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Sizewell B nuclear power station in Suffolk has secured a 20-year extension to its operational lifespan, allowing it to continue generating electricity for the UK until 2055.

The prime minister Sir Keir Starmer’s plans to reform the regulation of nuclear power and weapons to make new developments easier have provoked “serious concerns”.

The oil crisis triggered by the Iran war has changed the fossil fuel industry forever, turning countries away from fossil fuels to secure energy supplies.

Power will be cut for between eight and 16 hours across most regions of Ukraine on Sunday, state transmission system operator Ukrenergo has said, after Russian attacks targeting energy infrastructure reduced the country’s generating capacity to “zero”.

The government has announced the construction of the Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk will cost around £38 billion, as it struck a deal with a group of investors.

An early intelligence assessment indicated that the U.S. military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of Tehran’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months

United States to begin mass production of new thermonuclear bombs in May

Britain’s nuclear subs ‘will be detectable within years’ by hostile states, a US general has warned - as it emerges the UK is updating its Cold War plans in preparation for attack

Office for Nuclear Regulation told government that claims about reactor delays in press release were ‘not true’

Americium-241 costs one fifth per watt of power compared to plutonium-238.

The UK government is in discussions with its French counterparts about buying back three nuclear sites from the state-owned energy giant EDF, as Whitehall seeks to take control of the forthcoming expansion of nuclear power.

Staffing crisis at the Environment Agency, which assists in monitoring 950 sites, results in hearing about incidents later than usual, an insider says.

US President Donald Trump has minimized the threat of climate change and claimed that "monster nukes" from the US and Russia pose the greatest risk of armageddon.

British Energy Secretary Ed Miliband will visit China in March to restart talks on energy cooperation and meet Chinese investors, three sources with direct knowledge of the plan said, as the Labour government seeks closer China ties amid worsening U.S.- and EU-China relations.

Scientists at Georgetown University knew more than a decade ago that China had a network of tunnels for transporting missiles. They estimated that the tunnels could hold 3,000 intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Industry figures say fate of Anglesey facility to have been built by Hitachi shows problems with planning system.

The government has announced plans to make it easier to build mini nuclear power stations in England and Wales, as part of its efforts to boost UK economic growth.

Most 12 year old boys pickup video games, or action figures, or playing cards, when they want to unwind in their playroom.

China appears to be building a large laser-ignited fusion research centre in the southwestern city of Mianyang, experts at two analytical organisations say, a development that could aid nuclear weapons design and work exploring power generation.

There has been an update on the Royal Navy’s effort to explore nuclear-powered surface ships, building on its earlier Request for Information (RFI) issued last year.

The UK had private fears about the threat from Russia as Ukraine gave up its inherited nuclear weapons, newly released documents show.

Nuclear waste dump in Cumbria pleaded guilty to leaving data that could threaten national security exposed for four years, says regulator