Analysts predict that energy bills could increase by £600 a year

The Business Secretary has unveiled a £100 million package for the nuclear project in Suffolk

The Chief Executive of the developer company said they will “evaluate the next steps” of the project

Workers vote in favour of industrial action in a dispute over changes to terms, condition and pay

It is part of the energy giant’s previous announcement to reduce 4,000 jobs by the end of 2020

It announced plans to take National Grid into public ownership as well as replace the existing distribution network operators

Potential strike action by hundreds of construction workers building the new Hinkley Point C (HPC) nuclear power station has been averted. Members of the GMB and Unite unions were preparing for industrial action after they rejected the previous pay offer made by EDF. However, under the improved pay deal, wages will be up to 36% […]

The management at Sellafield has been accused of intimidation by the GMB union ahead of the second firefighters strike today. Firefighters working at the nuclear site are walking out between 6am and 6.30pm in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. It follows a previous walkout on Tuesday this week. GMB alleges members have been […]

Firefighters at the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria are to stage two strikes this month in a dispute over pay grades. More than 60 GMB union members had voted for industrial action in July but it was shelved for further talks. However, the union has said the management at Sellafield “failed to keep promises” and […]

The head of NuGen has said the development of the proposed nuclear power station in Cumbria will be delayed. The firm initially expected electricity generation to begin by 2025. However, Chief Executive Tom Samson said: “Clearly, there will be a shift in the start date from 2025 to later in the 2020s but the plant […]