratom, infrastructure, innovation, nuclear, nuclear power, nuclear skills

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Mind the (nuclear skills) gap

By Andrew Gale and Nawal Prinja Filed Under: All posts Posted: August 18, 2015

Many workers in the nuclear industry are poised to retire – just as a major new nuclear building programme gets underway. Professor Andrew Gale and Professor Nawal Prinja consider the implications. The nuclear industry is facing a severe skills and technology management shortfall. Five new stations – Oldbury, Sizewell, Moorside, Wylfa and Hinkley – are […]

Tagged With: Dalton Nuclear Institute, energy, nuclear, nuclear power, nuclear skills

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