Sellafield’s Calder Hall turns 70 as decommissioning gathers pace 16th October 2026 Calder Hall, the world’s first nuclear power station, marks 70 years. Decommissioning of the facility progresses, cr...
10.16.2026 Gov.uk and 2 sites
MPs have rejected a Conservative call for the Government to withdraw from the ECHR (Image: Getty) MPs have rejected a Conservative call for the Government to withdraw from the European Convention on H...
10.14.2026 Aol.co.uk
Following the 70 th anniversary of the civil nuclear industry there has been an estimated 2. 4 billion tonnes of carbon emissions avoided, alongside 3, 224 TWhrs generated by the UK’s nuclear fleet. A...
10.19.2026 Energylivenews.com and 1 sites
RenewableUK announced the winners of the fifth annual Global Offshore Wind Awards at a ceremony on Tuesday 13 October at the Royal Lancaster London, featuring guest speaker Michael Shanks, Minister of...
10.14.2026 Renews.biz and 2 sites
The MP for North Shropshire has launched a petition against proposed plans to build a “massive” substation near Oswestry. The Liberal Democrat MP Helen Morgan is pushing back against the National Grid’s plans to build an energy hub at Lower Frankton, between Oswestry and Ellesmere, to handle a potentially huge influx of green energy from Wales. She is urging residents to sign her new petition in a community effort to stop the potential development. The proposed hub could cover tens of acres of l...
10.15.2026 Shropshirestar.com and 1 sites
UK Minister for Energy Michael Shanks reportedly said that ‘Fusion has the potential to provide virtually limitless clean energy’. That’s a dream that some now see as getting a bit more real. The UK h...
10.15.2026 Nuclear-news.net
The world’s first nuclear power station to supply electricity to the public is marking its 70th anniversary as engineers dismantle ageing structures and prepare the Sellafield site for future nuclear ...
10.16.2026 Thelondonweekly.net
This week, the United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL) launched its strategic plan for the future of nuclear over the next five years. The plan is built around fuel security , appropriate i...
10.14.2026 Energylivenews.com and 1 sites
70 years ago today, on the 17 October 1956, Queen Elizabeth II officially opened Calder Hall. The UK made history in opening the world’s first full-scale commercial nuclear power station, beginning a ...
10.16.2026 Gbnews.com and 1 sites
55. 54097 -2. 90602 Met Office CIMO Assessed Class 5 Digital Temperature records archived from 26/12/1954 Site originally from 1857 Bowhill Estate lies in the Scottish Borders region near Selkirk and is credited as being one of Scotland’s finest coun...
10.13.2026 Talkshop.blog