Nuclear Waste Updates

Sellafield is home to one of the biggest portfolios of major construction projects in the UK today. We’re building on an epic scale to provide safe and secure storage of nuclear waste and special…

A new snake-like inspection robot has been trialed at Dounreay to survey confined areas

A few years ago, the award-winning ‘Lyra’ robot had its debut in Dounreay’s redundant fuel cycle area…

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group publishes overview of progress being made against sustainability goals.

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group has today published an…

Four innovative organisations have been awarded funding to develop cutting edge remote sensing innovations for defence, security and nuclear decommissioning applications.

• £2 million in…

Works begin on the next phase of operations to close historic trenches and vaults at the Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR) site in Cumbria.

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), which manages the…

NDA awards contracts totalling £30million to drive innovation and research into new nuclear decommissioning techniques.

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has awarded contracts…

Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) has been given planning consent to demolish the turbine hall and electrical annexe at Sizewell A site.
Sizewell A site director, Alan Walker, commented: “This…

Masterplan published for the future of Chapelcross, showcasing the vision to develop the site into a Green Energy Hub.

A masterplan for the future of Chapelcross has been unveiled today,…

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority announces Liz Peace CBE has been appointed as Chair of Nuclear Waste Services.

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has today announced that Liz…

Sellafield Ltd has once again hit the top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in England.

Companies in this elite bracket are recognised as ‘outstanding apprenticeship employers through commitment…

Sellafield's Programme and Project Partners has appointed its final key delivery partner to help deliver major projects

Altrad Support Services and KAEFER UK & Ireland have signed a…

Sellafield's rail team welcomed the latest addition to their fleet this month as the site took delivery of its first fully electric locomotive.

Sellafield has one of the largest internal…

In its updated strategy for handling nuclear waste and radioactive substances, the UK proposes to use a shallower disposal facility for suitable intermediate-level waste which was previously…

During the last decade, NRS has invested over £10 million socio-economic funding into more than 1,400 community driven projects to create sustainable growth.

Our work with the Nuclear…

For head of asset management at Sellafield Ltd, Gary Dixon, harnessing the latest technology and applying them on an industrial engineering level is something that he gets to do every day.

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The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), in collaboration with its subsidiary Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), has awarded two contracts to establish an innovative partnership for the enhanced…

The strategy sets out the NDA’s obligations and strategic approach to supporting its communities and to maximising the social impact of its work, and you can read it here: NDA Social Impact and…

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a package of public and private investment to reinforce the country's nuclear workforce and support 40,000 expected new jobs in its defence and civil…

Operators have removed the first zeolite skip from Sellafield’s First Generation Magnox Storage Pond.

The teams involved have recorded 2 other landmark successes in the process.

They’…

On Tuesday 12 March, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) welcomed key Welsh stakeholders, as well as students and academia, to their Innovation and Technology…