Sizewell: Locals to get anti-radiation pills
An entire Suffolk town could be given anti-radiation pills to take in the case of a nuclear emergency.
Checks after Sizewell shutdown
Checks are being carried out at Sizewell nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast after an automatic shutdown was triggered.
Nuclear power station fuel store plans reach next stage
Plans to build a Dry Fuel Store at Sizewell B power station have reached the next round of the planning process.
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Nuclear plant shut-down
The nuclear reactor at Sizewell power station in Suffolk has ben shut down.
The plant produces enough electricity to supply two million homes. It's being taken off-line for 6 weeks while engineers carry out work to remove spent fuel rods and replace them with new ones. Serena Sandhu reports.
Shut down at Sizewell power station
The nuclear reactor at Sizewell power station in Suffolk is being shut down today. The plant produces enough electricity to supply two-million homes.
It is being taken off-line for six weeks while engineers remove a third of the reactor's spent fuel rods and replace them with new ones.
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Nuclear plans at Sizewell move a step closer
Plans for a new nuclear power station at Sizewell in Suffolk are a step closer this morning after a similar project was given the go-ahead in the West Country.
EDF Energy wants to build a multi billion pound European Pressurised Reactor on the Suffolk coast. Plans for a similar project at Hinkley Point in Somerset have now been approved.
If it is built EDF Energy says the new Sizewell project would produce enough electricity to power one fifth of the homes in the UK.
Reports about state funding for nuclear energy
The energy company behind plans to build a new nuclear power station in Suffolk is reportedly asking for financial backing from the Government. EDF Energy has just completed a consultation about their proposals for Sizewell C.
Last week Centrica, who were to invest in the project, announced they were pulling out of the deal.
EDF says it won't comment on the reports and the Department for Energy & Climate Change told ITV News Anglia it will not give a running commmentary on discussions regarding nuclear projects.
Sizewell C plans - could be delayed but not cancelled
Plans for a new nuclear reactor - Sizewell C, in Suffolk - could be delayed but not cancelled after one of the major backers pulled out. Centrica says it's taken the decision because the costs have increased and the construction timetable has got longer.
But experts and politicians say confidence is high that new investors will make up the shortfall.
Centrica backs out of Sizewell project
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Sizewell investor pulls out
A major investor in a proposed new nuclear power station at Sizewell in Suffolk has pulled out of the project.
Centrica says it's taken the decision because the costs have increased and the construction timetable has got longer.
The company had a 20% stake in plans to build two new reactors at Sizewell and two at Hinkley Point in Somerset. It's not yet clear what impact today's decision will have on the plans for Sizewell. EDF which is the majority shareholder in the project has yet to comment.
In a statement EDF Energy said:
"Our ambition and commitment to developing new nuclear at Sizewell remain unchanged and we look forward to reviewing the important feedback we are receiving from the stage 1 consultation which concludes this week."
Sizewell: Locals to get anti-radiation pills
An entire Suffolk town could be given anti-radiation pills to take in the case of a nuclear emergency.
Read the full storyProposed nuclear reactor uses French design
The proposed new Sizewell C nuclear power station could create more than 5,500 jobs in the construction sector.
Plans are being released today by EDF Energy for building the new French designed European Pressurised Reactor, or EPR, on the Suffolk coast.
The EPR uses two nuclear reactors within the same single plant to produce 3.2 gigawatts of power.
Plans for new Sizewell reactor
Plans for a new nuclear reactor at Sizewell in Suffolk will go on show for the first time today.
The European Pressurised Reactor could cost upto 10 billion pounds to build.
EDF Energy, which has drawn up the plans, says the reactor could provide enough electricity for 5 million homes.
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