President Obama announces more than $8bn of federal loan guarantees to help build the first new nuclear power stations in the US for 30 years.

The Government has announced a huge expansion of nuclear power, naming 10 sites in England and Wales as suitable for new power stations.

The Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) has revealed two new nuclear power stations and five big wind farms and a biomass power plant will be considered for fast track planning. The first projects it aims to consider are applications from French firm EDF for two new nuclear power stations at Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C The IPC was set up earlier this month to look at planning applications ...

Government will identify sites around Britain suitable for building nuclear plants as part of new energy policy Hélène Mulholland, David Teather and agencies Ed Miliband, the energy and climate change secretary, insisted today that nuclear power has a "relatively good" safety record in this country as he prepared to unveil plans to fast-track a new generation of nuclear power station...

A joint venture between RWE, npower and E.ON UK to build new nuclear power stations in the UK is to be named Horizon Nuclear Power.

The government is paving the way for a huge expansion of nuclear power – but would you live near a power station? A new nuclear power station in Hinkley, Somerset, is a step closer to becoming reality and could be operational within nine years, according to the This is Somerset website. Ten new plants are reportedly being pushed through a "fast-tracked" planning process, to supply up to 25% ...

RWE npower and E.ON UK today announced further details of their nuclear joint venture, called Horizon Nuclear Power, which aims to develop a new nuclear power station at Wylfa on Anglesey.

The next generation of UK nuclear power stations will be funded by a new electricity tax on consumers, according to a report in The Guardian.

Government gives nuclear power stations the all clear and advances plan for carbon capture and storage schemes.

By Lea Pachta Energy Minister, Ed Miliband, has announced plans to fast-track a new generation of [b]nuclear power[/b] plants. Commenting, Dr Adam Marshall, Director of Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: [i]"Decisions involving [b]nuclear power[/b] are never easy. Yet British business is clear that [b]nuclear power[/b] will be...