Great British Energy - Nuclear has been granted an electricity generating licence - required by all electricity generating companies - by the UK's gas and electricity markets regulator Ofgem.

An interim report on options for the full restoration of the New Safe Confinement's protective functions is due to be presented later this month. Serhii Tarakanov, Director General of SSE Chornobyl NPP, says the aim is for the repair work to be completed by 2030.

Ahead of the presentation of the report to the 31 March meeting of the International Chernobyl Cooperation Account, the plant, the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Bouygues and Vinci discussed the proposals for the restoration work.

California-based startup Deep Fission, which aims to place small modular reactors in boreholes a mile underground, has begun drilling the first of three planned data acquisition wells in Parsons, Kansas, where it is building its pilot project.

The well will be drilled to a depth of approximately 6,000 feet (1,830 metres) and will have a diameter of roughly eight inches (20 centimetres). The three planned wells represents the initial phase of site characterisation and engineering validation.

The UK's Rolls-Royce SMR has signed a memorandum of understanding with strategic and technical consultancy and project development company Equilibrion to collaborate on a technical and economic assessment of sustainable aviation fuel produced using small modular reactors.

Finland's Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority has declared that the site of the country's first nuclear reactor is no longer classified as a nuclear facility following the dismantling of the Finnish Reactor 1 in Espoo.

A joint venture led by Amentum (NYSE: AMTM) has won a new framework contract as the lead decommissioning and waste management contractor for nuclear research sites in four European countries.

Under the $112 million (€95.7 million) contract, awarded by the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC), the Amentum-led JV will provide decommissioning solutions to accelerate the clean-up efforts of JRC sites in Ispra (Italy), Karlsruhe (Germany), Geel (Belgium) and Petten (The Netherlands).

A 1.5-mile section of the Grand Union Canal, owned by the charity, Canal & River Trust, has reopened to the public – seven days ahead of schedule - after HS2 engineers successfully launched a 130-metre-long steel bridge into position over the canal.

The launch operation, which began on Wednesday, 4th March, involved sliding the 1,620-tonne deck across a country road, canal, and towpath near Ufton in Warwickshire.

Guest: Mark Coates, Vice President of Infrastructure Policy Advancement, Bentley Systems
Interviewed by: Antony Oliver

In this episode we dive into the infrastructure sector’s journey towards digitisation, decarbonisation and modernisation – a journey which to be honest, seems like one that we have been on for some time.

Mouse-sized robot developed by UKAEA and CERN to inspect Large Hadron Collider, highlighting the power of international collaboration.

Mouse-sized robot inspired by fusion energy and developed by UKAEA and CERN to inspect the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is ‘Highly Commended’ at prestigious Collaborate to Innovate Awards.

Lloyd’s Register warns fatigue, inconsistent leadership and reluctance to speak are driving yacht safety risk

The survey results highlight both the strengths and areas for improvement in the safety culture of the yacht industry.

Inconsistent leadership and variable safety priorities, along with indications that formal procedures are not always followed, are creating avoidable risks across the yacht sector.

CIMIC Group company CPB Contractors has been selected by Sydney Water to deliver the Orchard Hills Water Filtration Plant (WFP) Reliability Upgrade (Pre-treatment) project.

Munich-based Proxima Fusion has signed an agreement with the Free State of Bavaria, RWE, and Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics to construct the world's first commercial stellarator fusion power plant at the former Gundremmingen nuclear power plant site.