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- DESNZ18 Sept 2026
Research: Ambient gamma radiation dose rates across the UK
Data received from fixed and mobile monitors measuring the ambient (background) gamma radiation dose rate across the UK.
- DESNZ18 Sept 2026
Statutory guidance: Electricity networks growth: draft social and environmental guidance to GEMA
Draft guidance on delivering growth through electricity networks.
- Sellafield Ltd18 Sept 2026
Euan Hutton to leave Sellafield Chief Executive role in July 2027
Sellafield Ltd Chief Executive Officer, Euan Hutton, has announced he will leave the organisation in July 2027.
- DESNZ17 Sept 2026
Notice: Warm Homes Loan Scheme: apply to participate as a lender (Phase 1)
The Warm Homes Loan Scheme (WHLS) will unlock private lending and investment at scale for home retrofit.
- DESNZ17 Sept 2026
Smart Secure Electricity Systems (SSES) Programme: first phase energy smart appliances regulations
We're seeking feedback on the SSES Programme’s draft Phase 1 energy smart appliances regulations and impact assessment.
- Sellafield Ltd17 Sept 2026
NDA galvanises cultural shift across nuclear sector
NDA brings nuclear sector senior leaders together to galvanise action on Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce (NRTF) review recommendations.
- Sellafield Ltd17 Sept 2026
Correspondence: NDA Group response to the Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding implementation of the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce Review
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) Group’s response to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on implementing the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce Review.
- DESNZ17 Sept 2026
Notice: Warm Homes Loan Scheme: end-user privacy notice
How we will use your personal data and what your rights are.
- DESNZ16 Sept 2026
‘People’s Power’ projects to give more control over local energy
Communities across the country will be able to build and control their own clean energy supply.
- Sellafield Ltd16 Sept 2026
Millom Town Deal milestone as historic Old Bank work complete
A major project in Millom has reached a milestone, with work now complete on the town's historic Old Bank building.
- World Nuclear News15 Sept 2026
First SMR funding agreed by European Investment Bank
The European Investment Bank is to invest up to EUR40 million (USD46 million) in Finland's small modular reactor company Steady Energy, whose LDR-50 reactor is designed specifically for district heating networks.
- World Nuclear News15 Sept 2026
China launches Global Network for SMR Innovation
China Atomic Energy Authority has launched the Global Network for SMR Innovation with the aim of supporting small modular reactor technology progress, standards and deployment "helping make nuclear energy safer, more affordable and more accessible in suppor…
- DESNZ15 Sept 2026
Decision: Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm: post-consent condition discharge, Planning Act 2008
Decision by the Secretary of State on an application by Norfolk Vanguard East Limited and Norfolk Vanguard West Limited.
- World Nuclear News15 Sept 2026
eVinci sets temperature record during zero-power criticality tests
Westinghouse says the completion of zero-power high-temperature criticality testing for the microreactor, which saw it reach criticality at 663 degrees Celsius, is a defining milestone in the programme's build-test-learn development journey.
- DESNZ15 Sept 2026
Notice: National Energy Efficiency Data-framework statistics - HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) data: privacy notice
This notice sets out how we will use your personal data, and your rights.
- DESNZ15 Sept 2026
Accredited official statistics: Weekly road fuel prices
Road fuel price statistics providing average UK retail 'pump' prices on a weekly basis.
- World Nuclear News14 Sept 2026
Indiana to get its first power-producing nuclear reactor
A commercially owned and operated micromodular reactor is to be installed at Naval Weapons Station Crane, becoming the US Navy's first shore-based advanced micromodular reactor as well as the state of Indiana's first power-producing reactor.
- World Nuclear News14 Sept 2026
Groundwork begins for demonstration Hualong One 2.0 units
Site levelling and excavation work for the second phase of the Jinqimen nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang Province has begun, China National Nuclear Corporation announced. The site will eventually house six HPR1000 (Hualong One) units.
- DESNZ14 Sept 2026
Policy paper: Global Fusion Policy Summit: joint statement on fusion energy
A joint statement following the Global Fusion Policy Summit setting out shared priorities for international cooperation on fusion energy.
- DESNZ14 Sept 2026
Draft strategic policy guidance for electricity networks growth
We're seeking views on draft social and environmental guidance for the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority.
- Sellafield Ltd14 Sept 2026
Corporate report: The NDA group OneInclusion Strategy 2026 to 2030
This strategy sets out our priorities and goals for creating inclusive workplaces across the NDA group over the next four years.
- World Nuclear News11 Sept 2026
Deep Fission completes borehole demonstration
A full-sized prototype of the canister that will hold the Gravity reactor has been installed and then retrieved from a borehole using standard equipment already in commercial service in the drilling industry.
- World Nuclear News11 Sept 2026
Tips from China's 56-month nuclear construction schedule
The President of China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation, Ma Yuanhua, shared their "thinking and practice" in developing a fleet-based construction process which now has a target of 56 months for new nuclear power units.
- Sellafield Ltd10 Sept 2026
Sellafield celebrates 10 years of nuclear clean up innovation
A decade of collaboration, innovation, and breakthrough technologies through the Game Changers programme.
- World Nuclear News9 Sept 2026
Groundwork begins at new Chinese plant site
Full-scale site levelling work for the initial phase of the Laiyang nuclear power plant in China's Shandong Province has begun, State Power Investment Corporation announced. The site will eventually house six Guohe One (CAP1400) units.
- World Nuclear News8 Sept 2026
Key commissioning tests completed at Changjiang 4
Cold functional tests have been completed at unit 4 of the Changjiang nuclear power plant in China's Hainan province, China National Nuclear Corporation has announced.
- World Nuclear News7 Sept 2026
Construction under way of second Zhaoyuan unit
The first safety-related concrete has been poured for the reactor building of unit 2 at the Zhaoyuan nuclear power plant. It is the second of six HPR1000 (Hualong One) units planned for the site in China's Shandong province.
- World Nuclear News7 Sept 2026
Kairos completes first phase of testing in ETU 3 reactor mockup
Testing at the mockup of the Hermes 2 reactor cavity has validated aspects of the precast concrete shielding design and remote handling and maintenance capabilities to support Kairos Power's Hermes 2 Demonstration Plant and future commercial fleet.
- World Nuclear News7 Sept 2026
Argentina aims for 2027 launch of RA-10 multipurpose reactor
The National Atomic Energy Commission and the Secretariat for Nuclear Affairs say commissioning of the RA-10 multipurpose reactor will begin before the end of the year - and outlined plans for private financing for the associated production plant.
- Nuclear Decommissioning Authority28 Aug 2026
Guidance: NDA group socio-economic grant funding programme: guidance
These guidance documents provide details for applicants and practitioners on the NDA group grant application process, decision making criteria and governance.
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