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In 2019, following the failure of the auxiliary spillway at Toddbrook Reservoir, the Secretary of State commissioned Prof David Balmforth to lead an independent review into the incident.

Date Time New hydropower dam design tested at EPFL A team of EPFL engineers has completed proof-of-concept tests for the new Massongex-Bex-Rhône hydropower dam. The tests, involving both a physical scale model and computer simulations, enabled the engineers to fine-tune their design. Engineers at EPFL’s Platform of Hydraulic Constructions (PL-LCH) in Lausanne have just finished testing the design for the new Massongex-Bex-Rhône (MBR) hydropower dam. The tests began in November 2020 and were...