Ali Akbar Salehi, Head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran ( AEOI ), said that Iran will begin construction of two new nuclear power plants in Bushehr.
EDF has postponed giving final approval to construction of the £18 billion nuclear power plant planned for Hinkley Point C.
The UK faces a 40-55 per cent electricity supply gap if the UK Government implements its plans to close all coal-fired power stations and retire aging nuclear power stations by 2025, according to a report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IME).
The Italian energy company Enel has announced that it is finalising details of a corporate restructure designed to put renewables at the core of the company’s strategy, in a move approved at an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting.
Wylfa Magnox, the oldest nuclear power plant in the UK, and the last of its kind in the world, has closed after 45 years of operation.