John on September 29th, 2010

Costain has been awarded a framework contract by Magnox South Ltd  for the delivery of Fuel Element Debris (“FED”) Dissolution at Bradwell nuclear power station.

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John on September 29th, 2010

Acclaimed author Hunter Davies is to play a key role in telling the story of the Sellafield nuclear plant.

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John on September 28th, 2010

British Energy Generation Limited, the licensee of Sizewell B nuclear power station, has requested agreement from HSE Nuclear Directorate to modifications to the reactor pressuriser.

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John on September 17th, 2010

This seminar formed part of our consultations on the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) of two new nuclear reactor designs (AP1000 submitted by Westinghouse and UK EPR submitted by EDF and AREVA).

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John on September 16th, 2010

NNL and Pursuit Dynamics plc (PDX) have today announced an agreement to establish a joint venture to develop, produce and market products for the global nuclear market.

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John on September 15th, 2010

The Highly Active North Outer cell (HANO) in the former Magnox Primary Separation Plant has been successfully filled with 505m3 of light-weight foaming grout to the required level for the PBI, 8 days ahead of schedule.

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John on September 14th, 2010

 EDF Energy held its second national supply chain event for UK contractors bidding for billions of pounds worth of work on its nuclear new build programme.

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John on September 8th, 2010

Horizon Nuclear Power today said that, based on current information, a ‘hybrid’ cooling tower design was its preferred option for the proposed new nuclear power station at Oldbury on Severn.

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John on September 7th, 2010

This report by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency looks at how the safety of nuclear power has improved over the years, as designs have progressed from Gen I to Gen III.

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John on September 7th, 2010

A new feature designed to give website users an overview of the main facilities on the Sellafield site and a brief outline of their functions is now available on Sellafield Ltd’s corporate website.

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