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Chimney work changes Sellafield skyline
Chimney work changes Sellafield skyline
Windscale_pile_chimney_April_2014_(Sellafield)_48Work to decommission the iconic filter gallery on the last remaining chimney from the UK's historic Windscale reactors has reached the half-way point.
Waste & Recycling · Thursday, 17 April 2014
Magnox waste facility supplier chosen
Magnox waste facility supplier chosen
A facility to encapsulateÌýlegacy materials from Magnox fuel stored at the UK's Sellafield site will be built by a French-British joint venture under a contract worth up to £1.2 billion.
Corporate · Wednesday, 16 April 2014
Contractor sought to remove historic reactor core
Contractor sought to remove historic reactor core
SGHWR_(RSRL)_48Research Sites Restoration LtdÌýis looking for bidders for a £40-60 million ($66-100 million) project to design, test and build the specialist equipment to remove the core from the UK's prototype steam generating heavy water reactor.
Waste & Recycling · Monday, 7 April 2014
Cavendish Fluor wins UK decommissioning contract
Cavendish Fluor wins UK decommissioning contract
Winfirth_B72_demolition_Feb_2014_(RSRL)_48A joint venture between Cavendish Nuclear and Fluor Corporation has been selected to handle the £7 billion decommissioning of the UK's Magnox power plants as well as several nuclear research facilities.
Corporate · Monday, 31 March 2014
Horizon gears up for expansion
Horizon gears up for expansion
Horizon new HQ 48Horizon Nuclear Power is ramping up its workforce in preparation for constructing two new nuclear power plants in the UK. The company is also buildingÌýlarger headquarters.
Corporate · Thursday, 20 March 2014
Progress in Sellafield pond clearance
Progress in Sellafield pond clearance
PFSP metal removal 48The first 100 tonnes of contaminated equipment that has laid for decades in the Pile Fuel Storage PondÌýat the Sellafield site in the UK has been retrieved for final disposal.
Waste & Recycling · Friday, 7 March 2014
British boy builds fusion reactor
British boy builds fusion reactor
Youngest fusioneer 48A thirteen-year-old schoolboy has become the youngest "fusioneer" - a person to build a fusion reactor.
Other News · Friday, 7 March 2014
UK considers options for unreprocessed foreign fuel
UK considers options for unreprocessed foreign fuel
The UK government has launched a public consultation on how it will deal with a small amount of overseas origin used fuel that will remain in the country when reprocessing activities end in 2018.
Waste & Recycling · Tuesday, 4 March 2014
Forgemasters accredited for nuclear components
Forgemasters accredited for nuclear components
Sheffield Forgemasters site 48Sheffield Forgemasters of the UK has supplied steel castings for nuclear power plants for many years, but has now gained American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) accreditation to fabricate safety critical cast components.
Corporate · Friday, 21 February 2014
Lifetime support contract for AGRs
Lifetime support contract for AGRs
Dungeness_B_(EDF_Energy)_72x48DoosanÌýBabcock is to provide ongoing operational support for all of the UK's Advanced Gas-cooled Reactors (AGRs) as well as work to support life extension projects under an agreement signed with EDF Energy.
Corporate · Wednesday, 19 February 2014
UK AGRs record highest output in eight years
UK AGRs record highest output in eight years
Generation from EDF's French fleet remained stable in 2013, while its UK units achieved their highest output in eight years. The company looks forward to longer generation from its AGR units in the UK.
Corporate · Friday, 14 February 2014
Europe lists concerns over Hinkley deal
Europe lists concerns over Hinkley deal
Details of the European Commission's specific concerns about the UK government's agreement with EDF Energy for Hinkley Point C have been released. The UK maintainsÌýits agreement meets EU law on state aid.
Nuclear Policies · Monday, 3 February 2014
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