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| Power and Nuclear News |
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| Plans for £400m Humber wind farm port unveiled |
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The site near Immingham would become a base for the construction of turbines for huge North Sea wind farms. |
| BBC News Thu 8 Jul |
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| Bid to speed up Trawsfynydd's nuclear decommissioning |
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Decommissioning work at a nuclear power station could be speeded up if plans are given the go-ahead by the new coalition government |
| BBC News Thu 1 Jul |
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| Problems at the Davis-Besse nuclear reactor are worse than expected |
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As many as 16 critical parts in the Davis-Besse reactor lid are cracked or flawed, and the problem could get worse. |
| Plain Dealer Fri Apr 15 |
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| SSE buys into BiFab |
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SSE has purchased 15% of BiFab and plans to order 50 wind farm jackets per year from the company. |
| NDTCabin Tue 13 Apr |
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| Oldbury nuclear plant proposals submitted |
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Up to 5,000 jobs could be created in South Gloucestershire under proposals announced for a new nuclear power plant at Oldbury-on-Severn. |
| BBC News Tue 30 Mar |
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| Wylfa in Anglesey 'could house next UK nuclear plant' |
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The UK's next nuclear power plant could be constructed on the island of Anglesey by 2020 |
| BBC News Tue 30 Mar |
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| Sheffield firm gets £80m to make nuclear components |
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Sheffield Forgemasters is being given an £80m loan from the government to build parts for the next generation of nuclear power stations in the UK. |
| BBC News Thu 18 Mar |
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| Cracks found in critical reactor parts at Davis-Besse power plant |
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Inspectors at the Davis-Besse power plant have found cracking in critical parts that is similar to what caused massive corrosion at the plant eight years ago. |
| Cleveland.com Mar 15 |
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| UK's largest Biomass power plants planned |
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Construction will start this year on Scotlands largest biomass plant, whilst plans are proposed for a 300 MW station in Hull. |
| NDTCabin Sat 27 Feb |
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| Windfarm blade plant to open on Tyneside |
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Britain's first factory making turbine blades for offshore wind farms will go into production in Newcastle this year |
| Independent Fri 19 Feb |
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| Wave power project planned for Shetlands |
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Scottish company Pelamis Wave Power and Swedish energy company Vattenfall are planning to build a wave farm off the coast of the Shetland Islands. |
| NDTCabin Fri 18 Dec |
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| New nuclear facilities announced |
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A research centre and factory to support the UK's civil nuclear industry are to be based in South Yorkshire |
| BBC News Thu 3 Dec |
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| Ten nuclear stations to be built in bid to prevent energy shortage |
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Ten nuclear power stations are to be built in Britain at a cost of up to £50 billion as the Government tries to prevent the threat of regular power cuts by the middle of the coming decade. |
| Times Online Tue 10 Nov |
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| Clean coal dealt second blow |
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Dong Energy withdraws from 1.6GW Hunterston power station scheme just days after E.ON shelves Kingsnorth |
| Guardian Mon 12 Oct |
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| Eon puts Kingsnorth plant on hold |
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Eon has put plans to build a new coal fired power station at Kingsnorth on hold for at least 2 to 3 years as demand for electricity falls. |
| ft.com Thu 8 Oct |
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| EDF power price curb could hit UK nuclear reactor plans |
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Nuclear reactors that are essential for Britain’s future energy needs are in jeopardy, according to analysts, because EDF will not be able to afford to build them. |
| BBC News Mon 10 Aug |
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| Staff get anti-radiation therapy |
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Eight workers at Hinkley Point B power station in Somerset have received anti-radiation treatment after a corridor at the site became contaminated. |
| BBC News Fri 24 Jul |
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| UK regulator raises French nuclear concerns |
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French plans to lead a nuclear power renaissance in Britain have been dealt a major blow after regulators warned of serious reservations about the safety of the reactor technology earmarked for use. |
| Times Online Wed 1 Jul |
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| Floating wind turbine launched |
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The world's first floating wind turbine is to be towed out to sea this weekend. |
| BBC News Fri 5 Jun |
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| Combined cycle power station to be built in Rotterdam |
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Siemens is to build a new gas fired power station in the Rotterdam area of Holland. |
| NDTCabin Wed 27 May |
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