Nuclear
GE to build 75-inch blade for UK’s Hinkley Point C nuclear...
Hinkley Point C will boast the world’s most powerful steam turbine with the aid of the largest-ever last-stage blade, according to reports.
Nuclear
UK and Japan sign nuclear energy robotics alliance
Research collaboration will see robotics used for Fukushima decommissioning and also advances in fusion
Nuclear
Nexans wins €20m contract to supply specialised nuclear cables
Nexans has won $24.3 million contract to supply specialised nuclear cables for the Hinkley Point C new nuclear power station.
Nuclear
South Africa’s nuclear power plant welcomes replacement steam generator
The first of six new replacement steam generators arrived at the Koeberg nuclear power station on 29 September 2020.
Nuclear
Doosan Heavy Industries to supply pressurizer for ITER fusion project
Doosan Heavy Industries will supply a pressurizer for the massive, multi-national nuclear fusion research project - ITER - going on in southern France.
Waste Management & Decommissioning
Jacobs deploys new technology to spot radioactive contamination
Jacobs is deploying a new type of Raman spectroscopy technology, which makes it safer and cheaper to spot radioactive contamination.
Nuclear
Framatome and Lockheed Martin partner to modernise US nuclear plants
The partnership will see Lockheed Martin’s Discrete Logic Solving System will be incporated into proven Framatome instrumentation and control (I&C) nuclear plant modernization solutions.
Nuclear
MEH Alliance reaches first milestone at Hinkley Point C
The first five of 156 tanks have been installed at the Hinkley Point C nuclear new build site in Somerset, UK, which marks the start of physical works being delivered by the MEH Alliance.
Nuclear
Bilfinger announces £350m double-win for Hinkley C nuclear plant
Industrial services company Bilfinger has won two new contracts worth £350 million for the new Hinkley Point C nuclear power station.
Equipment
Babcock & Wilcox gains $70m credit lifeline amid power sector struggles
Historic energy infrastructure firm Babcock & Wilcox has gained a two-year credit extension and finance agreement as it deals with ongong fiscal struggles and the current economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
