A major milestone in the construction of the Encapsulation Product Store 3 (EPS3) was achieved at Sellafield recently when a 600 tonnes crawler crane was used to lift the 102 tonnes shield door into the plant.
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International Workshop Addresses Seismic Safety of Nuclear Installations
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The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) is to invest £4.4 million towards the establishment of a £16 million centre that will support the growth of the region’s nuclear energy industry and position the Northwest as a region of global nuclear capability.
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The National Skills Academy for Nuclear in partnership with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is rolling out a fourth round of their Bursary award scheme.
Cutting-edge lasers are now ready for demonstration in the nuclear decommissioning process. Cambridge-based materials engineering specialist TWI Ltd won a £1 million contract to demonstrate the effectiveness of lasers in removing contaminated concrete surfaces and cutting up metal pipework.
On the 11th February 2010, the nuclear stars of the future were announced at the second annual UK Nuclear Skills Awards Evening in Manchester, organised by the National Skills Academy for Nuclear and Cogent Sector Skills Council.
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‘Never allow short-term business pressures to blind you to the real and potentially devastating human and business consequences of neglecting process safety and asset integrity’, is the warning the Chair of the Health and Safety Executive gave to an international audience of oil and gas experts.
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NDA welcomes the Environment Agency report that scrutinises work related to geological disposal. This report looks at work in 2008/09 and presents the Environment Agency’s plans for 2009/10. It has been produced as part of an agreement between the Environment Agency and the Radioactive Waste Management Directorate.
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The HSE’s Nuclear Directorate, the UK’s nuclear safety and security regulator, has raised a Regulatory Issue (RI) against Westinghouse’s AP1000 nuclear reactor design, and in parallel, released a UK Regulatory position statement.
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VT Group plc (“VT” or the “Company”) notes the announcement by Babcock International Group plc (“Babcock”) and confirms that it received a preliminary approach from Babcock on 3 February regarding a possible offer for the Company.
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