What to look out for in 2021
24 Dec 2020, 12:10Comments (7)
While 2020 was somewhat stifled by the pandemic, 2021 could see a rebound in activity as the public and private sectors seek to claw back time lost dealing with Covid-related problems and progress their projects with renewed vigour.
Here is our pick of some of the most important and interesting projects to look out for in the Manchester and Liverpool city-regions, and the rest of the North West, in the coming months.
ID Manchester winner
The 4m sq ft mixed-use neighbourhood would focus on the science, R&D and technology sectors
The University of Manchester is expected to appoint a development partner for the £1.5bn city centre innovation district following a delay in 2020. It put the procurement process on hold during lockdown but resumed talks with longlisted bidders in July and intends to announce the winner by next spring. The longlist includes Bruntwood SciTech with developer Stanhope; Peel L&P and Urban Splas
Nuclear Developers Dust Off Plans for More Reactors in U.K.
Bloomberg,
Industry sees shift to allow more reactors to be built
Government is due to release a paper on financing projects. Nuclear power developers are refreshing plans for new reactors in the U.K. after speculation that the government could be willing to support building more plants than the industry had been expecting.
A little-noticed paper issued by the Treasury on Nov. 25 said it is important that the U.K. can “maintain options by pursuing additional large-scale nuclear projects,” assuming they can be done in a cost-effective way. That wording, with a notable plural on the word “projects,” went beyond a recommendation made two years ago that Britain should build only one more major atomic facility.
Nuclear developers dust off plans for more reactors in U.K.
Rachel Morison, Bloomberg
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Contractors work inside Reactor Unit Two on the construction project for Hinkley Point C nuclear power station near Bridgwater, England, on July 28, 2020.Bloomberg photo by Luke MacGregor.
Nuclear power developers are refreshing plans for new reactors in the U.K. after speculation that the government could be willing to support building more plants than the industry had been expecting.
A little-noticed paper issued by the Treasury on Nov. 25 said it is important that the U.K. can maintain options by pursuing additional large-scale nuclear projects, assuming they can be done in a cost-effective way. That wording, with a notable plural on the word projects, went beyond a recommendation made two years ago that Britain should build only one more major atomic facility.
Waste from nuclear fuel must be stored for more than a million years/
“Salt can be present in the ambient air and environment anywhere, not just near the ocean. We need to be able to plan for extended long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel at nuclear power plants for the foreseeable future it’s a national reality,”
Sandia to put nuclear waste storage canisters to the test, https://www.newswise.com/articles/sandia-to-put-nuclear-waste-storage-canisters-to-the-test,
Scientists will explore science of cracks caused by corrosion,
10-Dec-2020 , by Sandia National Laboratories Newswise ALBUQUERQUE, N.M
. Sandia National Laboratories is outfitting three 22.5-ton, 16.5-feet-long stainless-steel storage canisters with heaters and instrumentation to simulate nuclear waste so researchers can study their durability.
Nuclear Developers Dust Off Plans for More Reactors in U.K.
Bloomberg 12/11/2020
(Bloomberg)
Nuclear power developers are refreshing plans for new reactors in the U.K. after speculation that the government could be willing to support building more plants than the industry had been expecting.
A little-noticed paper issued by the Treasury on Nov. 25 said it is important that the U.K. can “maintain options by pursuing additional large-scale nuclear projects,” assuming they can be done in a cost-effective way. That wording, with a notable plural on the word “projects,” went beyond a recommendation made two years ago that Britain should build only one more major atomic facility.