Decommissioning

John on November 22nd, 2011

The NDA is investigating how to develop a directory of UK organisations that are carrying out Research and Development (R&D) related to nuclear decommissioning.

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John on November 18th, 2011

The Dalton Nuclear Institute has launched the Research Centre for Radwaste and Decommissioning RCRD undertaking research and training in all aspects of the safe geological disposal of radioactive wastes, and the decommissioning of existing nuclear installations and radioactively contaminated materials.

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John on November 9th, 2011

The British Safety Council has named Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd one of the country’s top companies for its standards of environmental management.

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Lady Janet Balfour of Burleigh has been reappointed as Chair of the Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board (NLFAB) for a second term of office.

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John on October 3rd, 2011

Decommissioning Sub Committee six monthly report from March to August 2011 for Sellafield, Windscale and Calder Hall (West Cumbria Sites Stakeholder Group) now available.

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John on September 27th, 2011

A reduction of up to £2.4 billion over the decommissioning lifetimes of nuclear sites could be one of the many benefits from increased levels of recycling, combustion, super-compaction and other measures for dealing with radioactive low level waste (LLW), a recent meeting was told.

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John on September 15th, 2011

Dounreay’s decommissioning contractor sets out what will happen to an estimated 300,000 tonnes of radioactive  material from the clean-out and closure of the former nuclear research site.

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John on September 7th, 2011

The NDA has launched a revised format for the online recording of sites’ progress towards their decommissioning targets.  

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The C&I Conference and Exhibition will take place 27-28 September 2011 at Lancaster University.

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John on August 3rd, 2011

The NDA and its main contractors have begun a collaborative drive to develop practical strategies for supporting smaller businesses seeking work in the decommissioning sector.

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