U.S. companies said to be in talks with U.K. on Welsh nuclear projectNuclear NewsPower & OperationsNovember 11, 2020, 3:00PM|Nuclear News StaffArtist's concept of the Wylfa Newydd project. Image: Horizon Nuclear PowerThe London-based newspaper Financial Times is reporting that a consortium of U.S. firms is holding discussions with the U.K. government to revive Wylfa Newydd, the nuclear new-build project in Wales from which Tokyo-based Hitachi Ltd. withdrew in September. According to the November 10 FT story—which is based on an anonymous source—the consortium is led by Bechtel and includes Southern Company and Westinghouse.ExpandTags:bechtelduncan hawthornehitachi ltd.horizon nuclear powernuclear industry associationsouthern companytom greatrexwestinghousewylfa newyddShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
U.K. trade group debuts blueprint for lowering nuclear construction costsNuclear NewsPower & OperationsSeptember 3, 2020, 9:29AM|Nuclear News StaffThe Nuclear Industry Association (NIA), the trade group for the United Kingdom’s civil nuclear industry, unveiled a new report yesterday that sets out a framework for cutting the cost of building new nuclear power plants in Britain.The 27-page report, Nuclear Sector Deal: Nuclear New Build Cost Reduction, is available online.ExpandTags:edf energyhinkley pointnuclear industry associationnuclear industry councilShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook