Nuclear Study Group

Essential guidance on the reintroduction of a specialist structure question into the membership exams.

The Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant (JNPP) in Maharashtra, India, will be the world’s largest nuclear power station, with a projected capacity of 10 GW—enough to power approximately 70 million homes. Beyond its scale, JNPP presents a transformative opportunity to integrate carbon-conscious decision-making into material supply chains, setting new sustainability benchmarks for large-scale infrastructure projects.

IStructE and ITER Project recently co-hosted a joint conference about the challenges and opportunities of structural design and engineering at the world-renowned fusion power site.

An introduction to analysis and design methods for building structures and infrastructure facilities constructed from decommissioned wind turbine blades.

Alistair Hardey is Team Lead and Offshore Structure Engineer/Technical Authority for Shell U.K. Here he discusses his career and the challenges that offshore structures present to structural engineers.

This poster describes a project to enable lower-cost, formwork-free, 3D manufacture of individual concrete elements reinforced with a novel, ultra-high performance, non-corroding fibretendon.

This article describes the use of BIM for the Sellafield Maintenance Facility, a new mechanical handling plant that will provide operational support during waste retrieval campaigns.

John Carpenter sets out the lessons learned from a recently published final report on the 2005 Buncefield Oil Depot explosion and subsequent fire.