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John on May 15th, 2012

Charles Hendry speech to the Nuclear Institute North West Branch Annual Dinner on 10 May 2012.

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John on May 9th, 2012

The Technology Strategy Board, in partnership with the NDA, DECC and EPSRC  recently announced a £15m competition  to support the UK’s civil nuclear supply chain. 

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John on May 2nd, 2012

The Government has launched a six-week consultation on plans to amend the technical regulations that support the provisions in the Energy Act 2008 on decommissioning and clean-up of nuclear sites.

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John on April 30th, 2012

A £4m scheme to help over 1,200 nuclear energy workers in Wylfa and Traws prepare for future careers has been launched by the Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science, Edwina Hart.

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John on April 20th, 2012

The next plenary meeting of CORWM the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management will be at Old Trafford in Manchester on 26 April 2012.

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John on April 12th, 2012

The UK and Japan has agreed a Framework on Civil Nuclear Cooperation, providing the basis for UK companies to engage in multi-billion pound decommissioning opportunities in Japan.

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John on March 21st, 2012

The Prime Minister, David Cameron, delivered a speech on our national infrastructure at the Institute of Civil Engineering.  This is what he said on Energy.

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John on March 20th, 2012

The Scottish Government has announced the outcome of consultation on the return of radioactive waste to countries that sent their nuclear fuel to Dounreay in the 1990s for reprocessing.

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admin on March 6th, 2012

Energy Secretary Edward Davey said policies to ensure new nuclear operators cover their waste and decommissioning costs will mean that future generations do not pay the price for nuclear electricity used decades before they were even born.

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John on February 20th, 2012

The UK and France have put the green economy and energy security at the heart of their relationship. This came as companies from both nations agreed a raft of commercial deals, and the two governments signed up to new agreements to cooperate on energy issues.

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