05 Aug 2026
Photo credit: M. Shahri Hungary’s only nuclear plant came within millimetres of a complete shutdown this week as the drought draining central Europe’s rivers left the Danube too low to cool its reactors. A slight overnight rise in the river bought the Paks plant a reprieve, while downstream in Romania the military has detonated […]
10 Feb 2026
Photo by wal_172619 Testing of a £50m ultrasound system designed to stop fish being sucked into the cooling pipes of Hinkley Point C nuclear power station has gone “really well”, according to engineers working on the Somerset project. The trial by Swansea University found the system “highly effective,” and project leaders are now considering […]
19 Sep 2016
If EIB funding disappears post-Brexit, new Government safeguards for future foreign investment in critical infrastructure will be important. The delay was unexpected and allowed the critics of this project time to give full reign to their long list of concerns. A big decision. If this is perceived to be a bench mark as ‘value for […]
04 Apr 2016
The new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point is a critical pillar of UK energy policy not least is setting a benchmark against which other projects like tidal lagoons are being priced. The very obvious and public problems that EDF, the French and UK Governments are going through against the backdrop of EU referendum continue […]