A new study released today shows that the UK’s civil nuclear sector contributed £6.4 billion to the UK economy last year – equivalent to the aerospace manufacturing industry; and its 65,000 employees are part of one of the most productive workforces in the country.

Commenting on the launch of the government’s Industrial Strategy White Paper, Lord Hutton, Chairman of the Nuclear Industry Association and co-chair of the Nuclear Industry Council, said:

EY welcomes Hammond's changes to the UK oil and gas tax legislation.

Bosses at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant have ‘gone cold’ on the possibility of a pay deal as a one day strike by more than 1,100 craft workers on Tuesday (7 November) is set to go-ahead.

The deal agreed by Theresa May to build Britain's first new nuclear power plant in 20 years will hit the poorest the hardest, MPs have warned.

EY says the next decade will be 'critical' for the UK's nuclear supply chain. 

The Managing Director of SSE Wholesale, Martin Pibworth, urges the Government to consider the advantages of its current Carbon Price Floor mechanism 'to provide certainty into the 2020s, whilst it considers the longer-term options presented in the Helm review for carbon pricing and electricity generation'.

John McDonnell will argue today that more than £37bn that has been paid to shareholders of privatised rail, telecoms, energy and water companies could and should have been invested in public services.

New polling released today shows that only 10% of the UK public agree with the UK government’s decision to leave Euratom, the Treaty which regulates the nuclear sector across Europe, at the same time as leaving the European Union. 

The National Infrastructure Commission has issued a consultation on a National Infrastructure Assessment - Congestion, Capacity, Carbon: Priorities for National Infrastructure. 

The government’s Clean Growth Strategy, which sets out how it will decarbonise all sectors of the UK economy, has been welcomed by the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA). 

The Nuclear Industry Association have responded to the Government's Nuclear Safeguards Bill.

The distinction between energy and electricity is diminishing, said the Nuclear Industry Association at a Conservative party conference fringe event.

Young people in the UK are the main supporters of greenhouse emissions reduction and believe that the Government need to do more to deliver emissions savings, according to a new survey carried out for the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).

Caroline Flint MP & Lisa Nandy MP joined the Nuclear Industry Association's Chief Executive on the panel at a Labour conference fringe event, discussing how nuclear energy can play a role in rebalancing the UK economy.

Labour would undertake a "radical" programme of renationalisation if it wins the next election - with the Government setting the price, John McDonnell has declared.

Atkins, in partnership with Tidal Lagoon Power (TLP) and LDA Design, has won the Energy, Efficiency and Sustainability award at The Engineer Collaborate to Innovate Awards 2017 for their collaborative work on the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project. The awards celebrate projects and initiatives in engineering that are collaborative, innovative and inspiring.  

Brand new solar farm opened in Leeds this year to support the production of Coca-Cola.

The reduction of the cost of offshore wind in the UK has been impressive, but embracing innovation in areas such as Big Data could bring them down further, says Andy Thompson, Atkins' Market Lead for Offshore Engineering.

Last month the Government commissioned Professor Dieter Helm to review the cost of electricity. He’s tasked with recommending how to keep prices as low as possible and set the UK on a path to having the lowest electricity prices in Europe.

The aim of the report is to help readers better understand the intricacies of the complex energy sector, providing a straightforward rundown of its main structure while also outlining the major areas of change.

Solar panels will be installed across 800,000 social housing properties in England and Wales over the next five years in a bid to cut the cost of utilities for tenants, the Government has announced.

SSE has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling climate change by issuing the biggest ever green bond by a UK company.

The head of energy regulator Ofgem has said the Government must bring forward new legislation if it wants to cap household energy bills.