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UK and USA enhance nuclear research cooperation
UK and USA enhance nuclear research cooperation
The UK's National Nuclear Laboratory and the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have agreed to cooperate on nuclear energy research. The announcement came as the UK and USA signed a nuclear R&D action plan.
Nuclear Policies · Friday, 14 September 2018
UK collaboration for safety and security research
UK collaboration for safety and security research
Frazer-Nash, in collaboration with Rolls-Royce, the National Nuclear Laboratory, EDF Energy, Jacobsen Analytics, and the universities of Lancaster, Bristol and York are to deliver a nuclear safety and security research contract.
Regulation & Safety · Friday, 14 September 2018
Initial tests at UK pulsed power device
Initial tests at UK pulsed power device
First Light Fusion - a researcher of inertial confinement fusion - has successfully fired the first test 'shot' on one of the six limbs of its newly-constructed pulsed power device 'Machine 3'.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 29 August 2018
Contract awarded for Dounreay NaK removal
Contract awarded for Dounreay NaK removal
Nuvia (UK) has won a contract from Dounreay Site Restoration Limited to design, procure, install and commission plant and equipment to remove the residual sodium-potassium remaining in the Dounreay Fast Reactor’s piping.
Waste & Recycling · Wednesday, 29 August 2018
UK government outlines implications of "no deal" Brexit
UK government outlines implications of "no deal" Brexit
The UK government has issued technical notices on how civil nuclear regulation and nuclear research will be affected, and actions that will need to be taken by operators, should the country leave the European Union next year without an agreement.
Nuclear Policies · Friday, 24 August 2018
Bechtel to manage Wylfa Newydd project
Bechtel to manage Wylfa Newydd project
US engineering firm Bechtel will manage construction of the proposed Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant in Wales under a contract signed with Hitachi's UK subsidiary Horizon Nuclear Power.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 22 August 2018
New technology maps plutonium at Sellafield
New technology maps plutonium at Sellafield
New technology for mapping plutonium hotspots is being tested at the Sellafield fuel cycle site in Cumbria, UK. The technology, developed by Cavendish Nuclear, could lead to the faster, safer and cheaper decommissioning of nuclear facilities.
Waste & Recycling · Monday, 20 August 2018
NuGen confirms Moorside as potential UK plant site
NuGen confirms Moorside as potential UK plant site
NuGeneration has provided information to support the Moorside site in Cumbria being carried forward into the UK government's new national policy statement as a site for a new nuclear power plant following an assessment process.
New Nuclear · Friday, 17 August 2018
Waste package in place ahead of MSSS clearance
Waste package in place ahead of MSSS clearance
The first shielded waste transfer package has been installed onto one of three machines at the Magnox Swarf Storage Silo (MSSS) at the Sellafield site in the UK. The machines will begin removing magnesium swarf waste from the building's 22 silo compartments from next year.
Waste & Recycling · Monday, 13 August 2018
NNL, Wood contracted for nuclear fuel research
NNL, Wood contracted for nuclear fuel research
The UK's National Nuclear Laboratory and the Wood Group have been awarded a three-year contract to carry out a key research project on fuels for advanced nuclear reactors.
Uranium & Fuel · Friday, 10 August 2018
Call for UK government to back small nuclear projects
Call for UK government to back small nuclear projects
Government support is required in order to stimulate private investment in the development of small-scale nuclear power projects in the UK, according to a report produced by an independent advisory group.
Nuclear Policies · Wednesday, 8 August 2018
French, British regions unite for nuclear growth
French, British regions unite for nuclear growth
Economic development organisations in the South West of England and Normandy in northern France have agreed to collaborate in the creation of jobs, unlocking opportunities and attracting new investment in the nuclear sector within both regions.
Corporate · Tuesday, 7 August 2018
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