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Rownhams M27
The network upgrade going on underneath the M27 while thousands of vehicles pass by overhead

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks’ (SSEN) £9.6 million investment in the distribution network at Rownhams in Hampshire is now well underway, with works going ahead without disruption to motorists, despite the new cable crossing beneath the busy M27 motorway.

SSEN’s team, working with contract partners Freedom, has carefully designed the scheme to deliver long-term benefits by upgrading the local electricity infrastructure, while keeping disruption to a minimum and protecting the surrounding environment.

Hunterston B former nuclear power station
Hunterston B nuclear power station has transferred to the NDA

Hunterston B nuclear power station in North Ayrshire has transferred ownership from EDF to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.

Today, 1 April 2026 Hunterston B nuclear power station in North Ayrshire has transferred ownership from EDF to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) to be decommissioned by its subsidiary Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS).

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is the organisation trusted by the government to decommission the UK’s former nuclear sites safely, securely and sustainably, remediating them for their next use.

Great British Nuclear Awards Contract to Joint Venture
Great British Nuclear Awards Contract to Joint Venture

Amentum-Led Joint Venture Secures $406 Million Contract as Owner’s Engineer for UK’s First Small Modular Reactors

Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N) has awarded a $406 million (£300 million) contract to a joint venture between Amentum (NYSE: AMTM) and Cavendish Nuclear to serve as the owner’s engineer for its flagship small modular reactor (SMR) project in the UK.

Network Rail Easter Travel
Network Rail Easter Travel Update

Britain’s rail network open for business this Easter – but passengers asked to check before they travel on some key routes

The vast majority of Britain’s rail network will be open for passengers travelling over the Easter bank holiday weekend, helping them make the most of their spring break.

Thanks to our carefully-planned £75.5m  programme of investment this Easter, aimed at improving performance for both passengers and freight services, we are ensuring most services run as normal.

GTR Test Train
World first as development of quantum navigation technology advances onto Britain’s national railway

Britain’s railway has taken a major step in the development of quantum navigation technologies, with new systems designed to measure train position with extreme precision now being advanced for the national rail network.

Hunterston B achieves licence milestone
Hunterston B achieves licence milestone

Office for Nuclear Regulation grant a site licence to Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) - major milestone that will enable the site's decommissioning.

With a few days to go until Hunterston B becomes the UK’s first Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor (AGR) site to transfer into UK Government ownership, a major milestone that will enable the nuclear power station’s decommissioning has been achieved.

David Marshall (left), chief information security officer at Sellafield Ltd with the winner of the Cyber Leaders Challenge.
Supporting the cyber stars of the future

David Marshall, Sellafield's chief information security officer, has been working with the cyber stars of the future, as part of the Cyber Leaders Challenge.

The challenge is the national cyber emergency competition for UK university students.

David Marshall was one of the judges for the event. He judged one of the regional rounds in Manchester. Following this he judged the nationwide quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. These all took place at the iconic BT Tower in London, last week.

The event is designed to identify, test and nurture future cyber talent.

GPR-Surveys-Lucion
NUAR Is A Breakthrough, But Underground Risk Has Not Disappeared

Despite the National Underground Asset Register now covering more than 80 per cent of buried infrastructure, around 230 underground utility strikes still occur every working day in the UK.

For Tom Chapman, Business Development Manager at Lucion Survey, that statistic serves as a reminder that better data does not automatically eliminate underground risk.

A cutaway of the STEP fusion plant (Image: UKAEA)
Key contracts awarded in UK fusion programme

The ILIOS consortium has been appointed as the construction partner for the UK's STEP Fusion programme, while Kinectrics has been named as the design and fabrication partner for the UKAEA-Eni H3AT Tritium Loop Facility. The appointments came as the government published its Fusion Energy Strategy.

Matthew Hall, Jay Sanjeevan, Faye Rathmill and Michelle Lambon-Wilks
Sellafield apprentice wins national skills award

Faye Rathmill has been named Higher and Degree Apprentice of the Year at the UK Nuclear Skills Awards 2026

The award recognises her outstanding contribution, technical skill, and commitment to career development.

Faye wasn’t the only winner with a Sellafield connection.

Mark Thurston, Chief Executive, Anglian Water
Water for Public Benefit

Guest: Mark Thurston, Chief Executive, Anglian Water
Interviewed by: Antony Oliver

Train driver steers TBM Karen towards Euston
HS2 launches final giant tunnelling machine towards Euston station

HS2 has started excavation of the final tunnel bore on the 140-mile railway between central London and the West Midlands – marking a significant milestone for the project.

The last of 11 tunnelling machines built for the project started its drive from Old Oak Common station in west London towards Euston – the railway’s terminus. The tunnel boring machine (TBM) is named Karen after Karen Harrison, one of the first female train drivers in the UK, who drove out of Old Oak Common depot.