A report from Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) sets out the assessment of the treated pond water leak that occurred at the Magnox Limited Sizewell A site on 3 September 2011, the resultant enforcement decision, and related information. Read the rest of this entry »
Horizon will hold its next Open Surgery at Llangefni Communities First Centre on 20 February so local people can ask questions about the company’s plans for a new nuclear power station at Wylfa on Anglesey. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Foy, Superintending Inspector on the Sellafield programme, explains how his team works to improve safety and reduce risk at the site. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: nuclear, onr, sellafield
The West Cumbria Managing Radioactive Waste Safely Partnership has launched a formal public consultation to consider whether West Cumbria should take part in the search for a site for a repository for the UK’s higher activity radioactive waste. Read the rest of this entry »
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They are small and do not produce energy for electricity production, but for over half a century research reactors have been fostering scientific innovation and education in more than 50 countries around the world. Read the rest of this entry »
The North of England has the opportunity to become one of the world’s leading nuclear manufacturing hubs, creating many thousands of new jobs and generating substantial economic growth for the UK, according to a University of Manchester report. Read the rest of this entry »
SONE is a group of individuals of many different disciplines, interests and backgrounds. They have one objective which is to promote an informed debate about nuclear’s place in global energy supply and how it can help power the world’s economic development in a sustainable way.
The NDA has today published a Credible Options Study covering the remaining nuclear materials at Dounreay referred to as ‘exotics’. The study identifies two strategic options for the material. Read the rest of this entry »
Sellafield Ltd has today awarded a multi-million pound, long-term training contract to local provider GEN II. Read the rest of this entry »
Large tracts of land at two sites owned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) have been officially sanctioned as available for new development after the last remaining nuclear regulations were removed.
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Tags: Decommissioning, NDA, nuclear