John on January 29th, 2010

Commissioner Piebalgs welcomes the creation of the “European Nuclear Energy Leadership Academy”

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John on January 28th, 2010

Ever wanted to see a nuclear reactor core in action?  A new computer algorithm developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory allows scientists to view nuclear fission in much finer detail than ever before.

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John on January 26th, 2010

Dounreay achieved yet another major milestone in January – with the completion of a seven-year project to clean up the dirtiest area of Dounreay’s uranium conversion plant.

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This is an extract from an article by Emma Jayne Gooch of McKenzie Douglas. One of her contributors says “I think that any young person that is interested in writing their own ticket for the future should start nuclear engineering and physics training now. They could name their salary and get it.”

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The programme of returning solid Highly Active Waste (HAW) from Sellafield to overseas customers will commence shortly. In the near future the name of the vessel, the departure port, the departure date, the route and the approximate time of arrival will be given.

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John on January 13th, 2010

Westinghouse, designer of the AP1000 nuclear reactor currently under assessment for the UK’s civil nuclear programme, has appointed Serco as its lead nuclear safety adviser in the UK.

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John on January 11th, 2010

Trawsfynydd celebrated a major milestone when its new Intermediate Level Waste (ILW) Store was officially opened – marking a first for a Magnox site.

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John on January 9th, 2010

The NAMRC is dedicated to enabling industry in the UK to be match fit and able to play a full part in the global civil nuclear supply chain.

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John on January 8th, 2010

ENTRAC (Electronic Nuclear Training Catalogue) is maintained by the IAEA Division of Nuclear Power to provide nuclear industry specialists with information that help them and their organizations to continually improve and learn from others.

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