Areva works on rescue plan
Areva, the French company due to supply EDF Energy’s new reactor at Hinkley Point, has begun talks with labour organisations over thousands of job losses and other cutbacks to try to reduce costs by €1 billion annually.
Areva, the French company due to supply EDF Energy’s new reactor at Hinkley Point, has begun talks with labour organisations over thousands of job losses and other cutbacks to try to reduce costs by €1 billion annually.
The Office for Nuclear Regulation has highlighted several areas of concern in the Generical Design Assessment of Hitachi-GE's ABWR nuclear reactor design.
The design is planned for use at Horizon's Wylfa site in Wales.
So-called generic design licensing for the AP1000, the nuclear reactor design planned for construction at Moorside in Cumbria, has moved into the "technical assessment" phase, the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) said.