Nuclear Waste Updates
Sellafield’s most complex clean-up job reaches major milestoneSellafield teams have successfully removed 70 tonnes of radioactive waste from the Magnox Swarf Storage Silo – one of the Sellafield’s site’s most hazardous legacy facilities – marking a… |
Sellafield boxes to be made in CumbriaA collaboration of Cumbrian-based suppliers has been awarded a four-year contract, valued at up to £10 million, to manufacture waste containers for Sellafield Ltd. A Cumbrian collaboration… |
Sellafield Ltd awards high hazard risk reduction framework contractSellafield Ltd awards framework with a total value of £4.6 billion to support high hazard risk reduction. Sellafield Ltd has awarded a framework with a maximum value of £4.6 billion to… |
First decontaminated steel from Chernobyl released for reuseUkraine’s nuclear regulator has approved the release of the first 20 tonnes of carbon steel from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant for reuse elsewhere in the country. |
Angra 1 used fuel being transferred to dry storageEletronuclear has begun a four month campaign of transferring used fuel from Angra nuclear power plant’s unit 1 to the Complementary Dry Storage Unit - a process which will increase by 20 years… |
Sellafield Ltd and TEPCO extend decommissioning partnershipCompanies will continue working together to support progress in the UK and Japan The organisations tasked with the two most challenging nuclear clean-up jobs in the world have agreed to… |
GRAHAM appointed to £49.6m infrastructure framework at Low-Level Waste RespositoryGRAHAM has been appointed by Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) to deliver its critical infrastructure framework at the Low-Level Waste Repository in Cumbria. The £49.6 million Integrated Site… |
Dungeness A success paves way for major decommissioning projectMore than 25,000 tonnes of material have been used to safely backfill the basement structure of a demolished turbine hall by NRS at Dungeness A site, Kent. Originally constructed in 1965,… |
Commissioning is not testingGuest: Paul Turner, chief executive, Institute of Commissioning & Assurance. In this episode we revisit the subject of project commissioning - a… |
Nuclear Waste SolutionsGuest: Mike Pigott, Director of Waste Operations and Sites at Nuclear Waste Services In this episode we’re focusing on the management of nuclear waste; one… |
RrOBO: World first demonstrates the future of nuclear clean-up is in safe handsA team of robotics specialists have achieved a world first by fitting and operating a robotic arm inside an active nuclear glovebox at Sellafield. A world first demonstration of a robotic… |
NRS celebrates socio-economic investmentAlmost £20 million funding was invested to help NRS communities grow and thrive in 2024/25. NRS has supported 149 projects to bring positive social change to benefit people living in communities… |
NDA calls for engagement on refreshed decommissioning strategyThe NDA has published its strategy for consultation, setting out the roadmap to decommission the UK’s earliest nuclear sites safely, securely and sustainably. The Nuclear Decommissioning… |
NDA launches pioneering robotics partnership to manage nuclear wasteNuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group announces pioneering partnership to deploy innovative technology to manage radioactive waste. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group… |
Going Nuclear - How the Atom Will Save the WorldA bold and ground-breaking call to harness the untapped potential of nuclear power to tackle our global climate and energy crises, from a leading chemist Tim Gregory at the National Nuclear… |
The New Nuclear "Golden Age"Guest: Tim Stone, chairman, Nuclear Industry Association In this podcast we’re going to explore the UK government's latest announcement to invest vast… |
Energy Minister asks NDA to explore clean energy at MoorsideEnergy Minister Michael Shanks asks the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to explore clean energy at Moorside. The government’s nuclear decommissioning arm, which owns the site adjacent to… |
Engineering LeadershipGuest: Claire Gott MBE, Head of Structures, WSP In this week's podcast we talk about the challenges of building a career in the complex modern world of… |
Dounreay awarded Gold status for fourth year by ECITBNRS Dounreay has been awarded Gold status for skills and training for the fourth consecutive year by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board. The engineering construction… |
Flagship Sellafield project seals major milestoneMembers of the team who completed the final concrete pour at Sellafield's SRP project The Sellafield Product and Residue Store Retreatment Plant (SRP) is one of our largest and most complex… |
