Nuclear Waste News
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How we’ll evaluate a site to host a Geological Disposal FacilityA Geological Disposal Facility – or GDF – is the best solution to permanently dispose of our most radioactive waste. We’ve developed a robust process for choosing where a GDF could be built and at… |
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Discovering the secrets in the ground underneath Western Europe’s most hazardous buildingSellafield’s legacy waste store, the Magnox Swarf Storage Silo, leaked radioactive liquor into the ground in the 1970s and in 2019 a new leak was discovered. Our experts are pioneering new… |
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Working for NDAOur mission is vital. To deliver it, we need the right people with the right skills available across our estate. We employ talented people to work in a range of disciplines. In return… |
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NDA supply chain award winners 2024 revealedThe Nuclear Decommissioning Authority group have announced five organisations as winners of this year’s supply chain awards. Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, The Decommissioning Delivery… |
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Installed: The Sellafield space saver set to save billionsThe first fuel has been placed into a space-saving storage rack at Sellafield set to save billions of pounds. Known as the 63-can rack, the container allows the Thorp pond to store 50% more… |
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NDA group investing in our communitiesThe Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group has published its 2023 to 2024 socio-economic report detailing a record investment in projects across the UK. Over the last five years, the… |
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NDA announces multi-million PhD bursary commitment at summitAt the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority biannual stakeholder summit, CEO David Peattie announced up to £5 million over five years to support around 20 PhDs. On the 17th and 18th of… |
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6 things that might surprise you about being a graduate engineer at Sellafield1 - You don’t have to be from West Cumbria to work at Sellafield I’m originally from Wick in the far north of Scotland and in 2017, I moved to Glasgow to study for my Master… |
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Sellafield waste team has 50,000 reasons to celebrateA team at the heart of Sellafield’s clean-up mission has hit a momentous milestone. Some of the RER team in front of the encapsulation plants and product storage facilities on the Sellafield site.… |
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Hundreds of new starters begin their careers at SellafieldThis year's cohort of apprentices and graduates will help drive forward work at the UK's largest and most complex nuclear site. Up to 300 vocational and degree apprentices and 150 graduates… |
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Sellafield: Five facilities we have repurposed to support mission deliverySellafield 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… |
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Snakebot inspections a tight squeeze at DounreayA 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… |
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NDA group showcases progress on sustainabilityNuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group publishes overview of progress being made against sustainability goals. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group has today published an… |
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Sensing success: £2 million in contracts awarded to fund remote sensing technologiesFour innovative organisations have been awarded funding to develop cutting edge remote sensing innovations for defence, security and nuclear decommissioning applications.
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Significant progress with final disposal of radioactive waste at Repository siteWorks 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… |
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NDA invests £30million in cutting edge research and innovationNDA awards contracts totalling £30million to drive innovation and research into new nuclear decommissioning techniques. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has awarded contracts… |
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Major demolition project approved for Sizewell ANuclear Restoration Services (NRS) has been given planning consent to demolish the turbine hall and electrical annexe at Sizewell A site. |
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Masterplan Released for Chapelcross Green Energy HubMasterplan 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,… |
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Liz Peace CBE appointed as new Chair of Nuclear Waste ServicesNuclear 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… |
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National recognition for Sellafield apprenticeship schemeSellafield 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… |