Overhaul of safety and environment rules will make UK ‘nuclear nation’ - Starmer
SIR KEIR Starmer has said a regulatory overhaul for British civil and defence nuclear projects will help the UK “reclaim its place as a leading nuclear nation”.
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The Chemical Engineer
News, views and jobs from the chemical, biochemical and process engineering sectors.
March 2026Issue 1017
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Back-up power line restored to Europe’s largest nuclear plant during ceasefire in Ukraine
FEARS of a nuclear accident at Europe’s largest atomic power plant have eased after a back-up power line connecting the site to an external electricity source was restored.
Urenco and Babcock face prosecution over uranium oxide release
NUCLEAR engineering companies Urenco ChemPlants and Babcock Critical Services are to be prosecuted after a 2024 incident at an enrichment site in the UK led to a uranium oxide release.
UPDATE: NASA confirms April Artemis II launch
THE FIRST crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years is now scheduled to launch in April after NASA engineers identified and resolved a helium flow fault affecting the Artemis II rocket.
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