John on September 1st, 2010

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority NDA has today (1 September 2010) published the draft of its updated Strategy for consultation.  

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John on September 1st, 2010

Defuelling at Chapelcross site in Scotland reached a significant milestone this week as the 50th flask was safely shipped to the Sellafield for reprocessing. 

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The NDA’s latest newsletter gives an insight into Nuclear Decommissioning.

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John on June 30th, 2010

Structure Vision Ltd, a leading provider of engineering software for the Particle Analysis and Nuclear Decommissioning markets, has announced the first customer release of their NuPlant™ software.

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John on May 21st, 2010

Tony Fountain, NDA’s Chief Executive, outlines why and how the financial year 2009/10 saw strong progress in the decommissioning and clean-up across 19 sites.

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AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, and Energy Solutions , the international nuclear services company, have formed a joint venture to bid for the Parent Body Organisation (PBO) contract at Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL).

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John on May 7th, 2010

Dounreay is being demolished at a rate of 100 sq. ft. every day, new figures reveal.

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John on March 31st, 2010

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is today (31 March) publishing its Business Plan. The Plan confirms expenditure of £2.8 Billion for the next year (2010/11) across the NDA’s estate of 19 sites built in the post-war days of the UK’s early nuclear programme.

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John on March 24th, 2010

The last of more than 10,000 drums of Magnox Depleted Uranium (MDU) left Chapelcross this week, signifying the reduction of a major hazard associated with the UK’s civil nuclear legacy.

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John on March 18th, 2010

The two part industry event for Dounreay concluded last week, with the second part taking place in Glasgow (9 March 2010).

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