Radioactive

John on January 31st, 2012

 SEPA has announced its intention to hold a public consultation on the proposed solid low level radioactive waste disposal facility at Dounreay.

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John on December 13th, 2011

ONR guidance on radioactive waste management has been updated as a result of comments received since February 2010.

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A consultation workshop on ‘Bulk Quantities’ of radioactive matter took place on 24 October 2011, allowing consultees the opportunity to ask ONR any questions of clarification before responding formally.

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John on October 25th, 2011

The Office for Nuclear Regulation ONR extends its remit as a new team with regulatory responsibility for the transportation of radioactive material joins the organisation. 

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John on October 18th, 2011

Some people hear “radioactive materials transport” and immediately become petrified. The facts simply don’t support that fear. And, moving these products is essential and necessary for public health, manufacturing, science and engineering.

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John on October 7th, 2011

Sellafield Ltd has taken a major step forward towards its mission of high hazard reduction by successfully returning to service the Waste Vitrification Plant Line 3.

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Our Radioactive Waste Management Directorate (RWMD) is sponsoring the “Underpinning Science and Technology for Radioactive Waste” conference which takes place at Loughborough University, Leicestershire from 18 to 20 October 2011.

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John on September 27th, 2011

For many years, nuclear regulators have actively worked towards integrated management of radioactive waste on nuclear sites, via the development and use of, integrated waste strategies.

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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 August 1st, 2011

A notice published today in the Official Journal of the European Union seeks expressions of interest from companies capable of building a plant to grout low-level radioactive waste prior to its disposal at Dounreay.

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