The government today (April 7) announced a long-delayed energy strategy amid skyrocketing energy prices attributed to spiking demand following pandemic lockdowns as well as the war in Ukraine. But…Read more…
Save Springfields nuclear jobs call
The Unite and Prospect unions, which represent workers at Springfields Nuclear Fuels near Preston, have called for the government to look at changing the ownership model of the site. In a joint…Read more…
Nuclear funding plan call
Unite, Prospect and the GMB have joined forces to demand government bring forward a long-promised funding solution for new nuclear. As part of the ‘Nuclear Week’ campaign in parliament this week,…Read more…
Springfields nuclear fuel facility must be protected
MPs will debate the future of Westinghouse Springfields tomorrow (September 7), the UK’s only facility suitable for making fuel for nuclear power generation. Trade unions Unite and Prospect have…Read more…
‘Time for dithering on new nuclear capacity is over’
The failure of ministers to include nuclear energy in the government’s Green Financing Framework is ‘a grave and short-sighted error’, if the UK is to meet its 2050 target of net zero emissions,…Read more…
Unite welcomes gov’t talks on Sizewell C plant
The government needs to put its foot on the accelerator in the talks with energy giant EDF on the construction of the new £20bn Sizewell C nuclear power plant, Unite said today (December 14). Unite…Read more…
‘Rebadged funding pots and reheated pledges’
Prime minister Boris Johnson’s 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution falls far short of what is needed to create enough jobs for a successful post-pandemic economy and tackle a growing…Read more…
Sizewell C project must go ahead
The threat to 10,000 jobs in the nuclear supply chain if Sizewell C does not get the go-ahead should concentrate the minds of ministers on the need for a coherent UK energy policy, Unite said today…Read more…
Unite hails EDF apprenticeship announcement
Unite the union, which represents construction and energy workers, has strongly welcomed the announcement today (September 17) that EDF has increased by 50 per cent the number of apprentices that…Read more…
Hitachi pulls out of Wylfa nuclear project
Ministers should unveil their energy White Paper urgently to allay fears about the future of the UK’s nuclear industry, following the announcement that Hitachi is pulling out of the Wylfa nuclear…Read more…
Invest in ‘new’ nuclear call
Comprehensive investment in the nuclear industry is one of the levers to kick-start the UK’s post-pandemic economy, with the promise of a low carbon future and the creation of tens of thousands of…Read more…
Hinkley Point costs soar
Unite has called on the government to “learn the lessons from the Hinkley Point project” after it emerged this week (September 25) that costs for the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant will soar £2.9bn…Read more…
‘Bully boy tactics’
Troubled outsourcer Mitie is facing the threat of legal action amid accusations of blacklisting after bosses threatened workers at the Sellafield nuclear processing plant with disciplinary action if…Read more…
‘On the brink’
Unite has joined the chorus of concern over the future of the Wylfa nuclear power station. Hitachi, the company behind the new nuclear power station, said ‘no formal decision’ has been made…Read more…
Clarity call
A clarion call for clarity on the future of the Moorside nuclear power station in Cumbria on which thousands of jobs will depend has been made by Unite today (August 1). Unite is seeking an…Read more…
‘Positive move’
Unite welcomed a new ‘nuclear sector deal’ announced by the government on Thursday (June 28) that will see £200m invested in the industry. Business and energy secretary Greg Clark yesterday…Read more…
‘Brexatom’ threat
When British voters were asked in the EU referendum whether the UK should stay or leave, most didn’t know that they’d be voting on the future of the nuclear industry as well. But last…Read more…