Nuclear Waste Updates

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group announces pioneering partnership to deploy innovative technology to manage radioactive waste.

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group…

A 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…

Guest:  Tim Stone, chairman, Nuclear Industry Association
Interviewed by: Antony Oliver

In this podcast we’re going to explore the UK government's latest announcement to invest vast…

Energy 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…

Guest:  Claire Gott MBE, Head of Structures, WSP
Interviewed by: Antony Oliver

In this week's podcast we talk about the challenges of building a career in the complex modern world of…

NRS 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…

Members 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…

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is celebrating its unique 20-year relationship with nuclear communities.

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is celebrating its unique 20-year…

Guest:  Stuart Miller, Programme Director, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.
Interviewed by: Antony Oliver

Nuclear power has played a vital role in the UK’s energy story for more…

Guest: Tom Bartley, Director of Civil Infrastructure at AI scale-up Mind Foundry
Interviewed by: Antony Oliver

In today's podcast we delve into the world of Artificial Intelligence to…

One of the most challenging puzzles in the UK’s nuclear clean-up programme is being solved.

Waste is now being routinely retrieved from one of the world’s oldest nuclear waste stores for the…

Fuel free at Hunterston B as UK’s first Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor nuclear station completes defueling

Since 1976 Hunterston B has contributed more than £13.3 billion to the UK economy, and…

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group played a pivotal role in defueling Hunterston B on time and on budget.

Yesterday (24 April) EDF announced Hunterston B nuclear power station…

Guest:  Brett Ryan, Head of Policy and Analysis at Hydrogen UK
Interviewed by: Antony Oliver

In today's podcast we focus on hydrogen – zero carbon fuel of the future or an exercise…

Guest:  Julia Prescot, deputy chair, National Infrastructure Commission
Interviewed by: Antony Oliver

In this podcast we will be examining energy transition and asking what the UK…

Guest:  Tim Stone, chairman, Nuclear Industry Association
Interviewed by: Antony Oliver

It's the first anniversary episode of The Infrastructure Podcast and today we are going to…

A consignment of high-level waste (HLW) has been safely delivered to its destination in Germany.

Seven flasks containing HLW in the form of vitrified residues, arrived at an interim storage…

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority hosted NDA/Non-Governmental Organisation Forum on sites for the first time.

Keeping open and transparent dialogue going with a wide range of external…

A redundant Sellafield train has returned to the firm that rebuilt it 28 years ago.

Sellafield’s hardworking locomotives star in the latest series of Great British Railway Journeys on BBC2,…

Government and industry to train up 'clean power army' of apprentice engineers, welders, and technicians.

Young people will be trained to fill thousands of clean energy jobs and…